Starmer arrives at Commons for last PMQs of the year
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Starmer arrives at Commons for last PMQs of the year
Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for Prime Minister's Questions, as the Labour leader faces Kemi Badenoch in the Commons for the final PMQs of the year.
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The shadow farming minister has accused Rachel Reeves of lying on her CV and hiding expenses while working for a retail bank. Robbie Moore adds Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is "wrong" to back his chancellor and that the allegations are "absolutely damning". But a cabinet minister has claimed that allegations over Reeves' expenses while working for Halifax Bank of Scotland are "totally inaccurate". 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 Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer arrives at the Houses of Parliament for this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer says the government has an "iron-clad commitment to our fiscal rules", after inflation dipped to 2.5% in December. The prime minister's comments at PMQs come after Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch claimed business leaders are suffering from Labour's Autumn Budget. 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 has defended Tulip Siddiq after the former Treasury minister resigned from government over an anti-corruption investigation into her wider family in Bangladesh. The prime minister told Kemi Badenoch in PMQs, "the former minister fully cooperated" with independent advisors looking into the matter. 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 Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for PMQs, where he is likely to face questions on Tulip Siddiq's resignation as Treasury minister and the economy, after the latest ONS figures show inflation dipped to 2.5% in December. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Labour Party has suspended 11 of its councillors over their membership of a WhatsApp group that led to a minister being sacked from the frontbench. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party has a ruthless streak when it comes to suspending MPs who've brought the party into disrepute or failed to toe the line. Sky News
Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, promises to “boost” enforcement on illegal immigrants after footage of raids were released as part of a border security crackdown. Cooper says, "the rules need to be respected and enforced".
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The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, says the government will deliver a “firm and fair” immigration system as the Home Office releases new data on increased immigration enforcement visits and arrests.
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Kemi Badenoch says the Conservative Party "stands with the government" in support for Ukraine and hopes that discussions at the Munich Security Conference will "bring the war to an end in a way that works for Ukraine". The Conservative Party leader adds, "Russia is a threat and Ukraine has been fighting on behalf of all of Europe". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Kemi Badenoch says Rachel Reeves has some "very, very serious questions to answer" over allegations of lying on her CV and hiding expenses while working for a retail bank. The Conservative Party leader adds, "this is a government that's not serious and doesn't have a plan for the country". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Researchers have found mummies in ancient Egypt smell "sweet" and "spicy", even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus. Scientists at University College London have been using "human sniffers" and an "electronic nose" to improve our understanding of the mummification process. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A Royal Navy destroyer has been tracking Russian vessels in the English Channel that are suspected of supplying munitions to Syria. Commander David Armstrong, Captain of HMS Iron Duke, says that although the ships do not pose a specific threat, "it is not enough for the UK just to hope that non-allied warships passing through our waters won't impact our national security". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Boris Johnson says there is "no way" a solution to the Russia-Ukraine war can be found without Ukrainian input, but has accused Europe of "headless chicken-ism" over Donald Trump's plans for bringing the war to an end. The former prime minister adds the US "is continuing to fund the Ukrainian effort", despite fears over how the US President will try to bring about peace. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A 70-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for murdering a retired postmistress in Cambridgeshire in 2013. 86-year-old Una Crown was found dead at her home with cuts to her throat, stab wounds to the chest and her clothing burnt in her bungalow. Speaking outside Cambridge Crown Court Detective Seargeant Simon Oldfield has hailed new DNA testing techniques as giving police the "vital breakthrough" needed to charge Newton with her murder, after his DNA was found on the victim's nail clippings. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn