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Swinney urged by Labour to state position on oil and gas
The Scottish Government’s decision on a presumption against new oil and gas licences will be published in its finalised energy strategy.
MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle suspended from Labour Party after complaint
The Brighton Kemptown MP said he had been suspended due to a complaint about his behaviour.
Iain Dale steps down from LBC radio in bid to run as Tory MP
The 61-year-old said he hoped listeners would ‘respect’ his decision.
Sunak spoke to Johnson ‘the other day’, amid speculation over campaign role
The relationship between the men has been tense since Rishi Sunak’s resignation as chancellor under Boris Johnson’s premiership in July 2022.
Fact check: Did Rachel Reeves work for the Bank of England for six years?
During her stint with the Bank, Ms Reeves spent some time on secondment to the British Embassy in Washington.
Diane Abbott says she is ‘banned’ from standing as Labour candidate in election
The veteran MP was suspended in April 2023 over comments she made on racism.
Telegraph says young people should welcome National Service to say thank you for furlough
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon says it is time young people "repaid their debt to the nation", despite 18 year-olds being of school age during the pandemic.
Biden campaign sends De Niro to Trump trial to put focus on 2021 Capitol attack
Trump adviser Jason Miller suggested that the Biden team’s presence validated Donald Trump’s contention that his criminal issues were ‘all politics’.
Labour vows to send teams into hospitals to set up evening and weekend clinics
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to cut treatment backlogs, which currently stand at 7.54 million.