Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has expressed her support for Angela Rayner despite questions surrounding whether the deputy leader should have paid capital gains tax on the sale of her old council house in 2015.
Ms Cooper hopes a line will be drawn under the issue when Ms Rayner sets out the facts to the police and HMRC, and argues the Conservatives are attempting to focus on this from 10 years ago rather than the current pressures on the NHS and the cost of living.
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Chris Philp has joined the daughter of Sir David Amess to call for a public inquiry into his death. It comes just two days after Home Secretary Yvette Cooper rejected the MP's family's calls for the inquiry. Speaking during a meeting with the daughter of the late MP, Mr Philp said: "We do need to properly get to the bottom of the systemic failings in the Prevent system and only a proper inquiry can do that." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has rejected calls from the family of Sir David Amess for a public inquiry into his death. The Conservative MP was murdered at his constituency surgery in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in October 2021. Sir Davidâs family have described the governmentâs decision as âunacceptableâ and âinsultingâ. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Government ministers arrive in Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting with the prime minister. Arrivals include Yvette Cooper, David Lammy, Ed Miliband, John Healey, Bridget Philipson and others.
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Stricter rules for retailers selling knives online, along with tougher penalties for those who break the rules, have been announced by the home secretary. Yvette Cooper announced unveiled a raft of anti-knife crime plans, including making retailers report bulk or suspicious sales to police, and increasing the jail sentence for selling weapons to children or illegal blades such as zombie knives, to two years. The laws will collectively be known as 'Ronan's Law', named after 16-year-old Ronan Kanda who was murdered in Wolverhampton in 2022.
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Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, promises to âboostâ 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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Anneliese Dodds has resigned as international development minister over the decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending. Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner reacted as the news broke on Friday, saying she is "really sorry" to hear the news of the resignation. "It is a really difficult decision that was made but it was absolutely right that the prime minister and the cabinet endorse the prime minister's actions to spend more money on defence," she added. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Angela Rayner set out plans to introduce a "power shift" in the North during a speech at the annual Convention of the North event on Friday. The deputy prime minister called her English Devolution programme the "biggest power shift in a generation" as Northerners will "no longer be dictated from Whitehall". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says the behaviour from seven companies criticised in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report, who are being investigated under the Procurement Act was "disgraceful". Ms Rayner says: "Reading the report from Sir Martin was absolutely devastating to see and the lack of remorse by some of these companies is disgraceful, and I outlined that again today in my response to the report's findings." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Angela Rayner has insisted the government's housing targets will be met following doubts from experts and the Opposition. "We need to build the homes and we're doing everything we can to turn the tide of decline and build the houses people so desperately need," she said.
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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has insisted there "is a future for British steel" and that the government is "committed to supporting the steel industry". It comes as US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium imports which will increase the costs of importing the metals into the US.
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The families of the Nottingham attack victims called claims that NHS staff illegally accessed their loved ones' medical records "sickening" and "inexcusable." Health minister Stephen Kinnock said protecting records is vital and promised government action if any breach occurred. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
An NHS trust is investigating allegations that healthcare staff "inappropriately" accessed the medical records of the Nottingham attack victims. Sky News
The Health Secretary has insisted he did not ask NHS boss Amanda Pritchard to leave her job. Wes Streeting said he has âso much respect and timeâ for Ms Pritchard, who announced on Tuesday that she will leave her role as NHS chief executive at the end of March.
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Queen Camilla presented owner and trainer Barry Connell a trophy after Marine Nationale triumphed at the Cheltenham races. Her Majesty, who is Joint Patron of the Jockey Club, was joined by Princess Eugenie at the Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire.
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Sir Ed Davey said the UK should retaliate against metal tariffs imposed by the US. The tariffs came into effect at midnight in the US, imposing an extra charge of 25% on all steel and aluminium entering America. "We should have retaliatory tariffs - we have to show President Trump this is bad for the American and British economy and for the global economy," Mr Davey said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The prime minister said the UK would remain open the option of retaliatory measures after Donald Trump hit steel and aluminium imports with 25% tariffs. Keir Starmer described the US government's metal tariffs as "disappointing" and added: "We will keep all options on the table." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Up to 300,000 people with side hustles selling clothes on Vinted and eBay or making money from TikTok will no longer have to report their income to HMRC. Sky News
Ousted Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has told Sky News he has not ruled out joining the Conservatives or a new political party, declaring: "I'm keeping my options.. Sky News
Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell describes the governmentâs decision to cut international aid to 0.3% of GDP as âshamefulâ and âwrongâ. The former international development secretary says he was âastonishedâ to hear about the decision, which will fund extra defence spending, insisting âthere are many other ways you can raise that moneyâ. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says UK defence spending should go beyond a target of 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030, suggesting "short-term repurposing" of some of the 0.5% dedicated to development aid.
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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers a foreign policy speech in Westminster Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper claimed Labour would bring in 13,000 more police officers in a bid to revive high streets. Ms Cooper claimed the government had "finally done a U-turn" as it now..