Politics
Toast: Sunak ditches D-Day ceremony to ‘record TV interview’
“I think it’s political malpractice of the highest order", Tim Montgomerie, the founder of the grassroots Conservative Home website said.
Recognition of Palestinian state in peace process expected in Labour manifesto
Sir Keir Starmer will also commit to ensuring such a move is not vetoed by a neighbouring country, according to multiple reports.
Labour says Sunak’s TV interview on D-Day was ‘dereliction of duty’
The Prime Minister sat down with ITV on Thursday to defend claims he had made about Sir Keir Starmer’s tax plans.
Five Just Stop Oil protesters who stormed West End show given community work
The Sondheim Theatre was left with an estimated bill of £60,000 after having to cancel the performance of Les Miserables, the court previously heard.
Tories’ promises to raise tax threshold for pensioners a joke, Labour says
During a visit to Essex, shadow pensions secretary Liz Kendall claimed the Conservatives have worsened the quality of retirement.
Tory candidate withdraws from election after ‘wholly inappropriate’ comments
Sam Trask had been standing as a candidate in the Bridgend constituency in south Wales.
Labour abandons legal action against Corbyn-era staff
The legal action was connected to claims over the leak of a controversial internal report on antisemitism in the party.
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.