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Local elections 2023: Rishi Sunak says new powers will help fix potholes

On a local election campaign visit in Darlington, Rishi Sunak says more fines will help improve roads. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65137355?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Protests repeatedly halt first minister's questions

Climate change protests disrupt Humza Yousaf's first session of first minister's questions. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65128937?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Local elections 2023: Labour would freeze council tax - Starmer

The move would help 99% of working people, the Labour leader says, as he launches his party's English local election campaign. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65126223?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Black teases Raab on pay when he is 'booted out of office'

SNP's deputy Westminster leader asks the deputy prime minister after a fake firm offered paid work to Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65040246?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Military sites to house migrants arriving by boat

Robert Jenrick's plans to use military bases "being disposed of" face criticism from both sides of the Commons. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65115322?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Paul O'Grady tribute: Bryant offers to take Raab to Royal Vauxhall Tavern

A Labour MP pays tribute to Paul O'Grady's role in British gay life and made an unusual offer to Dominic Raab from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65112319?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Rayner on Raab: Will he walk before he’s pushed?

The deputy PM claims that "one thing never changes" and Labour's deputy leader "likes to play political games". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65112313?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

PMQs: Rayner and Raab clash on bullying and 'scum' claims

The deputy party leaders swap exchanges on bullying claims against him and her previous labelling for her opponents. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65112314?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Humza Yousaf: Five things to know about Scotland's new first minister

Humza Yousaf won a majority of votes from MSPs to become the country's sixth first minister. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65106632?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Rishi Sunak on children, boats and Illegal Migration Bill

Rishi Sunak says children will be housed in “appropriate” holding accommodation and not separated from their families if they come to the UK on small boats. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65103817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'We will be the generation that delivers independence'

Humza Yousaf has called on the party to unite behind him after he was elected as new leader of the SNP. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65091157?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Humza Yousaf is new SNP leader and successor to Nicola Sturgeon

Humza Yousaf is set to become Scotland's youngest first minister after he was elected SNP leader. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65091154?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Sir Keir Starmer: SNP implosion is opportunity for Labour

The Labour leader says the party has to earn the votes of people who are turning away from the SNP. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65077337?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Question Time audience asked: Was Boris Johnson telling truth?

Fiona Bruce asks the Question Time audience if they believe the former PM told a committee of MPs the truth. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65064708?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Albania PM talks about James Bond, Mr Bean and Dua Lipa

Edi Rama sprinkles in British and Albanian cultural references when meeting Rishi Sunak to discuss migrants. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65058179?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Starmer lists 'four clear measurable goals' to cut crime

The Labour leader sets out his plan to cut crime levels and restore confidence in the police. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65051666?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Johnson on Partygate: We avoided physical contact but passed drinks

The former PM says Downing Street staff did not touch each other’s pens but passed drinks at events. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65043759?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Boris Johnson: What the hearing is all about - Harriet Harman explains

Harriet Harman opens the Commons privileges committee's hearing into whether the former PM intentionally misled parliament. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65039321?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Tory MP tells Johnson not to be 'pound shop Farage'

A government minister tells the former prime minister not to emulate the ex-leader of UKIP and the Brexit Party. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65040252?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

PMQs: Sir Keir Starmer on mandatory vetting in the police

In this week's PMQs Sir Keir Starmer discussed mandatory vetting in the police. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65040247?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The timeline of Boris Johnson’s Partygate statements in House of Commons

Mr Johnson is to face questions from the Privileges Committee on Wednesday, in a televised hearing. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65030319?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The home secretary says every officer "needs to be part of making these changes happen".

The home secretary says every officer "needs to be part of making these changes happen". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65029382?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Review into Metropolitan police finds systemic failures

The prime minister responds as a report finds racism, misogyny, and homophobia at the heart of the Met Police. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65023632?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Barclay on NHS pay offer: We listened to union concerns

The health secretary says the government and NHS unions worked together in pay talks to achieve "balance". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64980734?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'Immediate' TikTok ban on government mobile phones

Oliver Dowden announces a ban of the use of TikTok on government devices over cyber-security fears. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64980117?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Hunt: If you want to work, we want to help you

The chancellor says his first Budget has "nearly five times more help" for parents to help with child care costs. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64967325?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Childcare help will take too long, says Labour, but no timeframe offered

The shadow chancellor is questioned over when a Labour government would implement the new childcare support. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64974243?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

So we just have to accept life will be even harder, Chancellor?

Jeremy Hunt defends a higher tax burden to BBC Breakfast saying he has to be "responsible" with public finances. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64974824?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Watch: How the Budget day unfolded

The Chancellor delivered his first Budget and presented the government's plans for spending and taxation. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64971760?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Pints, power and parents: Three ways the Budget could affect you

The BBC's Vishala Sri-Pathma breaks down how the government's spending plans might impact your pocket. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64968932?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Budget 2023: Chancellor announces £11bn more for UK defence

Britain will spend more on defence and it will rise to 2.5% of UK GDP, says the chancellor. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64953193?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Phillips presses Sunak on UK’s modern slavery record

Labour MP Jess Philiips claims the Illegal Migration Bill will make it harder for women to be helped. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64966141?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Energy boss on meters: We don't smash doors in

The chief executive of an energy firm says most people allow his team in to fit pre-payment meters in their homes. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64953189?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'Not affected by one party or other' - BBC boss denies Tory pressure in Gary Lineker row

Gary Lineker will be back on BBC screens this weekend. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64937660?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Tories are free to speak up about Lineker - Jeremy Hunt

MPs can express their views in a democracy, says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64931118?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

BBC got Lineker row badly wrong - Sir Keir Starmer

The Labour leader says the BBC is not acting impartially claiming it is "caving in" to Tory MPs. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64926412?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Sunak in Paris on working with France over migrants

The UK PM looks to reset UK-France relations as he meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64917512?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Keir Starmer on UK-France deal over returning boat migrants

The government has “lost control” of UK's borders, says the Labour leader. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64917510?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Braverman: Blob email 'does not reflect my views'

The home secretary distances herself from an email in her name that was "sent in error". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64901186?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Jess Phillips reads out list of women killed by men in the last year

In an annual tradition, the Labour MP recalls victims to mark International Women's Day. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64901177?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Gary Lineker tweet 'diminishes' tragedy of Holocaust - Suella Braverman

The home secretary says the football pundit's tweet about asylum policy "diminishes the unspeakable tragedy" of the Holocaust. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64901182?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Lineker tweets raised in Commons by Frazer, Whittingdale and Campbell

The culture secretary is quizzed on impartiality of BBC presenters after Gary Lineker's tweets about asylum seekers and small boats. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64901178?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The ex-RAF base in Essex that could house asylum seekers

The government is considering MDP Wethersfield in Essex, currently home to military police, as a centre for asylum seekers. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-64889909?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

PMQs in 82 secs: Starmer v Sunak on asylum figures

Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak clash on dealing with failed asylum seekers in the UK. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64891334?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Why has ‘richest PM in history’ not published tax returns?

A Labour MP reminds Rishi Sunak of a pledge to publish his tax returns and asks where they are. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64888609?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Braverman on Lineker tweet: I'm disappointed

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker tweeted critically about the government's asylum plans. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64887296?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Sunak: We've tried every other way to sort Channel boats

The UK PM addresses reporters about new plans to crack down on people crossing the Channel in small boats. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64882621?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Suella Braverman on Illegal Migration Bill cutting small boat crossings

The home secretary says she is "confident” the bill to cut the number of boats crossing the Channel with asylum seekers is “compatible with international obligations”. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64876667?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Rayner and Quin on Labour offering Sue Gray chief of staff role

A Cabinet Office Minister asks what Labour is trying to hide over hiring the civil servant who investigated lockdown gatherings in Downing Street. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64866466?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'I believe Boris Johnson to be an honest man' - Heaton-Harris

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says he believes Boris Johnson did not knowingly mislead Parliament over Partygate. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64853120?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Evidence against Johnson 'pretty damning' - Starmer

The Labour leader says Rishi Sunak "sat on his hands" as lockdown gatherings were held in Downing Street. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64763168?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

MP Coyle apologises for drunken outbursts

Neil Coyle tells the Commons he has not touched alcohol for a year after drunken outbursts from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64763165?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Sue Gray: Partygate report not worthy of the paper it's written on, says Dorries

Tory MPs are angry that the report's author, Sue Gray, is up for the job as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64837875?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Matt Hancock Isabel Oakeshott WhatsApp message row

The BBC's Jonathan Blake examines why the former health secretary's Covid communications are in the spotlight. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64831398?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Boris Johnson questions lockdown fine 'rationale'

The former PM says the law in UK is enforced without “fear or favour” in the UK. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64826669?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Isabel Oakeshott on trust after Matt Hancock messages leak

The journalist who revealed messages from Matt Hancock's phone says she was doing a "good thing here". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64826666?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Boris Johnson 'will find it very difficult' to back NI deal

The former PM says he will continue to campaign for "Brexit and the logic of Brexit". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64826663?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Isabel Oakeshott reveals why she leaked Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages

The journalist released WhatsApps she obtained while working on the former health secretary's book. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64822872?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Tory v Tory: Badenoch and Nokes in menopause debate

Two Conservative MPs clash in a committee debate on whether the menopause is a disability. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64814500?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Minister: Hancock leaked messages are 'very selective'

Helen Whately says claims about government advice on testing people leaving hospital for care homes are based on a "selection" of messages. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64811146?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

SNP: Why deny NI ‘special status’ for Scotland?

Stephen Flynn questions the PM’s description of the Windsor Agreement as "special, exciting and attractive". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64811141?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA