Labour: Abbott's article was 'completely unacceptable'
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Labour: Abbott's article was 'completely unacceptable'
Labour's Jim McMahon says there is "no hierarchy of racism", calling out Diane Abbot's article in the Observer.
He goes on to say the leader of the party, Sir Keir, who suspended Abbott, has "kept to his word" in rooting out anti-semitism "at every point", and that the Hackney MP 'needs to answer' why she 'framed the debate' the way she did.
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Shadow local government minister Jim McMahon describes the controversy around Angela Rayner as a "minor issue" that has been "blown up out of all proportion" by the Conservative Party in order "to be a plague on all our houses". Labour's deputy leader has promised to step down if she is found to have committed a crime as police investigate claims that she may have broken electoral law. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow local government minister Jim McMahon insists a future Labour government will “prioritise” the National Health Service after a patient satisfaction survey revealed that public confidence in the NHS had dropped to a 40-year low. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has accused the prime minister of 'letting the country down' by not tackling small boat crossings, adding she had confidence Labour would.
Sir Keir Starmer said Ms Elphicke's defection speaks for 'very many Tory voters' who believe its party has changed. 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 has welcomed new MP Chris Webb to Westminster following his victory in the Blackpool South by-election. Mr Webb received 10,825 votes after Thursday's contest - a 58.9% vote share.
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said an Israeli offensive "must not go ahead" after the military told Palestinians to leave parts of the city of Rafah. Sky News
One of the chairs of the left-wing Labour campaign group Momentum has quit her post and the party over Sir Keir Starmer's policy agenda, and his "disgusting.. Sky News
The Labour leader hailed the win by his party’s candidate David Skaith in the York and North Yorkshire mayoral election, an area he described as “the heart of Tory territory”. Appearing at Northallerton Town Football Club with new mayor Mr Skaith, Sir Keir said: “It’s an amazing moment in history, to have a Labour victory here.''
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Keir Starmer has welcomed two new MPs into Parliament - including former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke whose defection to Labour followed that of Dan Poulter two weeks ago.
The Labour leader asked the prime minister how many more times he'd have to be rejected by his own MPs until he 'takes the hint'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Paymaster General Jonathan Ashworth has warned not to write of the Conservative Party in the general election - despite its losses in the local elections. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
John Swinney has officially been sworn in as Scotland’s new First Minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
It comes after the Perthshire North MSP - who has previously served as finance secretary, education secretary and deputy first minister for the Scottish government- was elected SNP leader unopposed on following the resignation of Humza Yousaf. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho insists border security was not compromised during a system outage at UK airports this week and that the problems were not the result of ‘malign’ activity. But she says the government is renewing its security contractors after the Ministry of Defence’s payroll system was hacked. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn