PM may have ‘undermined trust’ with claims about falling debt, says UK Statistics Authority

PM also refuses to tell MPs whether any airlines have agreed to his controversial Rwanda flights

Statements by PM may have undermined trust in government’s use of statistics, says regulator

In liaison committee appearance, PM also says he cannot say when he will deliver on ‘stop the boats’ pledge

Rishi sunak clashed with a Labour MP over his cuts to overseas aid while he was chancellor as Yemen faces the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” The now-prime minister slashed foreign aid from 0.7 per cent to 0.5 per cent of gross national in ...

Jeremy Corbyn joined immigration policy protesters outside the Home Office in central London on Monday, 18 December. It came after Rishi sunak’s Safety of Rwanda Bill passed its second reading last Tuesday, pushing forward the controversial deporta ...

Watch live as Rishi sunak is questioned by parliament’s select committee chairs regarding global affairs, economic issues, COP28 and energy concerns.

Teachers won’t be ‘compelled’ to use preferred pronouns – but Liz Truss and others want complete ban on social transitioning in schools

The prime minister told a gathering of journalists that next year will be an election year, despite speculation he was considering delaying it for as long as possible

Levelling up secretary set to deliver speech this morning and threaten to remove London mayor’s powers over planning

A House of Lords introduction ceremony was interrupted by the Mission: Impossible theme tune on Monday, 18 December. Robert Douglas-Miller, who was appointed a life peer by Prime Minister Rishi sunak in order to take up his Government post as an envi ...

 

Baroness Mone claims key departments knew about her links to PPE Medpro ‘from the beginning’ after the PM said he was taking allegations against her ‘very seriously’

Labour leader also reiterates support for two-state solution as ‘the only way this is going to be resolved’

Tory peer says ministers knew about her involvement with firm handed £200m PPE contracts ‘from the very beginning’

Rishi sunak’s government unveiled plans to raise the threshold for people living here to sponsor a family member to move to the UK – the person living in the UK must now earn £38,700, up from £18,600 currently

Former Tory peer says government was aware of her involvement in PPE Medpro ‘from the very beginning’

In a sign the party may be struggling to find strong candidates to fight all 650 seats, Richard Holden has said Tory HQ is ‘redoubling our efforts’ to recruit and select candidates

Shadow health secretary says he would be ‘depressed and furious’ if government has not resolved pay dispute by general election