Politics

As with most political scandals, the heat in the Angela Rayner housing row is less about the (alleged) crime and more about the (alleged) cover-up. Or, to put it another way, this is all about how honest and transparent the Labour deputy leader has been in responding to allegations about …

Liz Truss has revealed she considered abolishing the UK’s economic watchdog and replacing leaders at the Treasury and Bank of England, accusing the bodies of being “pro-China” and “pro-Remain”. The country’s shortest serving prime minister said she discussed scrapping the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) with her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng …

Angela Rayner is seen as a major asset for Labour but a police probe will cause problems for the party. Source link

Mik Parkin has been a Liverpool FC fan for as long as he can remember. But it was only in 2012, while listening to a podcast about Hillsborough, that he realised he’d “spent years enjoying the football but had never done anything at all to help”. He became involved in …

The MP for Enfield Southgate is reinstated as an investigation into a claim about his conduct ends. Source link

Angela Rayner is set to become the UK’s deputy prime minister if Labour wins the next general election.  Here’s what you need to know about the party’s deputy leader – from her early life and career in politics to the abuse and controversy she has faced. Early life and career …

An energy minister has announced he is standing down from his government role to focus on local issues in a further blow to Rishi Sunak. Graham Stuart, the MP for Beverly and Holderness, said he would “fully support” the prime minister from the backbenches. Mr Stuart became minister of state …

Jane Hunt is told she probably had bowel cancer for up to 10 years and is “very lucky”. Source link

Angela Rayner has said she will “do the right thing and step down” if she is found to have committed a crime in the police investigation into her former living arrangements. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed earlier today that it was re-examining claims the deputy Labour leader may have broken …

Labour’s Angela Rayner says she will “do the right thing and step down” if she has committed a criminal offence over council house claims Source link

Ex-armed forces minister James Heappey has told Sky’s defence and security editor Deborah Haynes the UK should consider sending its forces to Ukraine to train troops. On the Sky News Daily, host Tom Cheshire talks to her and Sky’s military analyst Professor Michael Clarke about the interview with Mr Heappey, who stepped down from …

The MP says he wants to concentrate on local issues, but the prime minister has his full support. Source link

At the event in Stoke Newington on Friday, Mr Khan said he was “proud of what we’ve done in London to tackle air pollution and the climate crisis”, but was now “determined to go even further with a new 10-point climate action plan for our city, which includes exciting new …

The Labour leader said he welcomed the police investigation into how his deputy, Angela Rayner, handled the sale of a home. Sir Keir Starmer said it would “allow a line to be drawn” to the claims which have been circulating over which house she lived in, when her former council …

Labour’s deputy leader is accused of failing to properly disclose her main residence in official documents. Source link

Police have launched an investigation into Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner. Ms Rayner has faced claims she may have broken electoral law over information she gave about her living situation a decade ago. A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesperson said: “We’re investigating whether any offences have been committed. This follows …

Former defence minister Tobias Ellwood has said the West is in “denial” about Vladimir Putin, who “is now more powerful than Stalin”. The senior Tory MP said he agreed with his colleague James Heappey that the UK should consider sending troops to Ukraine to give training to the armed forces …

We may have been in Easter recess the past couple of weeks, but on both sides of the party divide, there were those who did not get a rest from politics. MP William Wragg undoubtedly had a dysfunctional week as the man at the centre of the Westminster honeytrap scandal. …

Sir Keir Starmer will announce later today that the UK’s nuclear deterrent is the “bedrock” of his plan to keep Britain safe. If elected, the Labour leader plans for his party to prioritise defence procurement to strengthen UK security and economic growth, with an aim to direct British defence investment …

The UK economy has grown slightly for the second month in a row, official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew just 0.1% in February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It’s another signal that the UK economy is working its way out of recession. Growth of 0.3% was …