Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle leads the commons in a mintue's silence to mark one year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement of national lockdown in the UK.
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Home Secretary James Cleverly gave his personal backing to Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle despite criticism of his handling of a Gaza ceasefire debate.
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Claire Coutinho says Sir Keir Starmer is the "real culprit" for the pressure growing on Sir Lindsay Hoyle to step down as Speaker. The energy security secretary says the Labour leader put the speaker in an "intolerable position" over a House of Commons debate on a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has criticised Sir Lindsay Hoyleâs handling of the Gaza ceasefire vote as âvery concerningâ and warned parliamentarians should never be intimidated by âextremistsâ. The prime minister condemned the way the Commons speaker had changed the âusual ways in which Parliament worksâ by approving Labourâs bid to amend an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, a move that unleashed chaos in the chamber. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has âcategoricallyâ denied threatening Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to select Labourâs amendment in the Gaza ceasefire debate, in a move that unleashed parliamentary chaos. Sir Lindsay came under pressure amid accusations he helped the Labour leader avoid another damaging revolt over the Middle East issue by upending parliamentary convention in approving Labourâs bid to alter an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt has criticised Labour for provoking chaos in the chamber on Wednesday night, after speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle allowed a Labour amendment on a Gaza ceasefire to be voted on â instead of the SNP motion. Speaking the following day, Mordaunt has told her Labour shadow Lucy Powell, "I would never have done to him what the Labour Party have done to him." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Ministers have arrived at 10 Downing Street for their weekly cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. It comes ahead of Wednesday's SNP-led vote in the Commons on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A former ethics adviser to Boris Johnson broke the rules in the House of Lords by "assisting an outside organisation in influencing" government officials at the.. Sky News
Anas Sarwar has warned that another five years of Tory rule at Westminster would be an "unbearable nightmare", as he urged the public to vote Scottish Labour in the next general election. The leader of Scottish Labour added, Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party is pushing closer to the "far-right crank fest", and he described the prime minister and his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson as "charlatans". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak reveals he spoke to Boris Johnson âlate last yearâ and doesn't rule out the former PM returning to the Cabinet in a new ITV1 documentary airing on Thursday tonight. The prime minister speaks to ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana for Rishi Sunak: Up Close - Tonight which airs on ITV1 & ITVX at 8.30pm. In it, he is asked if he misses the former PM and whether he would have him back in his cabinet, to which he says: "Iâm proud of the work that we did together. And we worked well together for a long time. In the end there are, you know, well-documented differencesâŠ" Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
In an interview on Channel 5 News on Wednesday, the outgoing First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, talks to Dan Walker about his working relationship with the UK government, the covid inquiry and dealing with the loss of his wife, Clare, last year. When asked about his dealings with former prime minister Boris Johnson, Mr Drakeford says: âIf it wasnât the pandemic, I suspect myself, that he would have been found out some other wayâ. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer launches his partyâs local election campaign, saying levelling up âis a good ambition for Britainâ and calling for a âfundamental shift in how we governâ. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labourâs Lisa Nandy defends Angela Rayner after it emerged that Greater Manchester Police said it will reassess its decision not to investigate allegations the partyâs deputy leader gave false information regarding the sale of her house in 2015. The shadow cabinet minister for international development says, âAngela has been clear that sheâs taken legal and tax advice and believes she has done absolutely nothing wrongâ. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says the Treasury will monitor Thames Water's situation "very carefully" but believes the company is âstill solventâ despite reports of shareholders withdrawing investment money. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says the latest GDP figures that show that 2023âs recession was slightly weaker than originally thought are a âtestament to the resilience of the economyâ. Figures released by the Office for National Statistic revealed the economy shrunk for two quarters in a row, but the total contraction over that six-month period dropped from 0.5% to 0.4%. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chair of the Business and Trade Committee Liam Byrne tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy that there should be a police investigation after Channel 4 News revealed a series of recordings from 2013 of Post Office executives discussing the Horizon IT scandal. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn