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‘All sides must show restraint’ says Sunak, as Israel considers Iran response In reply, Sunak welcomes Starmer’s support of the government’s stance. He says G7 leaders spoke yesterday and agreed to coordinate actions to “counter the Iranian regime and its proxies”. He adds that an announcement with details will come “at the appropriate time”. Over… Continue reading ‘All sides must show restraint’ says Sunak, as Israel considers Iran response

Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Asad Ahmad BBC News, London Some Conservative politicians as well as business and charity leaders have said they will boycott the government’s Eid event over its support of Israel. The annual event, hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is set to take place in Downing Street… Continue reading Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned

RAF jets shot down a number of Iran drones – Sunak Reuters By James Gregory & Adam Durbin BBC News British fighter jets shot down “a number of drones” fired at Israel from Iran, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. The UK was one of several countries, including the US, which helped counter Iran’s unprecedented attack… Continue reading RAF jets shot down a number of Iran drones – Sunak

Are Rayner’s troubles a sign of what’s to come for Labour? PA Media By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg “Everyone says they want to have a woman around who drinks and smokes and makes jokes. “Then they get a woman who drinks and smokes and makes jokes, then they say, ‘oh, we didn’t… Continue reading Are Rayner’s troubles a sign of what’s to come for Labour?

Labour wants to increase defence spending to 2.5% Getty Images By Kate Whannel Political reporter, BBC News A Labour government would aim to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP “as soon as resources allow”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader also told the i newspaper he would conduct a strategic review of… Continue reading Labour wants to increase defence spending to 2.5%

Police knew about ‘honeytrap’ messages last year PA Media By Phil Kemp & Henry Zeffman BBC News The police were first made aware of suspicious messages targeting men at Westminster late last year – but did not warn MPs, the BBC has learned. Many of those targeted in the alleged “honeytrap” scandal did not realise… Continue reading Police knew about ‘honeytrap’ messages last year

Pressure grows over rough sleeping clampdown Getty Images By Peter Saull & Jack Fenwick BBC Politics Home Secretary James Cleverly is coming under increasing pressure to rethink plans to clamp down on “nuisance” rough sleeping in England and Wales. The government is expected to make concessions in the coming weeks to try to stave off… Continue reading Pressure grows over rough sleeping clampdown