Ministers arrive at Cabinet office after Coronation weekend
Video Credit: ODN - Duration: 00:43s - Published
Ministers arrive at Cabinet office after Coronation weekend
Michael Gove, Tom Tugendhat and Grant Shapps arrive at the Cabinet office in Central London, avoiding questions about the police handling of Coronation protesters after dozens of arrests were made over the bank holiday weekend.
Report by Rowlandi.
Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Michael Goveâs flagship Renters Reform Bill is debated in the Commons as charities including Shelter pull their support, describing it as a failure. The housing secretary promises ''We can have section 21 ended before the general election.'' Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Communities Secretary Michael Gove brands the management of Thames Water a âdisgraceâ, insisting they should âcarry the canâ for any future investment, instead of consumers. Bosses at the company have admitted the firm could face the risk of emergency nationalisation as its funding crisis deepened â after shareholders refused to give the troubled utility giant extra cash. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Its new definition of extremism will give the Government âthe tools that it needs to protect usâ against extremist activity, Rishi Sunak has said. Michael Gove named a string of groups which could be checked against the Governmentâs new definition of extremism amid rising concerns about threats to social cohesion and British democracy. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Michael Gove told the Commons the Governmentâs new definition of extremism was âmore precise and rigorousâ than the previous one. The communities secretary assured MPs, the governmentâs new definition of extremism will not affect "those exercising their proper right to free speech.ââ Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Michael Gove sets out the governmentâs new definition of âextremismâ during a statement to MPs in the House of Commons. Communities Secretary emphasised importance of coming together in fight against extremism. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Grant Shapps has said that âstate involvementâ in the large-scale cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence cannot be ruled out as speculation continues to grow that China carried out the hack. The defence secretary said there is evidence of âpotential failingsâ of the contractor operating the payroll system that was hacked, âwhich may have made it easier for the malign actorâ to gain access to bank details of veterans. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the name of the contractor running the Ministry of Defence's payroll system that was hacked by China. Sky News
The Labour leader has said Natalie Elphicke has made clear the Conservative Party are "out of road" and "incompetent", following her defection to Labour. Sir Keir Starmer added, "I don't think she's alone", and believes there are "many Conservative supporters and voters" who feel Labour is the "only party that can take our country forward". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer says Labour would scrap the government's Rwanda scheme, labelling it a "waste of taxpayers' money". The Labour leader adds a new Border Security Command would help take down people-smuggling gangs in the first place. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
An ex-prisoner has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order for killing an elderly mobility scooter rider. Lee Byer, 45, was psychotic when he stabbed 87-year-old Thomas OâHalloran in Greenford, west London, in August 2022. Mr OâHalloran, originally from County Clare, was well-known in the Greenford community. Byer, who had had a string of convictions, was released from Wormwood Scrubs five days before the killing. Mental health reports found Byer was psychotic, hearing voices, and suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has said that "after a difficult couple of years", the UK has made the case that it is now the "best place" to start and invest in a business. Speaking at a PM Connect event at Siemens Healthineers factory, the prime minister added that the latest ONS figures showing a 0.6% growth in the economy gives him "enormous confidence and optimism that we are on the right track". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has said he is "encouraged" that the economy has "real momentum", after the latest ONS figures show the UK economy is has grown by 0.6% between January and March. The prime minister added "we are heading in the right direction and people will start to feel that change". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn