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'Questions raised' after huge scale of Starmer's gifts and freebies revealed, says Tory leadership hopeful

Sky News Wednesday, 18 September 2024
'Questions raised' after huge scale of Starmer's gifts and freebies revealed, says Tory leadership hopefulTom 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.
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News video: Reynolds defends Starmer for receiving freebies

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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”. Report by Ajagbef. Like us...

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PM: Southport attack shows 'terrorism has changed' [Video]

PM: Southport attack shows 'terrorism has changed'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said Britain faces a "new and dangerous threat" in light of the Southport attack in July 2024. Speaking a day after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, Starmer warned of the rising threat of 'extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men accessing all manner of material'. The Prime Minister added that he would change the law if needed to tackle this new threat. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM: Failure of Southport child-killer case 'leaps off page' [Video]

PM: Failure of Southport child-killer case 'leaps off page'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the failure of state institutions in the case of child-killer Axel Rudakubana “frankly leaps off the page”. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside, in July. The PM added that the Southport killings “must be a line in the sand for Britain”. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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'Terrorism has changed': Southport knife attack a sign the country faces a new threat, PM says

Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain faces a new threat and that terrorism has changed in light of the Southport attack last summer.
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A not so special relationship? The seven key challenges faced by Starmer in dealing with Donald Trump

There's a deep, transatlantic contrast between the bombastic billionaire Donald Trump and the bespectacled human rights lawyer Sir Keir Starmer, on a political..
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Tories urge government to build on ‘deep’ ties with US [Video]

Tories urge government to build on ‘deep’ ties with US

Dame Priti Patel urges the government to build upon the "deep and enduring" relationship between the US and the UK and “resume talks over a free trade agreement”. Speaking from Washington DC where she will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration the shadow foreign secretary says the prime minister’s non-attendance “might speak to a lack of a relationship” between the president elect and Sir Keir Starmer. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Almost half of 40 hospitals promised by Conservatives delayed

Almost half of the 40 hospitals promised by the previous Conservative government have been delayed, the health secretary has said.
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Conservatives ‘anxious’ over remaining Israeli hostages [Video]

Conservatives ‘anxious’ over remaining Israeli hostages

Conservative shadow minister Richard Holden says it is “fantastic news” to see British-Israeli national Emily Damari released from captivity in Gaza, but adds that there is “a lot of anxiety there” for the families of the remaining hostages. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Tory leader hits back at claims she would means test pensions triple lock

Kemi Badenoch has denied the Conservatives would consider means testing the pensions triple lock, as she accused her opponents of trying to "scare people".
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Tories will consider means-testing pensions triple lock, Badenoch says

Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will consider means-testing the pensions triple lock.
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Tories made 'mistakes' on Brexit and left EU 'without plan for growth', says Badenoch

The Tories mishandled Brexit and left the EU "without a plan for growth", Kemi Badenoch has admitted.
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Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

Suspended Labour MP pleads guilty to assault [Video]

Suspended Labour MP pleads guilty to assault

The suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has pleaded guilty to assault at Chester Magistrates' Court after he was charged with punching a man to the ground during an alleged assault last October. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Hollinrake: Labour's economic black hole is self-inflicted [Video]

Hollinrake: Labour's economic black hole is self-inflicted

The shadow housing secretary says, "it's good the economy is growing because it's not been growing since Labour took over". Kevin Hollinrake's comments come after latest figures show that the economy grew by 0.1% in November says the economic "black hole" that Labour claims it inherited from the previous Conservative government is "self-inflicted" and was caused by pay rises given to public sector workers "without any negotiation, without any strings attached in terms of productivity". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault by beating after punching man

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has pleaded guilty to assault by beating after punching a man in Cheshire.
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Push for EU youth mobility scheme as Labour MPs told 'put your money where your mouth is'

Labour MPs have been told to "put their money where their mouth is" and back a bill for an EU Youth Mobility Scheme.
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