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PM says welfare reforms not about cost cutting as ‘hostile rhetoric’ criticised
Rishi Sunak has told of the “moral mission” to reform welfare as he announced major changes to the system in the face of criticism of his “hostile rhetoric” and accusations that the proposals are a “full-on assault on disabled people”....
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PM says welfare reforms not about cost-cutting as ‘hostile rhetoric’ criticised
Rishi Sunak has told of the “moral mission” to reform welfare as he announced major changes to the system in the face of criticism of his “hostile rhetoric” and accusations that the proposals are a “full-on assault on disabled people”....
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Khan pledges to wipe out rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected
Sadiq Khan has pledged to wipe out rough sleeping in the capital by 2030 if he is re-elected as London mayor. In a speech on Monday, the Labour incumbent will promise to end “once and for all” the “indignity, fear and isolation” felt by...
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Labour leader Keir Starmer visits Blackpool ahead of local elections
Labour leader Keir Starmer in Blackpool with Blackpool South candidate Chris Webb. He visits the Beach House Bistro and Bar where he meets owners Hagop and Cheryl Tchobanian and other local residents, including foodbank volunteer Sylvia...
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Reform UK leader Richard Rice sets out party's plans - speech in full
Reform UK leader Richard Tice targeted Labour in a pitch for voters in the so-called Red Wall. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer hopes to win back seats in his party’s former northern heartlands, which were lost to the Tories in Boris...
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Sir Ed Davey visits Hillfield Gardens in Gloucester ahead of the May local elections
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey visits Hillfield Gardens in Gloucester as he campaigns ahead of next month's local elections.
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PM has ‘bottled’ general election, says Sir Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “bottling” a general election as he predicted his party would make gains at the local elections. Sir Ed was on the third day of a tour of the West Country...
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Rishi Sunak visits Teesside wind turbine plant
Shots of Rishi Sunak visiting the SeAH wind turbine plant being built at the Teesworks site on Teesside. He was with Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen and Redcar MP Jacob Young and part of his local election launch for the Conservative Party.
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Angela Rayner speaks as Labour launch local election campaign
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner speaks at the party's local election launch in Dudley, it comes as Ms Rayner said she would not publish the tax advice she received on the sale of her council house.
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Levelling up failures unforgivable, Starmer says as he warns on council spending
It is “unforgivable” the Tories did not follow through on their pledge to level up left behind areas of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer said as he launched Labour’s local election campaign. The Labour leader would not however commit to “turn...
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Education Secretary responds to doubts over new childcare expansion scheme
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan responds to doubts over her new childcare expansion scheme, backlash from NHS dissatisfaction and difficulties on the issue of immigration. From April, working parents of two-year-olds will get 15 hours...
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Daily politics briefing - March 27
Daily politics briefing for March 27, as Robert Halfon unexpectedly quit as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister, while James Heappey followed through on his stated intention to step down as armed forces minister.
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Esther McVey on the road to fill pothole problem
Tory minister Esther McVey helped fill a pothole to highlight the Government’s plans to fix the nation’s roads. Wearing a hard hat and high-viz clothes, Ms McVey grabbed a shovel, filled a barrow and used a wacker plate to level tarmac...
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Sadiq Khan claims Tories would ‘cancel’ free school meals and TfL fare freeze
Sadiq Khan has said Londoners have a “clear choice” between him and a Conservative mayor who would “cancel” his policies in the upcoming mayoral election. Speaking in central London on Monday morning, Mr Khan branded the May election as...
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Sadiq Khan sets out stall ahead of mayoral election
Sadiq Khan, speaks to PA after launching a new poster campaign to spell out the 'clear choice' facing voters in the London mayoral elections in Central London.
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West Yorkshire Police investigating Frank Hester comments about Diane Abbott
West Yorkshire Police are investigating alleged racist comments made by Tory party donor Frank Hester about Diane Abbott at a meeting in 2019. The force said it was working to establish whether a crime had been committed after the...
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Sunak delivers speech for local election campaign launch
East Midlands mayoral candidate Ben Bradley and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speak during a local elections campaign launch at a bus depot in Heanor, Derbyshire.
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Rishi Sunak tours bus depot in Derbyshire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to employees during a local elections campaign launch at a bus depot in Heanor, Derbyshire.
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Ed Miliband speech at Green Alliance event in London
Shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband attends a Green Alliance event at RSA House, central London, to outline how the Labour party will meet the climate challenge. The shadow energy security and net zero secretary claimed the Prime...
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Daily politics briefing - March 19
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak maintains hope of spring Rwanda flights after seeing off Lords' challenges.
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Ministers arrive in Downing Street for Cabinet meeting
Footage, in order of appearance, of Minister without Portfolio Esther McVey, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott, Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport Lucy Frazer with Minister for...
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'Getting on with my job' - Penny Mordaunt ignores PM claims
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt ignores questions about replacing Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, saying she is 'getting on with my job'. The Prime Minister has faced speculation about a possible Tory revolt against his leadership, with...
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'Getting on with my job' - Penny Mordaunt ignores leadership revolt questions
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt ignores questions about replacing Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, saying she is 'getting on with my job'. The Prime Minister has faced speculation about a possible Tory revolt against his leadership, with...
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry for a Government Business Connect event.