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MPs have voted in favour of the government’s Renters’ Reform Bill – despite it including an indefinite delay to the end of no-fault evictions. A debate on the legislation ran throughout Wednesday afternoon, including around a new clause from the government which would hold off outlawing Section 21s until a …

Oliver Dowden. Angela Rayner and Mhairi Black recalled Frank Field who has died at the age of 81. The deputy leaders were the key players in the Commons for PMQs, with Rishi Sunak away in Germany. The former Labour minister later stood as an independent candidate for the Birkenhead seat, …

Angela Rayner said she knew the Conservatives were “desperate to talk about my living arrangements”, opening her question on no-fault evictions. Oliver Dowden, standing in for Rishi Sunak, said it was his fifth PMQs with the deputy Labour leader Rayner, joking that she would “be claiming it as her principal …

Labour’s deputy leader has been dogged by questions over her living arrangements before she was an MP. Source link

Labour’s Angela Rayner has attacked the Conservatives for “obsessing” over her living arrangements while renters continue to face uncertainty over the government’s promise to end no-fault evictions. The deputy leader has been facing scrutiny over the sale of her former home in Stockport from before she was an MP, with …

PM Rishi Sunak has been in Germany, as part of a tour meeting European leaders. He appeared alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whom he described as his is with “freund”, adding the bond between the UK and Germany was “stronger than ever”. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared in February that his …

Rishi Sunak has insisted his uplift in defence spending is “fully funded” after Labour branded the announcement a pre-election “gimmick”. The prime minister was asked by journalists whether he was not “entirely squaring with people” over how the increase in defence spending by 2030 will be funded – and whether …

Wrongly overpaid benefits must be dealt with in a “compassionate” way, the deputy prime minister says. Source link

Mhairi Black said the discovery of mass graves of Palestinians should be treated as a “war crime” and questioned why the UK was not halting sale of arms to Israel. Oliver Dowden said it was “quite extraordinary” that she was drawing parallels between what was going in Ukraine with that …

Everyone in England and Wales will have some sort of vote to cast on 2 May, with elections for local councillors, mayors, police and crime commissioners – and even one MP – taking place. See what’s happening in your area with our postcode lookup: Council elections There are more than …

Local elections in England and Wales are fast approaching. And the upcoming general election is looming ever larger. Expect such anxieties to be reflected in the Commons from 12:00 BST. The deputies for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are stepping in just as some in …

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, has appeared at court charged with rape and other historical sex offences. He has been charged with one count of rape, one count of gross indecency towards a child and nine counts of sexual assault on dates between 1985 …

More than 100 MPs have earned over £10,000 a year as landlords over the course of this parliament, research from Sky News has found. A total of 83 Tories have declared they received the sizeable rental payments since the last election in December 2019, along with 18 Labour MPs, four …

The Labour MP who regarded Margaret Thatcher and Enoch Powell as friends. Source link

Many Conservative councillors face certain defeat on 2 May. The party will lose control of councils at the same time. The scale of this setback, so close to the general election, is the main consideration. The national polls paint a gloomy picture; public confidence in the government is low, only …

The government’s free childcare programme risks “jeopardising quality”, a report has found, as campaigners warn urgent action is needed to satisfy the otherwise “near-impossible” promise it made to working parents. Eligible parents and carers of two-year-olds are now entitled to access 15 hours of free childcare after the first phase …

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he wants the new NATO target for defence spending to increase from the current 2% of gross domestic product to 2.5%. Mr Shapps said it would make a “real difference” if the countries signed up to the military alliance met his proposed target. He …

Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field has died aged 81, his family says Source link

Frank Field, the former Labour MP and minister, has died at the age of 81. A statement from his family said: “He will be mourned by admirers across politics but above all he will be greatly missed by those lucky enough to have enjoyed his laughter and friendship.” Mr Field …

The Conservatives first promised to end landlords’ ability to evict tenants with no reason in 2019. Source link