Responding to the record numbers of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel, Gillian Keegan blames Labour for slowing the progress of the governmentās Rwanda Bill.
The education secretary says, "It is now stuck in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, held up by Labour MPs and Labour peers.ā Report by Blairm.
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Rishi Sunak has teared into Labour at a campaign launch at a Derbyshire bus depot this morning by raising the issue of cash-strapped local councils, saying Labour is "unable to balance the books when it is in local government". The prime minister then added ājust look whatās happening here, Nottingham Council effectively bankrupt. After having a fire-sale of assets, they still canāt balance the books, in contrast to the extraordinarily well-run Conservative Nottinghamshire County Council". He also said that "whenever Labour runs something, they run it into the ground. In Birmingham, they have effectively bankrupted the largest local authority in Europe. They have saddled their constituents with a 21% council tax rise.ā Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and university vice chancellors have arrived at 10 Downing Street for a meeting with the prime minister about tackling pro-Palestinian student protesters. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has backed JK Rowling saying ābiological sex mattersā after Rowling described several transgender women as men in a series of tweets online.
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The Education Secretary says she is "confident" that the Government will deliver its pledge to expand funded childcare for working families in England. Gillian Keegan says the Government is "on track" to deliver the first phase of its rollout next week to 150,000 working parents of two-year-olds. The cabinet minister also warns the Labour Party could put the expansion plan "at risk" if it wins the forthcoming general election. 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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The government's controversial Rwanda Bill has passed through Parliament after months of back and forth between MPs and peers.
It comes as three men, a child and a woman reportedly died attempting to cross the English Channel from France in a small boat. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Government Minister Gareth Davies says good progress is being made on sending migrants on flights to Rwanda, and insists it is an important detterent for small boat crossings on the English Channel. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has welcomed the Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates unchanged, adding he would rather it didn't rush into a decision it'd later have to backtrack on. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said he is 'encouraged' by the direction of inflation, hinting borrowing costs could soon be cut if inflation is reined in. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones has said there are a number of policy initiatives that could help bring inflation down after the Bank of England decided to leave the rate unchanged. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lord Cameron has said the UK will not support an Israeli invasion of Rafah unless there is a 'clear plan to save lives'.
He added the government had a 'rigourous process' in ensuring it its arms were not going to be used in a manner that would breach humanitarian law. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lord Cameron has stressed the importance of enhancing the UK's security, including revisiting foreign policy and increase spending on defence. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The government's controversial Rwanda Bill has finally been passed in Parliament after months of back and forth between the House of Commons and House of Lords.
It will now head for Royal Assent before becoming law. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Dame Andrea Leadsom, hit out at Labour after Rishi Sunakās Rwanda deportation plan has been hit by further delay after defiant peers dug their heels in and inflicted a series of fresh defeats against the controversial policy. Leadsom insisted that the defeat in the House of Lords was a āresult of Labourās determination not to stop the small boats.ā Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has expressed his hopes of getting the Rwanda bill through parliament and flights up and running by Spring. It comes as MPs are set to vote on the House of Lords amendments to the bill today. In November, the Supreme Court ruled the African nation isn't a safe place to send asylum seekers. "We aim to get a flight off in the Spring. It's important that we get the Rwanda scheme up and running because we need a deterrent," Mr Sunak said.
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Rishi Sunak has reassured the public following a major data breach at the Ministry of Defence, which impacted a third-party payroll system. "I do want to reassure people the Ministry of Defence has already taken action, removing the network and taking it offline and making sure the people affected are supported in the right way," he said. He refused to be drawn on claims China is behind the data breach, but confirmed defence secretary Grant Shapps will address MPs in the House of Commons later today.
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Rishi Sunak said the conflict in Gaza "must end" as he addressed MPs in the House of Commons. The prime minister said he will be speaking to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to express solidarity and to discuss how we can prevent further escalation. "Nothing that has happened over the last 48 hours affects our position on Gaza. The whole country wants to see an end to the bloodshed and to see more humanitarian support going in," he added.
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Lord David Cameron has faced accusations of hiding from scrutiny amid questions about the UKās arms sales to Israel. The Foreign Secretaryās Labour counterpart, David Lammy, has called for Lord Cameron to appear in the House of Commons and answer MPs directly on arms export licences. MPs from across the political spectrum have suggested the UK should stop selling weapons to Israel for fear of breaching international humanitarian law. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds described a government minister's appearance on Question Time as "incredibly embarrassing" after he appeared to ask if Rwanda and Congo were different..
Alison McGovern has hit out at the prime ministerās plan for immigration, saying that she ādoesnāt believe that Rishi Sunak can achieve anything on immigration.ā It comes after the Mr Sunakās..
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