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    Dawn Butler: Labour MP speaks out about calling Boris Johnson a liar in parliament

    Labour MP Dawn Butler spoke out on Good Morning Britain about calling Boris Johnson a liar in parliament. Butler was ejected from parliament in 2021 after calling the then Prime Minister a liar and refusing to withdraw her remarks. It is forbidden for an MP to accuse another of lying in the House of Commons. “Every week I kept thinking ‘how come we’re allowing this guy, who’s the Prime Minister, to come into parliament, the cornerstone of our democracy of our country, and lie to parliament and the country’,” the MP said. ”You can’t have a Prime Minister that just comes in and lies and then walks off and then we’re just supposed to accept that,” she added. More

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    Rishi Sunak told his bid to block Ulez expansion would fail

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak’s bid to overrule Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) was dropped after lawyers told him it would fail in court, it has emerged. Ministers were considering a bid […] More

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    Rishi Sunak facing red wall wipeout at general election, shock poll shows

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Tories are facing electoral oblivion in the red wall as a shock poll reveals they will lose every single seat. Polling from Electoral Calculus, shared with The Independent, reveals all 42 red […] More

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    One in three tenants borrowed money to pay rent in last month

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email One in three private renters have been forced to borrow money to pay their rent in the space of a month, shocking new figures show. Over two million people have turned to credit […] More

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    Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak’s illegal migration bill will make Britain’s migration crisis “significantly worse” by the next election and create a “permanent backlog” of asylum seekers, a leading think tank has warned. The Institute for […] More