Politics

BBC correspondent Henry Zeffman reveals he was among those sent unsolicited messages on WhatsApp. Source link

Minister Kevin Hollinrake answered questions from an audience of postmasters wrongly accused of theft. Source link

Allegations over Angela Rayner’s living arrangements are just a “smear” being pushed by the Conservatives, the Labour leader has claimed. Sir Keir Starmer’s deputy has come under the spotlight in recent weeks over the sale of an ex-council house she owned in Stockport, having been accused of avoiding capital gains …

The broadcast regulator said it would examine whether an episode broadcast on Good Friday broke rules. Source link

The leader of the Reform has defended his party’s vetting procedures after a string of its candidates were dropped. Richard Tice told Radio 4 Today’s Mishal Husain that Reform was “fastest party” to deal with inappropriate candidates and they were open to “public scrutiny”. He said he led a “small, …

A radio show hosted by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy is being investigated by Ofcom after it received more than 50 complaints. The broadcasting watchdog said it was looking into whether the programme that aired on LBC on Good Friday “broke our rules on politicians acting as news presenters”. The …

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) should be scrapped and replaced with a new Department for International Affairs to modernise a “somewhat elitist” institution “rooted in the past”, a new report argues. The recommendation comes from a group of former Whitehall officials and diplomats, including ex-cabinet secretary Lord Sedwill, …

The UK has a “duty” to support Israel “in her hour of need” despite the killing of three British aid workers in Gaza, a government minister has said. A row has been raging over whether the UK should continue to sell arms to the country after the incident last week, …

A new Department for International Affairs with modernised premises and a broader remit is proposed. Source link

Leader Ed Davey wants a new national champion to tackle the most complex special educational needs. Source link

Former Cabinet Secretary Lord Mark Sedwill has said the government needs explain in Parliament the legal advice on UK arms sales to Israel. “Even if it is lawful,” he told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, “is it right to continue these arms sales?” He added that the government also needs to …

Angela Rayner has “played by the rules” when it comes to her tax affairs, her shadow cabinet colleague has said, amid further claims around her former living arrangements. Labour’s deputy leader has come under the spotlight in recent weeks over the sale of an ex-council house she previously owned in …

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has said Israel is conducting a legitimate campaign, in a “very, very difficult environment”. Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Dowden added that the government’s advice on UK arms sales to Israel has not changed. He said the UK would stop supplying Israel with …

Oliver Dowden has accused Israel of making “big mistakes” during the conflict in Gaza and insisted the UK government is “holding them to a very high standard”. Speaking to Sky News’ Trevor Phillips on the six month anniversary of the 7 October attacks, the deputy prime minister insisted the UK …

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner is facing fresh questions over her tax affairs – and there’s a feeling in Westminster that they will not be the last. It’s the same allegation that keeps popping up around whether she paid enough tax on the sale of her home in Stockport in …

The position is currently held by Conservative Ben Houchen who was re-elected in May 2021. Source link

Ed Davey launched his party’s local election campaign with their latest stunt graphic poking fun at the government. The Lib Dem leader used a fake egg timer to suggest time was running out for the PM as he claimed voters were turning to his party. He said his party and …

The UK is “shocked by the bloodshed” but continues to stand by “Israel’s right to defend its security”, Rishi Sunak has said, six months on from the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Commemorating the victims of 7 October, the prime minister called Hamas’s strike as “the most appalling attack” and …

The government insists it will send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite facing several legal hurdles. Source link

The deputy PM said the UK and international partners would expose China for “ongoing patterns of hostile activity”. Oliver Dowden told MPs the government was being as open as possible with Parliament and the public in calling out the behaviour. He named two cases where Chinese “state-affiliated actors” were behind …