Shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins defends the previous Conservative government’s record on NHS spending and criticises Lord Darzi’s report as “backward looking” and a “cover for tax rises at the budget”.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she feels “vindicated” as former prime minister Tony Blair predicts net zero plans are “doomed to fail”. Badenoch continues saying, “the plans we have for net zero by 2050 are impossible.”
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour of “chasing Reform”, saying “they want to sound like they’re strong on migration". Her comments come as the government introduces new measures to deny asylum seekers the right the stay in the UK if convicted of committing sexual offences. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will not be in opposition for "decades" - but warns there is a "long road ahead" for the Tories. Sky News
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, has lost his seat in Carleton to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, marking the end of his personal political career that began in 2004. Despite the Conservatives' strong performance nationally and their gain of 20 new seats, Poilievre's loss in Carleton is a major blow. Poilievre acknowledged the party's significant progress, including its highest vote share since 1988, while promising to stay on as leader. The race was close, with a record turnout for advance polling in Carleton.
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Kemi Badenoch, whose party currently holds around half the seats up for election on Thursday, acknowledges that the local elections present her with a challenge. Visiting a farm in Lincolnshire, the Conservative leader says, “it is a very, very competitive political environment” and claims Reform UK are profiting through Labour doing so “badly”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer says he does not want to see industrial action over public sector pay, saying “I don’t think anybody wants to see strikes”. The prime minister is keen to talk about the different approach between his government and the last Conservative administration saying, “we’ve got our doctors and nurses on the frontline providing care, rather than on the picket line”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health minister Stephen Kinnock says the government “will consider very carefully” recommendations made by the Pay Review Body for NHS workers, but any deal must be based on the “very tight fiscal position”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins urges the UK, Europe and allies to "stop the talking and get on with action" after President Trump suspended US military aid to Ukraine.
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Virginia Giuffre’s family found a raw, handwritten note she penned before taking her own life -- and now they’re sharing it with the world. In a Facebook.. TMZ.com
Environment Secretary Steve Reed promises to use “aggressive” tactics to tackle fly tipping, arguing “people are furious to see their communities buried under an avalanche of rubbish”.
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Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins calls the government’s new crackdown on the illegal dumping of litter “a mountain of rubbish”. Atkins expresses deep concern for the rural residents saying “fly tipping is the number one issue that people worry about”.
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