All the best moments from the Conservative leadership race
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All the best moments from the Conservative leadership race
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have battled for nearly three months to be crowned Britain’s next prime minister, but their campaigns haven’t exactly been plain sailing.
We’re looking back at some of the best bits.
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Residents of Mark Menzies's constituency express dismay at allegations made against their local representative.
Fylde MP Mark Menzies lost the Conservative whip after The Times published claims that he had used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off “bad people”.
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Fylde MP Mark Menzies has lost the Conservative whip as the party investigates claims of misuse of funds. On Wednesday, The Times published claims Mr Menzies had used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off "bad people” who had locked him in a flat and demanded thousands of pounds for his release. Labour says the police should investigate the allegations of misused funds. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Police should investigate allegations an MP misused campaign funds, Labour has said. Mark Menzies lost the Conservative whip after claims emerged that he had used political donations to cover medical expenses. Menzies disputes the allegations. Starmer said: “There are obviously a lot of unanswered questions in relation to these allegations, not least why it seems the Conservative Party took so long to act and whether they’ve reported this to the police, who, it seems to me, should be involved" 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 said police should be involved in the case of suspended Tory MP Mark Menzies, who faces allegations he misused campaign funds. Sky News
Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges.. Sky News
The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground.. Sky News
Rishi Sunak has refused to explain how he intends to fund a £46bn plan to abolish National Insurance – during this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
Despite being pressed multiple times by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, the PM insisted his government has delivered the biggest tax cut since the 1980s. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of 'smearing a working class woman' as the two clashed during PMQs.
The Labour leader accused ‘billionaire’ Rishi Sunak of using schemes for tax evasion while trying to draw attention to Angela Rayner's tax affairs. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A government minister has said she won't be reading Liz Truss's memoir of her brief time in Downing Street as "that's a period I'm not interested in.. Sky News
Liz Truss has revealed she considered abolishing the UK's economic watchdog and replacing leaders at the Treasury and Bank of England, accusing the bodies of.. Sky News
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
Former SNP chief Peter Murrell returns home on Thursday evening after being charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party.
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In their first interview, the parents of a sixteen-year-old boy who took his own life just hours after he was blackmailed by a scammer have told ITV News their "whole world has been shattered". Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane was contacted on social media by someone claiming to be a young girl but was actually a scammer, who tricked him into sending an intimate image and then blackmailed him with it. Sextortion, is when intimate images and/or videos are recorded and used for financial exploitation and coercion. It is mostly committed by organised criminal gangs overseas. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
In their first interview, the parents of a sixteen-year-old boy who took his own life just hours after he was blackmailed by a scammer have told ITV News their "whole world has been shattered". Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane was contacted on social media by someone claiming to be a young girl but was actually a scammer, who tricked him into sending an intimate image and then blackmailed him with it. Sextortion, is when intimate images and/or videos are recorded and used for financial exploitation and coercion. It is mostly committed by organised criminal gangs overseas. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
At Pierre Poilievre's first appearance before the media as Conservative leader, Global News reporter David Akin started heckling Poilievre before he even began speaking, prompting a retort..
![Mark Menzies MP constituents react to the allegations [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240418/1373008952-Mark-Menzies-MP-constituents-react-to-the-allegations.jpg)
![Labour and voters react as Tory MP Mark Menzies loses whip [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240418/1373001146-Labour-and-voters-react-as-Tory-MP-Mark.jpg)
![Labour calls for police probe into MP Mark Menzies [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240418/1373000940-Labour-calls-for-police-probe-into-MP-Mark.jpg)
![PM asked if he'd cut pensions or raise taxes to fund NI plan [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240417/1372881580-PM-asked-if-he-cut-pensions-or.jpg)
![Starmer accuses PM of 'smearing a working class woman' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240417/1372880672-Starmer-accuses-PM-of-smearing-working-class.jpg)
![Mr Sunak, 'are you part of the deep state?' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240326/1370918302-Mr-Sunak-are-you-part-of-the.jpg)
![Former SNP chief charged with embezzlement [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240419/1373109952-Former-SNP-chief-charged-with-embezzlement.jpg)
![Family of sextortion victim speak out as cases soar by 54% [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240418/1373011444-Family-of-sextortion-victim-speak-out-as-cases.jpg)
![Family of sextortion speak to ITV news as cases soar by 54% [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240418/1373011310-Family-of-sextortion-speak-to-ITV-news-as.jpg)
![Pierre Poilievre accuses mainstream media journalist of being "Liberal heckler" [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20220913/1663102408-Pierre-Poilievre-accuses-mainstream-media-journalist-of-being.jpg)
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