Labour chair Ellie Reeves predicts more “division” and “chaos” within the Conservative Party after Kemi Badenoch was elected as the Tory’s new leader today.
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The shadow environment secretary has blasted the Labour government for the "third" increase in energy bills since coming to power. Victoria Atkins also criticised the government's approach to energy, including "plonking pylons across the country".
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said Runcorn needs a new Labour MP after Mike Amesbury was jailed for beating up a constituent - and will keep his £91,000 MPs.. Sky News
Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell describes the government’s decision to cut international aid to 0.3% of GDP as “shameful” and “wrong”. The former international development secretary says he was “astonished” to hear about the decision, which will fund extra defence spending, insisting “there are many other ways you can raise that money”. 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
The Conservatives have voiced disappointment at the US decision not to support a UN resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine – even though it was co-sponsored by the UK. However, Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins says it is still important to support President Trump in his wish to bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict, despite the US siding with Russia in last night’s vote.
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Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have won the country's federal elections,.. Sky News
Kemi Badenoch has praised Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes amid a wave of support for the President from world leaders following a tense exchange in the Oval Office with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. "President Zelenskyy is a hero. He represents the Ukrainian people's strength and their resistance to an authoritarian regime which is destroying them. He needs all the support he can get," she said.
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Kemi Badenoch has said the US is acting in its national interest and the UK also needs to, ahead of Sir Keir Starmer's meeting with Donald Trump. Sky News
Kemi Badenoch says loopholes in liberalism like the European Convention on Human Rights have been "hacked", as she addresses the centre-right Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Train fares in England and Wales have risen by around 4.6%, with railcards also becoming more expensive. The increase will see many commuters paying hundreds of pounds more per year for travel. The price rises come as several operators suffer from industrial disputes and staffing shortages, resulting in poor performance. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer makes a statement to a packed House of Commons on the situation in Ukraine, after meeting Donald Trump on Thursday and European leaders on Sunday. The prime minister says the UK must strengthen its relationship with the US but will "never choose between either side of the Atlantic". Sir Keir also tells MPs, “we stand by Ukraine because it's the right thing to do, but we also stand by them because it's in our interest to do so". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
During an arms industry event at 10 Downing Street Sir Keir Starmer insists the government is “investing in our security, but we are also investing in peace” with its promised increase in defence spending. The UK prime minister is at the helm of Europe's part in potential peace deal between the Ukraine and Russia, following a weekend of frantic diplomacy in London. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Commuters in central London are negative about the rise in the cost of rail travel, with many citing the poor services not being value for money. Train fares in England and Wales rose by 4.6% while railcards become more expensive, despite record low reliability of services. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard says Lord Mandelson was “not right” when the British Ambassador to the US suggested Ukraine should commit to a ceasefire before Russia. The ambassador used an interview with American network ABC to say that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky should give "unequivocal backing" to US President Donald Trump's peace initiative. 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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