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Rishi Sunak the favourite as Conservatives enter race to succeed Boris Johnson

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Rishi Sunak the favourite as Conservatives enter race to succeed Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak the favourite as Conservatives enter race to succeed Boris Johnson

The former UK finance minister is one of several senior Tories to declare they are standing to be the next Conservative party leader following Boris Johnson's resignation.


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Halfon becomes latest minister to resign as Heappey makes official exit from government

Education Minister Robert Halfon has resigned from government, confirming he will be the 63rd Conservative MP to stand down at the next election.
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Labour: Tory MP Benton should have resigned ‘much sooner’ [Video]

Labour: Tory MP Benton should have resigned ‘much sooner’

Labour shadow cabinet minister Jonathan Ashworth says MP Scott Benton should have resigned “much sooner” than he did. The Blackpool South MP lost the Conservative whip after being embroiled in a lobbying scandal. He has announced he will quit Parliament rather than wait for the outcome of a recall petition, paving the way for a by-election. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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MPs will not be ‘bullied into silence’ by Beijing [Video]

MPs will not be ‘bullied into silence’ by Beijing

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, a member of the Inter-parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac), says critics of the Beijing government "have been subjected to harassment, impersonation and attempted hacking from China for some time", but MPs would not be "bullied into silence by Beijing". He added: "We must now enter a new era of relations with China, dealing with the contemporary Chinese Communist Party as it really is, not as we would wish it to be.” Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Former Tory MP Scott Benton resigns from parliament, triggering by-election

A former Tory MP who was facing the prospect of being removed from his seat by voters has announced he is resigning from parliament - triggering another..
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PM claims Tories have overseen nuclear 'renaissance' - despite minister's admission

Rishi Sunak has claimed his party has overseen a "renaissance" in the nuclear industry - just hours after one of his ministers suggested plans for the sector..
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Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

Mr Sunak, 'are you part of the deep state?' [Video]

Mr Sunak, 'are you part of the deep state?'

William Wragg, chair of the public administration and constitutional reform committee, asked the prime minister if he is “part of the deep state,” referring to comments made by Liz Truss who claimed her mission to cut taxes were “sabotaged” by the “deep state.” Mr Sunak wryly responded: “I probably wouldn't tell you if I was, Will, would I?” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM defends UK supporting UN in call for ceasefire in Gaza [Video]

PM defends UK supporting UN in call for ceasefire in Gaza

Rishi Sunak says the UK was "pleased" to support the UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza for the rest of the Ramadan period. The prime minister also says the resolution is "consistent with our position, which is for an immediate sustained humanitarian pause, which would allow for the safe release of hostages, more aid into Gaza and provide a platform for a more lasting, durable ceasefire". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM unwilling to name Rwanda flights airline [Video]

PM unwilling to name Rwanda flights airline

Rishi Sunak refuses to say whether any airline has been chosen to facilitate the flights to take asylum seekers to Rwanda claiming that "all the preparatory work to operationalise the Bill has been in place for a while" but that he cannot disclose details due to the "commercial" nature of the Home Office conversations with protentional airlines. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM: Ofcom needs to 'get on and implement' Online Safety Act [Video]

PM: Ofcom needs to 'get on and implement' Online Safety Act

The prime minister underscores the importance of the Online Safety Act in addressing concerns like online bullying, exposure to pornography, and the promotion of self-harm. Mr Sunak stresses the urgency for Ofcom to “get on and implement all the things in [the act]. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM guarantees triple lock if successful in next election [Video]

PM guarantees triple lock if successful in next election

Rishi Sunak said the public could “safely assume” the pensions triple-lock will remain in place throughout the next Parliament. Asked whether he thought that was affordable, the Prime Minister told the Liaison Committee: “I do, because the track record of the Government is that we make priorities, and making sure that if you have worked hard all your life you have the dignity that you deserve in retirement is important to me, it’s important to the Government." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Starmer speaks of 'frustration' at Boris Johnson's 'unforgiveable failure' to level up

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted Boris Johnson was "right" to propose levelling up but said he was "frustrated" by the former prime minister's "unforgivable"..
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Johnson's former ethics adviser broke House of Lords rules

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..
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'Next pandemic is around the corner,' expert warns - but would lockdown ever happen again?

Exactly four years ago today, Boris Johnson announced the UK's first COVID lockdown, ordering people to "stay at home".
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Sarwar: Five more years of Tory rule would be a nightmare [Video]

Sarwar: Five more years of Tory rule would be a nightmare

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

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Rishi Sunak reveals he spoke to Johnson ‘late last year’ [Video]

Rishi Sunak reveals he spoke to Johnson ‘late last year’

Rishi Sunak reveals he spoke to Boris Johnson ‘late last year’ 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: "I’m 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 differences…" Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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More than half of public think Tories should return money from donor after racism row, poll finds

More than half of UK adults, including nearly 40% of 2019 Tory voters, still think the party should return the £10m it has received from donor Frank Hester..
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Tories fined £10,000 for failing to accurately declare donations

The Conservatives have been fined over £10,000 by the elections watchdog for failing to accurately declare donations.
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Chancellor: Tories are transparent about donations [Video]

Chancellor: Tories are transparent about donations

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says the Conservative Party "fully complies with all the requirements to be transparent about donations", as reports claim Frank Hester made a further £5m donation to the party. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had already faced pressure to return Frank Hester's £10m donation after he made alleged racist and misogynistic remarks about Diane Abbott. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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London Mayor wades in on Tory donor race row [Video]

London Mayor wades in on Tory donor race row

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has condemned the racist remarks allegedly made by a top Tory donor. According to the Guardian, Frank Hester, who has given £10m to the Tories in the past year, made racist comments about leftwing MP Diane Abbott at a meeting in 2019, including that she made him "want to hate all black women". Mr Khan said the comments were "clearly racist and despicable." There has been increasing pressure on the Conservatives to return the money donated by Mr Hester. "There should be no place in British political life for these sorts of comments," Mr Khan added. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Ministers depart Cabinet office amid Tory donor race row [Video]

Ministers depart Cabinet office amid Tory donor race row

Ministers have departed the weekly Cabinet meeting in Downing Street amid growing pressure to return the money given by a major Tory donor who has become embroiled in a race row. Conservative Party donor Frank Hester is reported to have said left-wing MP Diane Abbott "should be shot" at a meeting in 2019 – according to an investigation by The Guardian newspaper. Tory opponents, including Labour's Sarah Jones, have urged the governing party to give back the cash Mr Hester has donated. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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