Politics
Tories accept another £5m from donor Frank Hester in racism row
The businessman was accused of saying Diane Abbott ‘should be shot’.
Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of threatening pensioners’ living standards
The party said the number of over- 65s paying income tax has almost doubled, from 4.5 million in 2009/10, to 8.5 million in 2023/24.
Elections are won from centre ground, Jeremy Hunt warns
The Chancellor said the Conservative Party will ‘always be a broad church’ which is ‘a good thing’.
Trade union’s legal challenge over Rwanda Act to be heard at High Court
The FDA previously said it was bringing legal action over the relationship between the Civil Service Code and the Act.
‘At least one in four children in poverty in two-thirds of constituencies’
Child poverty rates strongly correlated with the percentage of children affected by the two-child limit in that local area, researchers said.
Former Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen to stand as Independent
Faiza Shaheen confirmed her plans to contest the seat of Chingford and Woodford Green on July 4.
Tory chair Richard Holden’s Basildon selection angers local Conservatives
Holden was the sole candidate presented on what was expected to be a shortlist of three names for Basildon constituency candidates.
Starmer claims Sunak breached ministerial code by lying about Labour tax plans
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak ‘lied deliberately’ about a Tory analysis suggesting households would face £2,000 tax rises.
Woman charged with assault after milkshake thrown over Nigel Farage
Essex Police said Victoria Thomas Bowen is due to appear before Colchester Magistrates’ Court on July 2.