Starmer criticises PM for absence from urgent questions
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Starmer criticises PM for absence from urgent questions
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the prime minister for being absent from answering urgent questions following the government's U-turn on tax measures.
"The lady's not for turning-up," he claimed of Liz Truss, adding she was "scared of her own shadow".
Report by Alibhaiz.
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The prime minister and Leader of the Opposition exchanged personal blows as they discussed Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs. Rishi Sunak began "I know he reads from these prepared sheets, but he should listen to what I actually say". Keir Starmer retaliated, "we all know why the prime minister was reluctant to ask his party chairman questions about family finances and task avoidance". Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested the job of prime minister is "too big" for a "hopelessly weak" Rishi Sunak as he attacked him for failing to sack Nadhim Zahawi. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer has said the public is being subjected to "scandal story after scandal story", after questions were raised about the involvement of BBC Chairman Richard Sharp in securing a loan for the then prime minister Boris Johnson. It came as an investigation was also launched into the tax affairs of former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi. The Labour leader said: "For many people this morning who are struggling with their bills … what they want is a government that's delivering, and they haven't got that." Report by Buseld. 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 has called on the prime minister to admit the NHS is "in crisis" pressing him on the delayed waiting ambulance waiting times patients are facing. Report by Alibhaiz. 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 said he fears the NHS 'will die' unless there are reforms within the health service. His party have plans to recruit more staff and reform GP services if in government, as they accuse the Conservatives of 'presiding over managed decline.
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The shadow foreign secretary announces five proposals that would help Britain "thrive" on the world stage: security, prosperity, climate action, international development and diplomacy. Focusing on the second goal, David Lammy says that "growing up poor in Tottenham in Thatcher's Britain, I know the pain of living through a cost of living crisis". Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour’s Pat McFadden calls for an investigation after claims the BBC chairman helped Boris Johnson arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 weeks before he was recommended for the job by the then-prime minister. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to sack Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi after reports that he paid a penalty as part of a multimillion-pound tax settlement. The former chancellor, who attends cabinet, has been under pressure since it was reported that he paid HM Revenue & Customs a seven-figure sum to end a dispute. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Nick Thomas-Symonds says "levelling up is in chaos", adding that the funding process "doesn't seem to be based on deprivation". The shadow international trade secretary also calls for Rishi Sunak to "put the PR gimmicks to one side", in light of a police investigation into the PM not wearing a seatbelt in an Instagram video. Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
UK’s Plan To Deport
Asylum Seekers to Rwanda , Ruled Lawful by High Court.
CNN reports that the controversial policy
was given the green light on Dec. 19.
The U.K. government can make arrangements
for asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda to have their
claims processed if they entered the country illegally. .
But the High Court also criticized Home Secretary Suella Braverman for not properly assessing individuals' circumstances before transporting them.
[Braverman] must decide if there is anything about each person’s particular circumstances which means that his asylum claim should be determined in the United Kingdom or
whether there are other reasons why he
should not be relocated to Rwanda, Lord Justice Lewis, via statement.
[She] has not properly considered the circumstances of the eight individual claimants whose cases we have considered, Lord Justice Lewis, via statement.
Braverman must now reassess those eight cases.
While Britain's government partnership with Rwanda has been supported by ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and most of the Conservative party.
While Britain's government partnership with Rwanda has been supported by ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and most of the Conservative party.
While Britain's government partnership with Rwanda has been supported by ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and most of the Conservative party.
it has been criticized by refugee rights groups, lawmakers, international agencies and more.
Treating people who are in search of safety like human cargo and shipping them off to another country is a cruel policy that will cause great human suffering. The scheme is wrong in principle and unworkable in practice. , Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, via statement.
The U.K. intends to pay the East African country
$145 million over the next five years to host asylum seekers.
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