Nearly half of Tory MPs, including five leadership hopefuls, failed to support Rishi Sunak’s flagship smoking ban on Tuesday.]]>
Oliver Dowden has suggested that Angela Rayner should resign over the row surrounding her council house.]]>
Rishi Sunak should focus on fixing the “broken” NHS and reducing waiting lists if he wants to get more people back into work, Sir Keir Starmer has argued. ]]>
Sir Keir Starmer has called for the police to investigate Mark Menzies after he lost the Conservative whip while the Tories look into claims he misused campaign funds.]]>
Justice Lee finds Ten’s defence of truth successful after Lehrmann sued the network and journalist Lisa Wilkinson in the federal court of Australia for defamation. Follow the latest news and updates from the judgment todayFull report: Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, judge finds on balance of probabilitiesBruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson have both arrived into courtroom one on the 21st level of the federal court building in central Sydney.Lehrmann is sitting at the...
Humza Yousaf has insisted he will not resign as First Minister as Labour launched an attempt to bring down the entire SNP government and force a Holyrood election.]]>
Exclusive: Former head of policy at illegal migration taskforce details ‘inhumane conversations’A senior civil servant has said Cabinet Office officials making policy on small boats referred to “bloody migrants” and were expected to “leave their humanity at the door”.Rowaa Ahmar withdrew a tribunal claim alleging “unrelenting and systemic” racism in the department on Wednesday but said she stands by the substance of it. Continue reading
James Cleverly insisted that the Home Office's plans to initiate the Rwanda deportation scheme was 'robust' - and confirmed a number of flights had already been booked.
MPs have rejected all the Lords’ Rwanda Bill amendments, after the Government was accused of “flogging a dead horse” with the policy.The seven amendments included those that sought to require local authorities to complete age assessments for migrants before their removal, and to exempt Afghan staff who worked alongside the UK armed forces.The Bill will return to the Lords tomorrow, when it is expected that Labour and crossbench peers may seek to reinstate three or four amendments.The votes came...
There is no need for Hong Kong to legislate against “fake news” as long as the media industry exercises self-discipline, the city’s leader John Lee has said. Speaking at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, Lee said he believed Hong Kong’s media outlets had “improved compared to the past.” “I hope the industry can enhance […]
By Miriam Kuepper and Taryn Pedler Published: 04:36 EDT, 15 April 2024 | Updated: 14:59 EDT, 15 April 2024 Advertisement Iran's response will be 'more extensive' if Israel counters, foreign minister told David CameronIranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned that if Israel launches an attack, the regime's next response will be 'will be...
The group of young men came out of the dunes and stormed a vessel full of asylum seekers paying up to £1000-a-head to reach Britain.