Category: Esther McVey

Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says

Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic errorUK election live – latest updatesMore than 30 Tory seats are at risk of changing hands because of students...

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I never called for rainbow lanyard ban, claims Esther McVey – UK politics live

‘Common sense minister’ denies plan to Channel 4 News despite saying earlier this week that lanyards should be a ‘standard design’Labour says the Ministry of Justice’s decision to delay court...

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Keir Starmer averts row with union leaders as Labour reiterates its full commitment to new deal for working people

The party has agreed a joint statement expressing full commitment ‘to the new deal for working people as agreed in July’ after a meeting this afternoonAlex Chalk, the justice secretary, is taking questions in the...

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Ignore Farage ‘myths’ over WHO’s pandemic treaty, health minister tells MPs – UK politics live

Andrew Stephenson says there are concerns over its current draft but the UK would not sign up to a deal that did not respect national sovereigntyAlex Chalk, the justice secretary, is taking questions in the Commons this morning....

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Braverman tells MPs Belfast court ruling shows Sunak’s Windsor framework has ‘failed on first contact with reality’ – UK politics live

Former home secretary says Windsor framework has undermined sovereignty and undermined Northern Ireland’s place within UKAlex Chalk, the justice secretary, is taking questions in the Commons this morning. After he finishes...

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NI first minister apologises at Covid inquiry for attending IRA funeral – UK politics live

Michelle O’Neill tells inquiry in Belfast she is ‘truly sorry’ for going to Bobby Storey’s funeral with 1,800 mournersMichelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s first minister, is giving evidence to...

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Government to appeal against ruling that blocks Rwanda deportations in Northern Ireland – UK politics live

Rishi Sunak says Belfast judgment will not affect his plans and the Good Friday agreement should not be used to obstruct Westminster policySunak starts with global security threats.The dangers that threaten our country are...

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One Nation Tory MPs to vote for Rwanda bill as leader of influential right wing group calls for it be rewritten – UK politics live

Mark Francois, the chair of the European Research Group, says bill should be rewritten after legal advice that is it only ‘partial solution’Sunak says the PM had to balance competing interests during Covid.Only he...

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ERG chair says Rwanda bill should be pulled; Sunak tells Covid inquiry that describing Treasury as ‘pro-death squad’ was wrong – live

ERG told by legal ‘star chamber’ that Rwanda bill is ‘partial solution’; PM says he was not aware of claims about Treasury by No 10 during CovidSunak says the PM had to balance competing interests during...

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ERG chair says Rwanda bill should be pulled; Sunak insists science advisers had chance to raise ‘eat out to help out’ fears – UK politics live

ERG told by legal ‘star chamber’ that the government’s Rwanda bill is ‘partial solution’; PM says jobs would have been at risk without Covid schemeSunak says the PM had to balance competing...

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Rwanda bill ‘incomplete solution’, Tories told; Sunak says hospitality jobs were at risk without ‘eat out to help out’ – UK politics live

ERG told by legal ‘star chamber’ that the government’s Rwanda bill is ‘partial solution’; PM says jobs would have been at risk with ‘devastating consequences’Sunak says the PM had to...

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