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Deputy PM: It’s still legal to sell arms to Israel This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jennifer McKiernan BBC political reporter The deputy prime minister has told the BBC he believes it is still legal for the UK to continue to sell… Continue reading Deputy PM: It’s still legal to sell arms to Israel

I reported explicit messages to police, says MP HoC By Kate Whannel Political reporter A Tory MP has said he is one of the men to have been sent unsolicited explicit messages in a suspected honeytrap plot targeting Westminster. Bosworth MP Luke Evans said he contacted the police after becoming “a victim of cyber-flashing and… Continue reading I reported explicit messages to police, says MP

Hunt praises MP’s apology over dating app incident Getty Images By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News The chancellor has praised a Tory MP for apologising after he admitted he gave other MPs’ personal phone numbers to someone on a dating app. Jeremy Hunt said William Wragg had been “courageous” in telling the Times he… Continue reading Hunt praises MP’s apology over dating app incident

Top judges urge UK to stop arms sales to Israel Reuters By Emily Atkinson BBC News Three former Supreme Court judges are among the signatories of a letter warning that the UK is breaching international law by sending weapons to Israel. They say arms sales must end due to the “plausible risk of genocide” in… Continue reading Top judges urge UK to stop arms sales to Israel

Sunak calls for inquiry into Gaza aid worker deaths EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Rishi Sunak has called for an independent investigation into the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli strike in Gaza. The prime minister told the Sun the deaths, which included three British men, were “an awful tragedy”. He said the UK wanted to see… Continue reading Sunak calls for inquiry into Gaza aid worker deaths

Sunak defends rollout of free childcare hours PA Media By Nathan Standley BBC News The government has defended its rollout of free childcare hours after Labour called the system a “total mess”. The scheme is being expanded in phases, with 15 hours of free childcare now available for working parents of two year olds. Rishi… Continue reading Sunak defends rollout of free childcare hours