Tory leadership candidate claims she 'became working class' after securing a job at McDonald's

Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign

Kemi Badenoch launches her Conservative Party leadership campaign in Westminster saying the last Tory government's mistake was that it "talked right but governed left". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Conservative leadership candidate condemns winter fuel cuts

leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has condemned the government's refusal to reverse the winter fuel payment cut for pensioners after facing a growing backlash. Sir Keir Starmer warned of a "hard path ahead" in his first speech as prime minister at the Labour conference in Liverpool. "What they've done is they've decided to take money from vulnerable pensioners and give it to the union paymasters. That's a decision and that's a choice that this Labour government has made," Mr Tugendhat said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Ad van names Labour MPs who backed Winter Fuel Payment cut

Labour MPs who voted to cut Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners have been ‘named and shamed’ on an ad van driving outside the party’s annual conference in Liverpool. The display, produced by the Conservative Party, names each MP alongside the number of pensioners reportedly impacted in each of their constituencies. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Rayner: Workers rights bill will be tabled next month

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced that Labour's flagship Employment Rights Bill will be presented before parliament next month. She said the legislation would repeal "anti-worker laws" introduced by the Conservatives, end zero hour contracts and fire and rehire and bring in new protections for workers from day one of employment. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn