William Wragg, chair of the public administration and constitutional reform committee, asked the prime minister if he is āpart of the deep state,ā referring to comments made by Liz Truss who claimed her mission to cut taxes were āsabotagedā by the ādeep state.ā Mr Sunak wryly responded: āI probably wouldn't tell you if I was, Will, would I?ā Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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
Cabinet ministers arrive at Downing Street as Liz Truss launches new āPopular Conservatismā grouping within the Conservative Party.
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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
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
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 āget 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
Rishi Sunak said the public could āsafely assumeā 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: āI 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, itās 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
MP Brandon Lewis says Nadine Dorries is āan independent personā and does not speak for Liz Truss nor her campaign after she was criticised for sharing a tweet depicting Rishi Sunak wielding a knife..
Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak has said he is the "best person" to beat Labour's Keir Starmer at the next general election, though admitted to being the "underdog" in the race for Number..
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says she welcomes her Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunakās pledge to scrap VAT on all domestic energy bills for the next year. Ms Trussā supporters have described..