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The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is investigating South Basildon and East Thurrock MP James McMurdock over allegations he failed to register his business interests. He was one of five Reform UK MPs before he quit the party this week amid allegations over his eligibility to have claimed £70,000 in bounceback …

Football fans who enter or attempt to enter matches in England and Wales without a ticket face a ban after legislation cleared the House of Commons. The bill makes unauthorised entry to a football match a criminal offence. Following a conviction for that offence, a court would ban someone from …

Caroline Lowbridge BBC News, East Midlands BBC Rosey Hudson was asked to pay £1,906 after taking too long to pay at this car park in Derby The government has launched a consultation on a new code to stop people being “unfairly penalised” by private car park operators. It follows concerns …

Labour’s largest union donor, Unite, has suspended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner over her role in the Birmingham bin strike row. Members of the trade union, one of the UK’s largest, also “overwhelmingly” voted to “re-examine its relationship” with Labour over the issue. They said Ms Rayner, who is also …

Unite says it has suspended Angela Rayner from her membership of the union, amid a deepening row over the long-running bin strikes in Birmingham. The deputy prime minister has been urging striking bin workers to accept a deal to end the dispute, which has seen mountains of rubbish pile up …

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed a returns deal in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats. The UK and French leaders announced the “one in, one out” agreement on 10 July after months of talks. This is what we know …

Brian Wheeler Political reporter Getty Images Donald Trump did not invent the phrase but he made it his own Every political campaign needs a good slogan – a snappy phrase to energise voters and skewer opponents. Some slogans resonate beyond polling day, capturing a national mood or a moment in …

Parliament’s standards commissioner has launched an investigation into ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe. The BBC understands it is for allegedly failing to register hundreds of thousands of pounds raised in donations to fund his independent “Rape Gang Inquiry”. More than £600,000 has been donated to a Crowdfunder started by Lowe in …

PA The home secretary has said the new “one in, one out” migrant scheme agreed with France on Thursday is “robust” enough to withstand potential legal challenges. Yvette Cooper said she had been in close contact with European governments which have expressed concerns about the deal, saying that the European …

The UK has “not fixed the numbers yet” on how many migrants will be returned to France as part of a new “one in, one out” deal, the home secretary has said. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the “one in, one out” deal on …

Watching the president of France and the prime minister close up was to see two men under the cosh, behind in the opinion polls and fighting for what they see as the essence of their political creed. It boils down to this – how do Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel …

The government should introduce digital identity cards to deter migrants coming to the UK illegally, former Labour minister Harriet Harman has told Sky News. Baroness Harman told Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast one of the country’s “pull factors” is the fact people arriving on small boats can easily …

The government is speeding up its adoption of AI to try and encourage economic growth – with backing from Facebook parent Meta. It will today announce a $1m (£740,000) scheme to hire up to 10 AI “experts” to help with the adoption of the technology. Sir Keir Starmer has spoken …

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The bromance between Sir Keir Starmer and President Macron is so apparent – embraces all around. This is some deft diplomacy from Sir Keir, who has been love-bombing his French counterpart ever since he became prime minister – trying to get closer ties, be it on security, on trade, and …

A senior Reform UK councillor has been criticised after claiming man-made global warming is a “hoax”. Bert Bingham, cabinet member for transport and environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, made the comments during a public meeting on Thursday. He claimed data is “manipulated” and people have been “brainwashed over time through …

Nigel Farage has hit back at Emmanuel Macron after the French president said Brexit was to blame for the small boats crisis in the Channel. The Reform UK leader and leading proponent of Brexit said Mr Macron – who is wrapping up his thee-day state visit to the UK – …

PA A silent march in west London in memory of those killed in June Investigations into banning firms criticised in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry have been paused “to prevent any impact on criminal investigations”. Grenfell bereaved and survivors have accused the government of “incompetence or outright indifference” following the news. …

The UK will begin returning migrants arriving in small boats to France within weeks under a new pilot scheme, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Under the “one in one out” deal, some arrivals would be detained and returned to France and in exchange the UK would accept an equivalent number …