Conservative co-chairman Nigel Huddleston says the party has a strong track record of delivering value for money through better services at lower costs.
He praised local Tory councillors for their commitment to community issues like road maintenance and social care, while downplaying defections as a normal part of politics.
Report by Covellm.
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The Conservatives have branded the Governmentās welfare reforms as too little, too late, with Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall being urged to be tougher. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately told the Commons: "The fact is Ā£5 billion just doesnāt cut it. With a bill so big, going up so fast, she needed to be tougher." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The shadow education secretary says schools "desperately" need to ban pupils from using phones during the school day. Neil O'Brien adds that phones cause "a huge amount of disruption in class, lower educational standards and it's also bad for kids' mental health". The government has so far resisted calls from the Conservative Party to ban the devices. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott claims the government are āall over the placeā with welfare reforms as uncertainty continues around what will be announced this week. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Kemi Badenoch warned that the Conservatives would lose āevery singleā council they won in 2021 if the general election results were applied to May's local elections. The Tory leader acknowledged the partyās āgreatest defeatā in history and predicted a tough battle ahead, although she hoped for slightly better results. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer defended Labourās economic record since coming into Government, amid questions from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on why Rachel Reeves will hold her spring statement next week. The Prime Minister said: "We have delivered record investment into this country, had three interest rates cuts in a row, and wages are going up faster than prices which is a massive cost-of-living boost." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The first plane has landed at Heathrow Airport after a fire broke out at an electrical substation, causing thousands of people to be hit by flight cancellations and power cuts.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan calls the counter-terrorism investigation into a fire that broke out at an electrical substation near Heathrow Airport ānormalā saying, āthis is not a reason for people to be alarmedā.
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Counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into a fire in Hayes, west London that led to thousands of passengers at Heathrow airport being hit by flight cancellations and power cuts.
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John McDonnell, the MP for Hayes and Harlington, challenges the prospect of an expansion of Heathrow Airport after an electrical substation caught fire, causing power outages in thousands of homes.
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Deputy Commissioner for the London Fire Brigade Jonathan Smith says they are working very closely with their partners to āminimise disruptionā. Smith confirms approximately 10 percent of the fire, which broke out at an electrical substation in west London, is still alight.
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