Leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has condemned the government's refusal to reverse the winter fuel payment cut for pensioners after facing a growing backlash.
Sir Keir Starmer warned of a "hard path ahead" in his first speech as prime minister at the Labour conference in Liverpool.
"What they've done is they've decided to take money from vulnerable pensioners and give it to the union paymasters.
That's a decision and that's a choice that this Labour government has made," Mr Tugendhat said.
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Tom 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.. Sky News
Tom Tugendhat, one of the six Tory MPs vying to be Rishi Sunak’s successor as Conservative leader, formally launches his campaign, admitting that he is applying for a job that he doesn't want. The MP for Tonbridge said: "I don't want to be Leader of the Opposition, I want to be prime minister". He continued: "I don't want to oppose, I want to govern, but first we need to change". Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Tom Tugendhat began his leadership campaign launch with an apology on behalf of the Conservative Party. He said: "The Conservative Party owes you better. Politics isn’t a game and we all know the cost when government isn’t sober and serious.” Reflecting on the end of the last government, he added: “I saw duty give way to ego. That’s why I’m standing before you today, because this country can change, we must change, and Britain deserves better.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Office minister Tom Tugendhat has accused the prime minister of "giving into the unions' demands" as he criticized the new government's decision to abolish the winter fuel allowance and raise taxes. Mr Tugendhat said the new government are "owned lock, stock and barrel by the unions." 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 met US business leaders at a roundtable event while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Keir Starmer thanked the executives for the "trust and confidence" they put into the UK as he stressed the importance of trade between the two nations. 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 should give up his current arrangements for watching football and instead watch on television, a former Labour MP and minister has said. Sky News
Labour MPs who voted to cut Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners have been ‘named and shamed’ on an ad van driving outside the party’s annual conference in Liverpool. The display, produced by the Conservative Party, names each MP alongside the number of pensioners reportedly impacted in each of their constituencies. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has defended MPs taking freebie tickets to events, saying it allows them to spend time with their families. Sky News
Downing Street has said Sir Keir Starmer did not break any rules when he used Lord Alli's London penthouse to record a COVID-era broadcast urging people to "work.. Sky News
Delegates at the Labour conference have voted for a motion to reverse the winter fuel payment cuts. The vote is non-binding but showed an overwhelming majority voted in favour of reversing the decision to axe the benefit for millions of pensioners. Sir Keir Starmer was not present at the final day of the conference as he is set to attend the UN Security Council and General Assembly in New York. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The health secretary has vowed to end "two-tier healthcare" in the NHS in a speech delivered at the Labour conference. Wes Streeting said the NHS has let people down in recent years. "We are the generation that will build a national care service worthy of it's name. That's the change Britain voted for," he said.
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Defence ministers from the UK, US and Australia, have said they will work closely together to boost global security, following the conclusion of a landmark Aukus meeting in London. Defence secretary John Healey hosted US counterpart Lloyd Austin and Australian deputy prime minister Richard Marles at a meeting of Aukus in London. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Met Office has upgraded its yellow weather warning to an amber 'be prepared' rainfall warning as showers are forecast to be heavier that expected.
Areas affected by the amber warning include Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, parts of south-west England and the West Midlands, which could see 30-40 mm of rainfall within three hours.
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Premier League executives met for the first shareholder meeting of the season in London. Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish and Arsenal chief executive Tim Lewis were seen walking into a hotel in central London on Thursday ahead of the meeting. It comes ahead of the outcome of Manchester City's landmark legal challenge against the Premier League's sponsorship rules.
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Defence Ministers from Australia, the USA and the UK have met in London for a landmark meeting. Defence secretary John Healey hosted US secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III and Australian deputy prime minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles to discuss the importance of the AUKUS partnership.
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