Pat McFadden plays down Rosie Duffield quitting the Labour Party saying, "I don't think in the end her resignation is a big surprise".
The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also dismisses criticisms from Ms Duffield about donations from Lord Alli, insisting "everything that's donated is properly declared".
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The policing minister has defended the government's decision to impose Inheritance Tax on farms worth over ÂŁ1 million. Diana Johnson said the Labour government have had to make "difficult decisions" after inheriting a "ÂŁ22 billion blackhole in the public finances" when they came to power in July. It comes as thousands of farmers are set to converge in Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in last month's budget.
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Mel Stride blamed GDP figures showing growth slowed between July and September on the Labour government “talking down of the economy”. UK economic growth slowed between July and September relative to the previous quarter, according to official data, in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Wes Streeting "crossed the line" by opposing assisted dying in public and the argument shouldn't "come down to resources", a Labour peer has said. Sky News
Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds announces Labour’s plans to create a pension “megafund” to help unlock billions of pounds of investment in businesses and infrastructure. She said, “we are looking at putting forward the biggest and boldest pension reforms in a generation”.
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Labour MPs who are opposed to legalising assisted dying believe the momentum is swinging behind their side of the campaign, Sky News has learnt. Sky News
Pat McFadden says the government wants British Ambassador to the USA Dame Karen Pierce to “carry on doing the excellent job that she's doing." The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster insists Dame Karen is "highly respected on both sides of the aisle in Washington" but wouldn’t be drawn on whether her tenure will be extended. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Cabinet minister Pat McFadden plays down historic derogatory comments made about Donald Trump by some of his government colleagues. The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster says “the truth is that the relationship between Britain and the United States is based on more than tweets “. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Pat McFadden has defended the government's decision to cut the winter fuel payment. "Line one of the manifesto was we are going to run a stable economy. It's not just winter fuel - we had to cancel some transport projects as well because we found they had been announced with no money attached to them," he said.
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Sir Keir Starmer has launched with Brazil the Global Clean Power Alliance at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. 12 countries have signed up to join the initiative, which the UK prime minister says, "is about harnessing the political leadership needed to unlock investment on a huge scale, so that no developing country is left behind". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer urged Vladimir Putin to "get out of Ukraine" as he addressed the G20 summit in Rio, Brazil, on Tuesday. It comes as Mr Starmer has refused to comment on whether Britain will allow Ukraine to fire Storm Shadow missiles into Russia following reports that Joe Biden is on the verge of giving the green light for the British-made weapons to be used.
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Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the inheritance tax changes for farming businesses introduced in last month’s Budget. The changes mean inheritance tax of 20% will apply to combined agricultural and business property worth more than £1 million. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) also held an event at Church Hall, ahead of their meetings with MPs. Report by Jonesia. 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 announced additional funding to the police force, as she set out plans to overhaul the work of forces in England and Wales. In a speech on Tuesday, Ms Cooper said "direct central government funding" for policing will increase by over half a billion pounds by next year. She also announced a new body which will organise specialist functions such as forensics, IT, and use of drones. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Steve Reed has defended the government's decision to introduce inheritance tax on farms worth over ÂŁ1 million. The environment secretary said Labour's Inheritance Tax plans became necessary because of the 'ÂŁ22 billion black hole' in the public finances they allegedly inherited from the previous government.
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