Work and Pensions SecretaryMel Stride says the government has made it an “absolute priority” to clear the names of hundreds of post office operators who were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud in the Post Office scandal.
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Labour shadow minister Nick Thomas-Symonds accuses the government of failing "comprehensively" to tackle knife crime, citing the rising cases of stabbings since 2015. Mr Thomas-Symonds says Labour would bring about a set of evidenced-based measures, including recruiting extra police officers to increase their presence on the streets. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Policing minister Chris Philp said he would like to see officers ramp up their use of stop and search to tackle knife crime. The government has also announced that around £4 million will be allocated to technology to tackle knife crime, including mobile scanning devices and live facial recognition technology. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the government's 'Rwanda gimmick' is not the way to regain control of borders and stop smuggling gangs. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Deputy Conservative chair, Jonathan Gullis, has said the government hopes for 'multiple' deportation flights to Rwanda this summer. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former Post Office boss Angela van den Bogerd has left the Post Office inquiry after her second day of giving evidence. Ms van den Bogerd, who held numerous positions at the Post Office during her 35-year career, opened her evidence yesterday by saying she is "truly sorry" for the "devastation" caused to wrongly convicted sub-postmasters.
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Former Post Office boss Angela van den Bogerd has arrived at the Post Office inquiry on her second day of giving evidence. Ms van den Bogerd, who held numerous positions at the Post Office during her 35-year career, opened her evidence yesterday by saying she is "truly sorry" for the "devastation" caused to wrongly convicted sub-postmasters.
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Angela van den Bogerd, a former senior director at the Post Office, arrived at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on Thursday morning. She began with an apology on the first of her two days of giving evidence, telling the inquiry she was "truly, truly sorry" for the "devastation" caused to wrongly convicted sub-postmasters and their families. Errors in the Post Office's Horizon IT system meant money appeared to be missing from many branch accounts when, in fact, it was not. As a result, more than 700 sub-postmasters were handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Angela van den Bogerd, former Head of Partnerships at the Post Office, faces questions from ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand as she arrives at the Post Office Inquiry. Approached before entering the building she says "I have nothing to say until I give my evidence to the inquiry". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Government minister Mel Stride insists that “we are seeing a resilient labour market,” despite official figures revealing that Britain’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest level for nearly a year as further cracks show in the jobs market. The Office for National Statistics said the rate of UK unemployment rose to 4.3%. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said an "urgent review" is underway following a cyber attack. Mr Stride insisted the Ministry of Defence acted “swiftly” after a database was hacked, amid reports it was carried out by the Chinese state. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has said he is 'bemused' by Dan Poulter's comments that the Conservatives have become a 'nationalist party of the right'.
The former health minister and mental health doctor announced he would be defecting to Labour as he could no longer look his NHS colleagues, patients and constituents in the eye. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer launches Labour’s doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election, with a set of “first steps” for government. In a launch event at a potential electoral battleground in Essex, the Labour leader sets out his party’s offer, building on the missions for what it has branded a “decade of national renewal” should it win when voters go to the polls. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's Pat McFadden insists investment will be made available for their six pledges which will be presented today in a speech, as Sir Keir Starmer launches Labour’s doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election, with a set of “first steps” for government. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Every year dozens of British people travel to clinics there to end their lives, in a way they see fit. But now ITV News has seen evidence which appears to show one such clinic flouting Swiss guidelines - and the devastating consequences that can have. Alastair Hamilton was just 47 when he told his family he was going to Paris on holiday. He was actually flying to Switzerland. ITV News helped Alastair's mother and brother retrace his final days... and they wanted to share their devastation. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says millions of British children have only known life in poverty - and he's called for a Government rescue plan to help them. Brown has warned that food banks are increasingly taking over from the welfare state and called for urgent action by the current government. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The funeral has taken place of an aid worker who was killed in Gaza last month. 47-year-old James Kirby died when his convoy was struck by an Israeli air strike. Around four hundred people gathered in Bristol today for James's funeral. His friend paid a touching tribute to him, saying that "he can’t be replaced by anyone, no one can ever take his part. James was special.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former prime minister Gordon Brown accuses Fujitsu of misleading ministers over the Post Office’s faulty Horizon IT system. Speaking to ITV News from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Brown says..
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for quick compensation and exoneration for victims of the Post Office scandal and has questioned how the scandal escaped ministerial notice.
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Former sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton has welcomed the government’s decision to establish new laws exonerating victims of the Post Office scandal. Speaking outside the inquiry in central London, she..
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