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'I'll be flying as I normally would' to Scotland, says PM

Good Morning Scotland asks Rishi Sunak how he plans to travel to Scotland to make his announcement of the carbon capture project. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66358537?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

PM: We won't get to net zero by banning things

Rishi Sunak says the climate target should be met in a “pragmatic and proportionate way”. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66342757?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The Tory' mayoral candidate says the expansion will affect "hard working Londoners".

The Tory mayoral candidate says the expansion will affect "hard working Londoners". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66339805?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Sunak heckled at infected blood inquiry

As Rishi Sunak is questioned over the delays in paying compensation to victims, the families are not impressed with some of his answers. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66313011?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Why did NatWest's CEO Dame Alison Rose have to step aside?

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins answers key questions about Dame Alison Rose's resignation. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66310392?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Starmer: Can't pretend Ulez is a simple political decision

Nicky Campbell tells the Labour leader people "want answers" over expanding Ulez to outer London from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66313004?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Nigel Farage: 'First rule of banking is client confidentiality'

Nigel Farage reacts to the resignation of NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66309996?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Anthony Browne MP: We don't have enough water for new houses

A Tory MP says Cambridge is "already growing incredibly rapidly" but a lack of water means expansion plans are "undeliverable”. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66290544?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Sunak 'pragmatic' about meeting net zero target

The PM says the UK is heading towards net zero in a "proportionate and pragmatic way” that does not give people more hassle and costs in their lives. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66290539?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election: Khan on Ulez expansion

The Mayor of London defends the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which was a big issue in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66270309?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Starmer on Uxbridge: Ulez was the reason we did not win

The Labour leader is pressed on what he means by the need to "reflect" on expanding London's Ulez zone. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66270315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Keir Starmer on Labour win in Selby and Ainsty by-election

The Labour leader celebrates his party's Selby and Ainsty by-election victory with his deputy and the new MP. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66266840?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Davey in Frome: Time to get the clowns out of Number 10

The Lib Dem leader stages a cannon stunt to celebrate his party winning the Somerton and Frome by-election. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66266841?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Selby by-election: Will Labour have a third leader named Keir?

The winning candidate’s mother in Selby and Ainsty says "never say never" on him becoming PM. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66266837?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

We've got to double down and stick to our plan - Sunak

We've got to double down and stick to our plan - Sunak from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66266834?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

By-election 2023: Lib Democrats win Somerton and Frome from Tories

Sarah Dyke wins the seat with 21,187 votes after David Warburton resigned earlier this year. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66264363?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

SNP criticises Labour child benefit cap stance at PMQs

Stephen Flynn says the Conservative-introduced child benefit cap has left 250,000 youngsters in poverty. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66244580?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

LGBT veterans: On behalf of the British state I apologise

Rishi Sunak says the ban on LGBT members of the armed forces serving until the year 2000 was "an appalling failure of the British state". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66244582?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Mercer and Duncan Smith on Afghanistan and Taliban comments

Two Tory MPs debate the comments of a colleague about Afghanistan being "peaceful and stable". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66234651?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Keir Starmer on 'tough decision' over two-child benefit cap

Labour will not repeat the unfunded commitments of Liz Truss's premiership, the party's leader says. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66234654?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Tory MPs' anger over accusation of 'rigging' Brexit committee

Conservative MP Mark Francois accuses his party whips of trying to "rig" a committee discussing post Brexit rules. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66234646?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll on leaving Labour to be independent

Jamie Driscoll said being "independently-minded" was behind him not being selected to stand for Labour. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66227133?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Rishi Sunak: I think we will deliver 40 hospitals by 2030

The PM says delivering 40 new hospitals is "one of the many things" the government is doing for the health service. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66223455?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'Being alone is fine, being lonely is soul-ripping'

The loneliest people are perhaps not the older age group you might think, but are more likely to be aged 16 to 24. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66223454?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Starmer: We would negotiate and settle pay dispute

The Labour leader wouldn't tell Laura Kuenssberg the percentage that he would agree if he were prime minister. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66215662?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Starmer: Not helpful for me to wade into pay talks

Labour will have failed if it does not "break the suffocating hold" of low wages in the economy, says the leader. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66191120?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

PM: Government accepts public service pay recommendations in full

Pay rises need to be fair to workers and also to taxpayers who fund the services, says Rishi Sunak. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66189124?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

No Labour pledge to meet recommended pay review rises in full

Labour's fiscal rules are “non-negotiable”, says its deputy leader, but there is "room in the middle” for pay rises. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66189123?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

SNP asks when UK government will take mortgages seriously?

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden says "only by getting inflation under control", will mortgages start to fall. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66175091?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Dowden to Rayner: Labour getting in everyone's way

Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner trade figures on child poverty under the Conservative government. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66175092?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Minister defends painting over Mickey Mouse cartoons in asylum centre

Robert Jenrick says Mickey Mouse cartoons in an asylum reception centre were painted over as they were not "age appropriate". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66164924?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Sunak on BBC claims: Serious and concerning allegations

The PM says it is right for the BBC to investigate claims against a presenter "vigorously and rapidly". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66164921?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Treasury Financial secretary quizzed on public sector pay

Victoria Atkins is asked if workers will get the pay increase recommended by an independent pay review body. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66147062?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Minister: BBC must 'act swiftly' on presenter allegations

Victoria Atkins responds to reports that allege an unnamed BBC presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66147059?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Shadow chancellor: UK needs to get a grip on its debt

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that the UK's debt is the same size as its economy. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66147057?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Rishi Sunak responds to US giving cluster bombs to Ukraine

Cluster bombs are banned by more than 120 countries, with concerns unexploded ordinance could later harm civilians. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66141837?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Angela Rayner: I got death threats to my children

The Labour deputy leader says her teenage children now have to be escorted to school. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66129926?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Starmer: Labour promises to shatter 'class ceiling'

The Labour leader says people's circumstances should not hold them back and "you don't have to change who you are, just to get on". from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66121192?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Climate change protesters interrupt Starmer speech

The Labour leader tells Green New Deal Rising protesters he will talk to them after his speech on education. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66121188?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

SNP deputy Mhairi Black's teased over King Charles in Scotland

After Oliver Dowden praises Mhairi Black's record in Parliament, she jokes that he could be leaving Parliament at the same time as her. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66109163?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Rishi Sunak and Diana Johnson on Rwanda migrant policy appeal

Labour's Dame Diana Johnson asks the PM if he has a plan if the court appeal fails over sending migrants to Rwanda. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66098472?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

'Patients paying the price' for strikes - NHS chief executive

Amanda Pritchard says patients are facing disruption for "both sides" failing to find agreement in a dispute over pay in the health service. from BBC News - Politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66080254?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA