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Labour doubles down amid criticism of ‘vile’ attack ad
The opposition party was accused of ‘appalling’ and ‘debased’ politics after posting the ad on Twitter on Thursday.
MPs across political spectrum condemn Labour’s attack ad
The opposition party was accused of ‘cheapened and debased’ politics after posting the advert on Twitter to a huge backlash.
MPs’ corporate jollies kept secret, laughing Benton recorded saying
He laughed after telling undercover reporters there are ‘ways around’ parliamentary rules on the declaration of corporate hospitality.
Windrush campaigners call decision to drop recommendations ‘a slap in the face’
A petition is urging Suella Braverman to U-turn on her intention to scrap three recommendations from the Windrush Lessons Learned Review.
Babies and children under five to be offered Covid jab for the first time
The JCVI has advised that clinically vulnerable children aged six months to four years should be offered the vaccination.
PM has lost ‘grip’ over the lobbying of his own MPs, says Starmer
Scott Benton showed a ‘flagrant disregard’ for the rules MPs are expected to follow, the Labour leader said.
Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker urged the DUP to end its boycott of the Stormont institutions.
Met officers moved from serious crime squads to investigate internal standards
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley set out a series of measures being taken to ‘remove the cancer from the body’ of the force.
Prince of Wales: Visit to homelessness charity with Diana opened my eyes
The Prince of Wales has spoken about how a visit to a homelessness centre with his mother opened his eyes to “the challenges that face people in all walks of life”. William appeared on homelessness charity Groundswell’s Listen Up podcast where he spoke to presenters Miles and Nawshin. Miles and Nawshin are volunteer reporters who have experienced homelessness themselves. He spoke about how his involvement in campaigning against homelessness began when he visited The Passage, a homelessness outreach service in...