Labour frontbencher Anneliese Dodds says the “big question” for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak is, why are the British public funding Mr Johnson’s “enormous” legal bill?
Taxpayers are being billed up to £245,000 to cover the cost of the former prime minister’s Partygate inquiry lawyers.
Mr Johnson is being investigated by MPs over whether he knowingly misled Parliament over Downing Street parties during the Covid lockdown.
Report by Jonesia.
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The designer who refurbished Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat has spoken out about the "missed opportunity" to promote British craftwork after being caught up.. Sky News
Boris Johnson ignores reporter questions on Rishi Sunak’s net zero shakeup whilst on a run in Oxfordshire this morning.
The prime minister used a speech on Wednesday to weaken a host of pledges designed to help the UK achieve a net zero carbon emission economy by 2050. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Anneliese Dodds says that international conventions on asylum rules are not responsible for “the chaos in the asylum system.” Instead, the Labour Party chair says that the home secretary is “searching around for anyone or anything else to blame.” Suella Braverman is expected to say that politicians need to consider whether international refugee rules are "fit for our modern age" or are in need of reform at a keynote address in the US. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds says her party wants to see HS2 completed in full, and accused the Government of failing on its levelling up agenda.
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Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds is hopeful of her party’s chances of securing victory in the upcoming by-election for Nadine Dorries' Mid-Bedfordshire constituency, though noted it would be a ‘huge mountain to climb’. Dodds highlighted the extraordinary resignation letter that accused the Prime Minister of presiding over a "zombie Parliament" amidst a backdrop of pressing issues such as the cost of living crisis, strains on the NHS, and increasing crime rates. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's James Murray describes the government's plan to appear to be pro-motorist by criticising some 20mph zones as "pure hypocrisy" and "creating political dividing lines with themselves". The shadow financial secretary to the treasury says, “Conservative ministers are criticising 20mph zones and yet it is Conservative councils who are implementing that”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Labour Mayor of London and a Tory government minister have traded blows over crime in the capital after the stabbing of another teenager on the city's.. Sky News
Five Labour mayors have come together to appeal to the prime minister not to scrap the northern leg of HS2, saying such a move would lead to "economic damage".. Sky News
Rishi Sunak has unveiled £1bn of levelling up funding to be handed out over the next decade - but most of it is going to constituencies held by Conservative.. Sky News
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at a wet Manchester, with his wife Akshata Murty, on the eve of the Conservative Party Conference. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Grassroots Conservative supporters are saying they want to oust Rishi Sunak and "go to war" with the liberal wing of the party in leaked WhatsApp messages.. Sky News
Rishi Sunak has said he is "slamming the brakes on the war on motorists" - with the government confirming that councils will be stopped from enforcing blanket.. Sky News
As Rishi Sunak prepares to launch his re-election pitch from the stage in Manchester this week, it's worth remembering that this time last year, the now prime.. Sky News
A recent survey by Hansa Research reveals that 71% of Indians prefer planning their holiday trips independently, signaling a decline in the use of travel agents... IndiaTimes
The UK is no longer lagging behind in the G7 group of wealthy countries as revised figures show economic growth was bigger than first thought. Sky News
India has logged 51 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 476, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.. IndiaTimes
India saw a single-day rise of 47 new coronavirus infections, health ministry data stated on Wednesday. The current active case tally is 466, according to the.. IndiaTimes
India's CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute has developed a locally-made DNA Gel stain called 'GreenR', eliminating the need to import the dye used in RT-PCR.. IndiaTimes
A man who drove "at speed" into the gates of Downing Street in an incident described by a judge as an "attack on democracy" has avoided prison. Sky News
Fears that Larry the Cat is unwell have been put at ease after a government spokesperson said he is “happy and healthy”. It comes after reports that the 16-year-old chief mouser to the Cabinet Office had been unwell for a while. Larry was adopted by then-prime minister David Cameron in 2011, and he has served under five PMs. 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 announced plans to row back on UK net zero commitments despite fierce backlash from leading industry figures and the prospect of a damaging rift in the Conservative Party. In a press conference held inside Downing Street the Prime Minister said he would put back a ban on new fossil fuel cars by five years in a major U-turn among a raft of new measures.
Supporters of the government’s announcement have hailed it as a sensible and pragmatic approach. Meanwhile critics of the announcement have slammed the government's decision. Report by Caponm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Government ministers have arrived at Downing Street as Rishi Sunak chairs a Cabinet meeting. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Police in the US have charged a sixty-year-old former gang leader with the 1996 murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, a breakthrough in the decades-long case still gripping the public.
The New York-born rapper was shot four times aged 25 in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas, which authorities have found was orchestrated by Duane "Keffe D" Davis. Nevada's grand jury indicted Davis on Friday, on one count of murder with a deadly weapon. Report by Fatimaz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
This tiny wooden box in central China’s Hunan Province hangs 120 metres from the ground on the side of a cliff, offering refreshments to passing climbers in the Shiniuzhai National Geological Park. The store opened at the rock climbing park in 2018 and is still in operation today, staffed by professional climbers, who have a tricky job replenishing their stock using zip-lines. As well as it’s usual provisions of snacks and refreshments, the cliff store has been offering climbers free mooncakes for the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, which runs from September 29 and lasts for three days over this weekend. Report by Fatimaz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transport Secretary Mark Harper says 20mph zones "make sense" outside schools or in heavily built-up areas but opposes the "blanket impositions". This comes as the government announces pro-driving measures ahead of the Tory Party conference in Manchester on Sunday. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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