Conservative Party Chair Nadhim Zahawi has defended the decision to re-appoint Suella Braverman as the home secretary, saying he believes in "second chances".
It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak remains under pressure over the re-hiring of the MP after resigning from Liz Truss' government days earlier.
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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.ā 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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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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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
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defends his decision to re-appoint Suella Braverman as home secretary, saying: āShe has accepted her mistake and learnt from it and I am confident in that.ā Report by..