Angela Rayner: I don’t see any reason why Abbott can’t stand
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Angela Rayner: I don’t see any reason why Abbott can’t stand
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner defends Diane Abbott’s choice to stand as a Labour MP at the next general election saying, "I don’t see any reason why Diane Abbott can’t stand at the next general election." "She’s been cleared as part of an investigation, that is a process and for me I just see that if she wants to stand I don’t see any reason why she can’t", she said.
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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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Concerns have been raised over how many bereaved families were spoken to before the government’s decision to demolish Grenfell Tower. Deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner met bereaved families on Wednesday evening to tell them the decision. Grenfell United, which represents some of the survivors and the bereaved, claims their voices have been ignored. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Guests arriving for the funeral of former Deputy Prime Minister Lord John Prescott. Arrivals include: Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Angela Rayner, John Healey, Rachel Reeves, Sir Keir Starmer, Gordon Brown, Sir Sadiq Khan, David Lammy, Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls, and Tony Blair. Arrivals followed by the coffin being carried into the church.
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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
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
Disabled fashion designer Kat Paylor-Bent says she is “honoured” to be showcasing her clothing at London Fashion Week. Paylor-Bent makes history by incorporating braille into her clothes designs at the event for the first time.
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The funeral of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose took place at Sheffield Cathedral after he was fatally stabbed at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield.
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Nour Norris, the aunt of Raneem Oudeh who was killed by her ex-husband, has welcomed the 'Raneem's law' scheme which will see specialists embedded in 999 control rooms across some police forces as “it will play a huge, big role in supporting first call victims”.
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