Politics
Sunak and Starmer agree to ITV debate on June 4
Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak will face Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in the hour-long debate.
Iain Dale steps down from LBC radio in bid to run as Tory MP
The 61-year-old said he hoped listeners would ‘respect’ his decision.
Sunak spoke to Johnson ‘the other day’, amid speculation over campaign role
The relationship between the men has been tense since Rishi Sunak’s resignation as chancellor under Boris Johnson’s premiership in July 2022.
Fact check: Did Rachel Reeves work for the Bank of England for six years?
During her stint with the Bank, Ms Reeves spent some time on secondment to the British Embassy in Washington.
Diane Abbott says she is ‘banned’ from standing as Labour candidate in election
The veteran MP was suspended in April 2023 over comments she made on racism.
Humbled Tories try to defend Rayner smears after police close their investigation
Both Bim Afolami and Mel Stride were asked whether the Conservative party owe her an apology and both, surprisingly, declined.
Biden campaign sends De Niro to Trump trial to put focus on 2021 Capitol attack
Trump adviser Jason Miller suggested that the Biden team’s presence validated Donald Trump’s contention that his criminal issues were ‘all politics’.
Labour vows to send teams into hospitals to set up evening and weekend clinics
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to cut treatment backlogs, which currently stand at 7.54 million.
Diane Abbott has Labour whip restored
The veteran MP was suspended in April 2023 over comments she made on racism.