Labour: Government's wrecking ball approach to NI Protocol
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Labour: Government's wrecking ball approach to NI Protocol
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Kyle says the government is "acting like a wrecking ball" to its own Brexit trade deal, adding the only way forward is to resume negotiations with the European Union.
MPs are set to vote on controversial new legislation to give ministers powers to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol unilaterally.
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Ben Wallace says Liz Truss' plan to cut taxes, which Dominic Raab has dubbed "political suicide", is the "quickest way" to get money into people's pockets and is "the right way" to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. The defence secretary claims neither Rishi Sunak nor the Labour party are "offering a solution" to the "significant rises" in gas and energy bills, which is expected to hit vulnerable households hardest this winter.
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Conservative MP Paul Scully says Liz Truss' plan to cut taxes and reform energy bills will "deliver direct support" to those who need it, including pensioners and those on the national living wage. Scully adds Dominic Raab's claim that Liz Truss' economic plan is "electoral suicide" will "only help the Labour party".
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Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has described Sir Keir Starmer as "hypocritical" after it was found the Labour leader breached the MP's code of conduct eight times by failing to declare donations on time. Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth has leapt to Sir Keir Starmer's defence, after the party leader was found to have breached the MP's code of conduct by failing to register eight separate interests on time.
The shadow work and pensions secretary said: "The commissioner herself has said these were minor or inadvertent … it was not lying about something or trying to cover something up - that's what Boris Johnson did." Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth has accused the Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss of "fantasy island promises" at a time when the cost-of-living crisis means Brits face a winter of "starvation or freezing".
The shadow work and pensions secretary said: "They do not have any idea, any clue, about how devastating this winter is going to be for families and pensioners." Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Music industry officials are calling on the government to do more to remove barriers preventing UK artists from touring in the EU since Brexit. Sky News
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. The opposition leader says he spoke to Mr Scholz about strengthening relations between the UK and Germany as well other issues such as making Brexit work, energy and more. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The drought scorching much of the European Union is set to be the worst endured since the sixteenth century, a senior scientist at the European Commission's (EC).. Sky News
Almost half of European Union land is currently under a drought warning or more severe "alert" level, hampering agriculture, energy production and water supply,.. Sky News
Tech Minister Chris Philp has accused the EU of implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol in an "unreasonable and overly burdensome" manner, and does not respect the Good Friday Agreement. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he remains "optimistic" that the government can solve the problems around the Northern Ireland Protocol, appealing for the EU negotiators to show "flexibility". MPs are set to vote on controversial new legislation to give ministers powers to override parts of the post-Brexit deal in the province. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss claims there is "no reason" for the EU to take action over the UK's proposed changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol as they "don't make the EU any worse off". She says the alterations they are making are legal because the Protocol "undermines" the Good Friday Agreement and are aimed at making sure the people of N. Ireland get the same tax "benefits" as the rest of the UK. Report by Edwardst. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has insisted legislation to be introduced to Parliament on Monday giving ministers power to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol will not breach international law.
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Mary Earps says she still asks herself "has this really happened" over a week after England's Euro 2022 win. The cup-winning goalkeeper says she trained in the position ever since her school days, where she "wore trousers and certain types of shoes" to play football at breaktime.
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The leader of Merton Council Ross Garrod says more than 200 residents have been told to leave their homes as a precautionary measure due to a gas leak, as investigations continue into the cause of an explosion and a subsequent house collapse in south London. The incident, which occurred at around 7am on Monday morning in Thornton Heath, led to the death of one girl, believed to be aged four. Mr Garrod adds the council has "faced real challenges" with insurance companies refusing basic accommodation for homeowners.
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Boris Johnson says whoever replaces him as Prime Minister will "continue to have the fiscal fire power and headroom" to help the most vulnerable households during the cost-of-living crisis. The outgoing Conservative Party leader spoke at an awards ceremony in the Downing Street garden, in one of his first appearances since his resignation.
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Residents have described the strong stench of gas in their homes and hearing a loud explosion just moments before a house collapsed in Thornton Heath, south London on Monday morning. A girl, believed to be four-years-old, died and three others were injured in the incident, which destroyed one home and damaged several others.
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