Alex Burghart, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, warns that looming US tariffs on UK-made cars could hurt jobs and the economy, calling on the government to negotiate a trade deal with the US before it's too late.
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A shadow minister has said the government's recognition of Palestine as an independent state is unlikely to happen. Keir Starmer said he would recognise the state if Hamas surrendered power. Shadow chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart said: "Hamas is not about to lay down it's weapons and go quietly into the night. I just think this is nonsense really." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Anti-migrant and counter-protesters faced off against one another in Portsmouth on Friday. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
England are set to take on the United States in the opening match of the Women's Rugby World Cup in Sunderland. Former Women's England Rugby player Maggie Alphonsi said there has been "so much progress" in women's rugby since the UK last hosted the tournament in 2010. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Home Office will appeal the High Court's refusal to allow it to intervene in the case of a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Epping, but says it remains committed to ultimately closing the hotel. Home Office Minister Dan Jarvis said they are "clearing up the mess of the previous government" but it needs to be done in an "ordered and managed fashion". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Famine has been confirmed in Gaza City for the first time by the UN-backed body responsible for monitoring world hunger. Speaking from the Gaza strip, Unicef spokesperson Tess Ingram said: "It's a shame on the international community that we haven't been able to prevent this. There's just not enough aid getting into the territory." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
One of the UK's biggest steelworks has been taken over by the government after it collapsed into administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Reacting to the news, Conservative MP Katie Lam said it is "impossible to have an industrial base" in the UK "when energy prices are this high." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn