Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accuses prime minister Rishi Sunak of costing 'a thousand Tory councillors their job' after the Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in last week's local elections in England.
During PMQs, the prime minister also thanked the Metropolitan Police for preventing 'unnecessary and serious' disruption from anti-monarchy protesters during the Coronation of King Charles.
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has refused to comment on whether the party has provided funding for tax or legal advice for his deputy Angela Rayner’s tax affairs. Mr Starmer said, “I have said I am absolutely pleased to be out with Angela today, and that is the focus that she has, that is the focus that I have had.”
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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 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
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves No 10 and heads to Parliament for the first PMQs since MPs returned from Easter recess. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street ahead of Prime Minister's Questions Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak avoids questions from press as he leaves to attends Prime Minister’s Questions Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs Downing Street as he heads to the House of Commons for PMQs and to hear Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promises to “sit there and vote” until his Rwanda Bill is passed on Monday.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted his Rwanda plan will finally get through parliament on Monday, telling reporters: "We will sit there and vote until it's.. Sky News
Rishi Sunak hopes to strip GPs of their power to sign people off work as part of a plan to tackle what he calls the UK's "sick note culture".
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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
Labour Chair Anneliese Dodds says the party has urged the prime minister to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, while ensuring there is restraint from Israel.
She adds the Labour Party believes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) should be proscribed in the UK. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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
Chief Cashier of the Bank of England Sarah John has welcomed the new bank notes featuring a portrait of His Majesty The King. The King welcomed Mrs John and Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey to Buckingham Palace, where he was presented with £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes. These are the first notes which feature the image of His Majesty. Mrs John said it's "a great pleasure to be able to show the King what he's going to look like on the bank notes of the future." Mrs John revealed the bank notes will be released to the general public on the 5th of June. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
King Charles delivers a video message to mark Commonwealth Day. In his message the King said, “we recognise today that our diversity is our greatest strength” as “the Commonwealth represents a third of humanity from all regions of the world.”
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Almost a billion people will head to the polls over the next six weeks in the world’s biggest general election. The economy, startups, paid maternity, and the rights of minorities are some of the key issues being debated in a campaign dominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition coalition fronted by Rahul Gandhi. In the UK, a Channel 4 News survey of 500 people tests how British Indians feel about politics in their ancestral homeland. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the situation has been "incredibly difficult" after her husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, was charged in connection with an alleged embezzlement of funds.
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First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf has said the news that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with embezzlement of funds is a "really serious matter indeed".
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An antisemitism campaigner has been threatened with arrest yards from a pro-Palestine march as a Metropolitan Police officer said his presence was.. Sky News
Caroline Flack's mother has told Sky News that her daughter's celebrity status is likely to have contributed towards the Metropolitan Police's decision to charge.. Sky News
Shadow work and pensions minister, Alison McGovern, suggests that ministers should listen and pay attention to advice on cyber security, after a second Conservative MP has claimed to have been targeted in a parliamentary honeytrap sexting scam, as the Met Police open an investigation into “unsolicited messages”. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Metropolitan Police are assessing reports of a parliamentary honeytrap sexting scam. Conservative MP William Wragg has revealed he was blackmailed into sharing his colleagues’ phone numbers after sharing intimate images of himself. Mr Wragg said on Thursday he was “manipulated" into giving personal phone numbers to a man he met on a dating app. Scotland Yard confirmed it was in contact with Leicestershire Police and Parliamentary Security amid concerns other MPs and their staff could be victims of blackmail. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Emergency teams move a yellow double-decker number 8 bus after it crashed into a central London pub. Officers were called Tuesday morning after reports of the incident in New Oxford Street, near Tottenham Court Road, the Metropolitan Police said. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have suffered losses across England as results from the local elections continue to come in. More than 8,000 seats have been contested in 230 local authorities, with..
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