Category: UK Politics

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

MP targeted in Westminster honeytrap resigns party whip UK Parliament By Hannah Miller & Kate Whannel BBC News William Wragg, who admitted sharing fellow MPs’ personal phone numbers with someone on a dating app, has “voluntarily” given up the Conservative whip. He will now sit as an independent MP in the House of Commons. Mr… Continue reading MP targeted in Westminster honeytrap resigns party whip

Labour vows to fund pledges by tackling tax dodgers This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kate Whannel & Simon Jack Political reporter and business editor Labour is pledging to fund policies on the NHS and school breakfast clubs by boosting efforts to… Continue reading Labour vows to fund pledges by tackling tax dodgers

How it felt to be targeted in Westminster honeytrap Getty Images By Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent In political journalism you deal with lots of different kinds of stories – stories about policies, stories about ministerial rivalries, stories about geopolitics, stories about local politics. Then some stories are just plain weird, like the one that… Continue reading How it felt to be targeted in Westminster honeytrap

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