'Questions raised' after huge scale of Starmer's gifts and freebies revealed, says Tory leadership hopeful
Wednesday, 18 September 2024 Tom Tugendhat has insisted it is "important to be transparent" after it emerged Sir Keir Starmer has received substantially more freebies than any other MP since becoming Labour leader.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has defended Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer after he declared he had accepted more than £100,000 in freebies and gifts. Asked about whether it was “justifiable”, Reynolds said, “I don’t think there’s a problem with that”.
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Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto to 10 Downing Street on Thursday. Mr Subianto, who was inaugurated last month, met the prime minister earlier this week at the G20 leaders’ summit in Brazil.
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Sir Keir Starmer said the UK must "double down" it's support for Ukraine after returning from the G20 summit in Brazil. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday, the prime minister said it "could not be more clear" that "this is a man that wants destruction, not peace".
"After 1,000 days of war, I am clear that we must double down in our support. We will not be deterred or distracted by reckless threats," he added.
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Sir Keir Starmer has launched with Brazil the Global Clean Power Alliance at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. 12 countries have signed up to join the initiative, which the UK prime minister says, "is about harnessing the political leadership needed to unlock investment on a huge scale, so that no developing country is left behind". 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 Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have agreed to resume negotiations on the India-UK Free Trade Agreement. The leaders aim to.. IndiaTimes
Sir Keir Starmer urged Vladimir Putin to "get out of Ukraine" as he addressed the G20 summit in Rio, Brazil, on Tuesday. It comes as Mr Starmer has refused to comment on whether Britain will allow Ukraine to fire Storm Shadow missiles into Russia following reports that Joe Biden is on the verge of giving the green light for the British-made weapons to be used.
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Conservative MP James Cartlidge says he “welcomes” President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to begin firing US rockets deep into Russia. He continues saying, "In terms of long-range missiles, this is the right decision to help Ukraine defend itself".
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A former Conservative cabinet minister has thrown his hat into the ring to become the inaugural chair of Britain's new independent football regulator. Sky News
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was joined by shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs, Victoria Atkins as she visited J H and Son farm near Long Crendon on Thursday. The opposition leader headed to Buckinghamshire to speak to farmers about their concerns over the latest budget.
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om Tugendhat has accused Sir Keir Starmer of "believing in state control." The shadow security minister was addressing the Conservative conference in his bid to become the next Tory leader. Mr Tugendhat also revealed he felt "deeply, deeply uncomfortable" about legalising assisted dying. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat is greeted by supporters as he arrives at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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
Brandishing a pork pie on a silver tray, John Prescott stood on the stage during his 1995 Labour conference speech and bellowed: "Lies, lies! Porky pies!" Sky News
The border security minister has said more hotels for asylum seekers have opened since Labour came into government, but she pledged to end their use. Sky News
The policing minister has defended the government's decision to impose Inheritance Tax on farms worth over £1 million. Diana Johnson said the Labour government have had to make "difficult decisions" after inheriting a "£22 billion blackhole in the public finances" when they came to power in July. It comes as thousands of farmers are set to converge in Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in last month's budget.
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