Category: Justin Welby

Abbott criticises speaker over PMQs and asks Starmer to restore the whip – as it happened

Hackney MP was not given chance to ask a question despite comments about her from Tory donor. This live blog is closedSpeaker fails to let Diane Abbott speak in PMQs debate on Tory donor’s remarksNusrat Ghani, a business...

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Abbott criticises speaker over PMQs and asks Starmer to restore the whip – UK politics live

Hackney MP was not given chance to ask a question despite comments about her from Tory donorNusrat Ghani, a business minister, has posted a message on X this morning saying zero tolerance of racism should be more than a...

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Sunak resists calls to return Frank Hester’s cash despite saying Tory donor’s Diane Abbott comments were racist – UK politics live

PM also says he will not return £15,000 given by Frank Hester for helicopter flightNusrat Ghani, a business minister, has posted a message on X this morning saying zero tolerance of racism should be more than a slogan.Zero...

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PMQs live: Sunak faces calls to return Tory donor’s cash after Abbott comments revealed

Rowdy session expected amid revelations over Frank HesterNusrat Ghani, a business minister, has posted a message on X this morning saying zero tolerance of racism should be more than a slogan.Zero tolerance on racism is just a...

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Sunak set to face calls at PMQs to return Tory donor’s cash after Abbott comments revealed – UK politics live

Rowdy session expected amid revelations over Frank HesterNusrat Ghani, a business minister, has posted a message on X this morning saying zero tolerance of racism should be more than a slogan.Zero tolerance on racism is just a...

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Minister says Tories would be willing to accept more cash from Hester as ‘we don’t think he’s a racist’ – UK politics live

Kevin Hollinrake says party would take further donations despite row over alleged remarks about Diane AbbottAndy Street, the Conservative mayor of the West Midlands, has said that he personally would return a £10m donation...

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Lords pass five amendments to Rwanda bill in heavy defeat for Rishi Sunak

Peers, including senior Tories, vote by margins of about 100 votes for changes to legislation, which will have to go back to CommonsRishi Sunak has suffered his heaviest defeat in the House of Lords after the archbishop of...

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New year honours 2024: awards for Shirley Bassey, Mary Earps and Michael Eavis

Author Jilly Cooper and actor Emilia Clarke also honouredThe singer Shirley Bassey, the England goalkeeper Mary Earps, the Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis and the Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke are among the...

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No 10 says Suella Braverman, not Rishi Sunak, signed off on extra £100m payment to Rwanda – as it happened

The claim comes after it was revealed the cost of the scheme had almost doubedThe government currently has a working majority of 56 and as yet no Conservative MPs are publicly saying they intend to vote against the Rwanda bill...

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