Sunak braced for another by-election after ex-Tory MP suspended from Commons
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 Former Tory MP Scott Benton has been suspended from the Commons over his role in a lobbying sting - creating a further headache for Rishi Sunak.
Rishi Sunak's decision to cancel HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester will lead to reduced capacity on passenger trains to the North West and could cut economic.. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer mistakenly calls Rishi Sunak the prime minister during an exchange in the House of Commons. The current prime minister’s slip of the tongue comes after the Conservative leader responded to the prime minister’s statement regarding last week’s NATO and EPC meetings. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former cabinet minister Mel Stride admits he is considering a Conservative Party leadership bid, saying “I haven’t decided yet, a number of colleagues have approached me”. The shadow work and pensions secretary is viewed as a safe pair of hands within the party and was frequently sent out to tour broadcast studios to defend Rishi Sunak's leadership during the party’s unsuccessful general election campaign. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to "fix" the "mess" the Conservative government left in the economy, amid reports of a £20bn "black hole" in the public.. Sky News
Mel Stride has become the fourth Conservative MP to announce they are joining the race for the party’s leadership. Mr Stride, the MP for Central Devon, said he believed he was the right person to “unite the party”. The former work and pensions secretary retained his seat by just 61 votes at the General Election. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has said he is prepared to leave the European Convention on Human Rights if it "doesn't serve our interests". Sky News
Rishi Sunak has criticised Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire vote as “very concerning” and warned parliamentarians should never be intimidated by “extremists”. The prime..
Rishi Sunak said the UK and its allies were considering all options to respond to the death of Alexei Navalny. The Prime Minister told the Commons: “The whole House will join me in sending our..
Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street, ahead of appearing at Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on..