Rishi Sunak grilled over election date announcement
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Rishi Sunak grilled over election date announcement
Rishi Sunak told the Commons his “working assumption” remains that a general election will take place in the second half of the year, following pressure from Sir Keir Starmer to call a poll.
Criticising the Labour leader, the prime minister said: “I must say, I thought that out of everybody he would actually be the most grateful, because he has now actually got time to come up with a plan for Britain.” Report by Covellm.
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Ahead of Sir Keir Starmer's meeting with Donald Trump this week, Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge says there cannot be a Ukraine peace settlement that is seen as a "win for Russia". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer receives a standing ovation as he states the “Scottish people stand with the people of Ukraine”. Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow the prime minister says: "Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue, least of all the Ukrainians”. Sir Keir insists “Britain will take a leading responsibility, we have to be ready to play our role if a force is required in Ukraine, once a peace agreement is reached”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to stand by Ukraine with a security guarantee as he warned a bad peace deal would be a "disaster for everyone". Sky News
For a prime minister who has spent so much of his time in office out of the country, this week's high-stakes trip to Washington DC may well be the one for which.. Sky News
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Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, promises to “boost” enforcement on illegal immigrants after footage of raids were released as part of a border security crackdown. Cooper says, "the rules need to be respected and enforced".
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The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, says the government will deliver a “firm and fair” immigration system as the Home Office releases new data on increased immigration enforcement visits and arrests.
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A WhatsApp group in which MP Andrew Gwynne posted “completely unacceptable” messages is being investigated, a minister has said. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook could not say if others in the chat, which reportedly included another Labour MP, will be suspended, but suggested the Prime Minister could take action based on what the investigation finds. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government is “determined to get to two and half percent” of GDP for defence spending which she says is “very ambitious”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Hundreds of people march on the Russian Embassy in London, marking the upcoming third anniversary of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The demonstration, organised by a coalition of groups under the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, is showing support for Ukrainians both in the UK and back home. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
An organiser of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign speaks about his “frustration” of the current political “betrayal” around the war in the eastern European country. Referencing Russia’s “122,000 recorded war crimes” in Ukraine, Christopher Ford says “the perpetrator of these crimes could be rewarded with conquest”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Ed Davey tells the Liberal Democrats spring conference that the prime minister "sounds like he's already given up" and that setting the general election date is "pretty much the only thing left..
After Labour branded the prime minister a "chicken" for ruling out a May 2nd general election, a group of people dressed in chicken costumes wearing Rishi Sunak masks roam near Downing Street with..
Labour has challenged Rishi Sunak to name the date of the next election. The shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth said it was in the “national interest” to declare the date as “businesses..
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