Politics

Pensioners could be left £443 a year worse off

In her first appearance in front of parliament as equalities minister, Kemi Badenoch attacked the publisher of an LGBT+ publication.

The health minister said the plan would decriminalise the possession of up to 30g of marijuana and allow the controlled sale of the drug.

So far, the MoD has spent nearly £2.5 million on staffing costs and consultancy fees related to the project.

Mr Gove, who made a return to Cabinet yesterday as Levelling Up Secretary, spoke at the London Press Club Awards on Wednesday.

The newly-appointed prime minister also looked pretty glum as the Labour leader tore into him over his wife's previous non dom status.

“He’s so weak, he’s done a grubby deal trading national security because he was scared to lose another leadership election.”

“I stand by the manifesto on that,” the new PM told the Commons – referring to the 2019 moratorium on drilling for shale gas.

Labour’s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell described the comments as "shockingly tone deaf".