Politics

The Labour leader rushes to his deputy’s defence after Rishi Sunak makes a jibe about her tax affairs. Source link

Almost one million private renters in England have been handed no-fault evictions since the Conservative government promised to abolish them, new data has shown. Research carried out by YouGov on behalf of homelessness charity Shelter – and shared exclusively with Sky News – showed that since April 2019 a total …

The government talks about taxes coming down but other talk about them going up. Who is right? Source link

Legislation to enable asylum seekers to be sent to the African nation could pass its final stages later. Source link

The Conservative MP who contacted police about Angela Rayner amid a row over her historic living arrangements has refused to say what offence he thinks she committed. James Daly was asked several times what he is alleging the deputy Labour leader has done, after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) opened an …

The prime minister and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer clash over ex PM at Prime Minister’s Questions. Source link

Sir Keir Starmer has questioned how the PM will fund the planned end of National Insurance. Rishi Sunak told Sir Keir Starmer that taxes were being cut, pensions were rising, inflation was falling, and his plan was working and delivering a “brighter Britain”. Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash on …

Prime Minister’s Questions: Sunak faces PMQs after urging restraint in the Middle East – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Rishi Sunak is facing Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons Starmer criticises the government’s economic record, saying the Conservatives have “crashed the economy” …

The government is “working on operationalising” Rwanda flights, a minister has said – amid reports RAF planes could be used for the controversial deportation scheme. Laura Trott did not deny a story in The Times newspaper which said migrants might have to be flown to the east African nation on …

A government minister has said she won’t be reading Liz Truss’s memoir of her brief time in Downing Street as “that’s a period I’m not interested in re-visiting”. Laura Trott also said she’d “read enough” books about the UK’s shortest serving prime minister, having read an inside account by journalists …

The House of Lords has made changes to the bill – will the government make concessions? Source link

Rishi Sunak’s flagship smoking ban has passed its first parliamentary hurdle despite opposition from within his cabinet – as Labour backed the bill. Mr Sunak wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes annually in a bid to phase out the habit, as well as restrict the sales of …

One in every 52 children in Blackpool is in care compared with one in 140 across England, according to new analysis which researchers said exposes “deeply rooted social inequalities”. The report also found the North of England accounts for just over a quarter (28%) of the child population, but more …

It has been two years since Boris Johnson first proposed sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK to be sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed. Since then the government has spent £240m trying to get the scheme off the ground, argued – and lost – its case to …

New defeats for the government’s Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday – forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi Sunak’s stop the boats plan. Downing Street wants to get the bill – which declares Rwanda a safe country and stops appeals …

Rishi Sunak has been badly burned by a Commons rebellion by nearly 60 Tory MPs who voted against his flagship Tobacco and Vaping Bill. When Commons deputy speaker Dame Eleanor Laing called the vote just before 7pm, the rebels on the Conservative back benches made a lot of noise screaming …

Peers maintain stand-off with government over flagship controversial Rwanda deportation plan. Source link

It has been two years since Boris Johnson first proposed sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK to be sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed. Since then the government has spent £240m trying to get the scheme off the ground, argued – and lost – its case to …

Rishi Sunak has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is “a moment for calm heads to prevail” in the wake of Iran’s attack over the weekend. According to a readout of a phone call between the pair released by Downing Street, Mr Sunak also told Mr Netanyahu that …

Immigration enforcement staff have had their leave cancelled as the government hopes its plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda will become law this week. Speaking to Sky News, Lucy Moreton from the ISU, the union for borders, immigration and customs, said the staff who will be expected to …