Government whips will be overestimating the number of Labour rebels over welfare cuts as a form of "expectation management", Dame Harriet Harman has said. Sky News
The shadow home secretary says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has "lost control of our borders", and that his "complete failure" on immigration will lose Labour voters. Chris Philp adds, "his pledge to smash the gangs is in complete tatters". 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 says since Labour came into government they have deported more than 24,000 people "that have no right to be here". Speaking at the Border Security Summit in London, the prime minister adds, "that would have taken the Rwanda scheme 80 years to achieve". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Controversial sentencing guidelines that were due to come into force on Tuesday have been delayed after a political backlash, Sky News understands. Sky News
The government plans to change the law so it can overrule Sentencing Council guidelines following a row over "two-tier justice", Sky News understands. Sky News
British authors have told Sky News they felt "absolutely sick" to see their book titles appear in a "shadow library" allegedly used by tech giant Meta to help.. Sky News
Friday, 30 August 2024
Labour heavyweight Harriet Harman is joining Sky News' Electoral Dysfunction podcast as a permanent member of the team.
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