Politics news – latest: Starmer and Blair lead tributes to ‘formidable’ Lady Kinnock; Labour leader defends praising Thatcher | Politics News

Politics news – latest: Starmer and Blair lead tributes to ‘formidable’ Lady Kinnock; Labour leader defends praising Thatcher | Politics News

Baroness Glenys Kinnock, former minister, MEP, and wife of ex-Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock, has died age 79. In a statement, her family said: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we... Read more »
Politics news – latest: Labour frontbencher defends Starmer praising Thatcher; Israel ‘not abandoning hostages’, says ambassador to UK | Politics News

Politics news – latest: Labour frontbencher defends Starmer praising Thatcher; Israel ‘not abandoning hostages’, says ambassador to UK | Politics News

Panel discussion: There is ‘almost no hope’ of Israelis and Palestinians living in peace Our panel is now discussing that interview with the Israeli ambassador, noting that despite a change of tone... Read more »
Met Police defends response after dozens of officers in riot gear storm London homeless shelter

Met Police defends response after dozens of officers in riot gear storm London homeless shelter

Met Police defends ‘heavy-handed’ response after dozens of officers in riot gear are seen storming a homeless shelter in east London where 29 people were evicted Police defended response after 29 homeless... Read more »
No 10 defends Sunak asylum backlog plan after Jenrick says it could increase arrivals – UK politics live | Politics

No 10 defends Sunak asylum backlog plan after Jenrick says it could increase arrivals – UK politics live | Politics

No 10 defends Sunak’s plan to cut asylum applications backlog after Jenrick said this could increase ‘pull factor’ Downing Street has defended the plan to cut the backlog for processing asylum applications,... Read more »
Mikel Arteta defends £72m flop Nicolas Pepe but fears he will not sign a replacement

Mikel Arteta defends £72m flop Nicolas Pepe but fears he will not sign a replacement

Mikel Arteta has defended Nicolas Pepe’s failure to justify his club-record transfer fee but admits he may not be able to sign a replacement this summer. Pepe’s largely unremarkable three-year spell in north London came... Read more »
Defiant Frank defends changes after Bees defeat

Defiant Frank defends changes after Bees defeat

Brentford boss Thomas says he won’t change his attacking approach after his side conceded a late goal to lose 3-2 to west London rivals Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Joao Palhinha put... Read more »
NHS boss defends US insurance company GP takeover

NHS boss defends US insurance company GP takeover

An NHS manager has defended the American health insurance giant that took over 50 London GP practices last year after accusations it hired less qualified staff to do the work of GPs.... Read more »
London news: Capital’s biggest stories as MP defends ‘friend’ convicted of sexual assaulting boy, 15, and man arrested after targeting East London mosques

London news: Capital’s biggest stories as MP defends ‘friend’ convicted of sexual assaulting boy, 15, and man arrested after targeting East London mosques

Man, 35, arrested after ‘targeting 2 mosques’ A London man, 35, was arrested by the Met yesterday on suspicion of a number of crimes including racially aggravated public disorder, threatening to kill... Read more »
National Insurance rise: Boris Johnson defends manifesto breaking tax hike

National Insurance rise: Boris Johnson defends manifesto breaking tax hike

From April 2023 onwards, the NI rate will decrease back to the 2021-22 level, with a new 1.25% health and social care levy legally introduced. The UK Government predicts that the tax... Read more »
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London politics latest news: Sajid Javid admits there were parties in Downing St as he defends Boris Johnson

T ory defector Christian Wakeford has claimed that funding for a school in his constituency would be cut if he voted against the Government. The MP for Bury South, who dramatically crossed... Read more »