Labour MPs 'furious' as leadership row goes public
Labour MPs 'furious' as leadership row goes public
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BBC must fight to restore trust, Nandy tells MPs
Paul Gribben and Ruth ComerfordUK Parliament/PACulture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the BBC must fight to restore trust after criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump.She said a review…
Whip restored to Labour MPs who rebelled over welfare reforms
UK ParliamentChris Hinchliff said his focus remains on serving the communities of North East Hertfordshire Four MPs who were suspended from the Labour Party after rebelling against welfare reforms have had their whips restored.Chris Hinchliff,…
Betting firms ‘scaremongering’ over potential tax rises, say MPs
The government should not "cave" to the gambling industry's "scaremongering" over a potential tax rise on online betting games, a committee of MPs has said.The Treasury Committee said the government should tax online betting games…
Mini-mart crime network a ‘pull factor’ for illegal migrants, say MPs
Sam FrancisPolitical reporterBBCUndercover filming by the BBC found illegal cigarettes and vapes for sale in the mini-martsSenior politicians have warned that a UK-wide criminal network uncovered by the BBC is acting as a pull factor…
Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty
Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs have signed a petition urging the chancellor to hike taxes on gambling companies and use the money to lift benefit restrictions on families with more than two children.The campaign…
Labour MPs still crave a compelling story from Starmer
Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondentPA MediaSir Keir Starmer round the back of Downing Street being handed a disposable camera to take with him to India.Ed Miliband in front of a fake pub backdrop eating from a…
Lib Dems MPs heckle Nigel Farage as he presents ECHR bill
A large number of Lib Dem MPs turned up to oppose Nigel Farage's ten minute rule motion on the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).Farage told MPs: "We are not sovereign all…
Home Office ‘squandered billions’ on asylum accommodation, MPs say
The Home Office has "squandered" billions of pounds of taxpayers' money on asylum accommodation, according to a report by a committee of MPs.The Home Affairs Committee said "flawed contracts" and "incompetent delivery" left the department…
Airport expansion put climate goals at risk, MPs say
Planned airport expansion that would result in hundreds of thousands of extra flights a year could risk the government's own net zero goals, a committee of MPs has found.The report from the cross-party Environmental Audit…