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    Starmer urges Sunak to call general election and ‘give public a chance to respond’

    Sir Keir Starmer urged Rishi Sunak to call a general election as he criticised a Conservative by-election candidate who shared a Facebook post suggesting some parents using food banks to feed their children should “f*** off”.“Will he just call the general election and give the public a chance to respond?” the Labour leader asked during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 25 October.“They’ve heard the government telling them to ‘f-off’ and they want the chance to return the compliment,” Sir Keir added, referencing Andrew Cooper’s social media post from 2020.Mr Cooper, the Tory candidate in Tamworth, lost out to Labour’s Sarah Edwards in last week’s by-election. More

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    Online Safety Bill could become law on Thursday, Ofcom boss says

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Online Safety Bill could receive royal assent and become law as soon as Thursday, the chief executive of Ofcom has said. The new internet safety laws for the UK, which will be […] More

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    Speaker scolds Rishi Sunak for asking questions of his own during PMQs

    Rishi Sunak was scolded by the House of Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, for asking questions of Sir Keir Starmer during PMQs on Wednesday 25 October.After Mr Sunak asked Sir Keir to explain why he “stood in the way” of Tory plans to “unlock 100,000 new homes”, the speaker halted proceedings.“Just to say, it’s Prime Minister’s Questions, not opposition questions,” Mr Hoyle said.After Mr Sunak appeared to sarcastically nod after the reminder, the speaker then added: “I’m sorry, prime minister. It is Prime Minister’s Questions, I don’t need you nodding against my decision.” More

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    Peter Bone’s abuse ‘left me broken’, says Tory Brexiteer’s former aide

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Peter Bone’s former staffer has said the suspended Tory MP’s “physical, emotional and psychological abuse” left him a “broken shell of the young man I once was”. Mr Bone, who had the Conservative […] More

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    Watch: Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs as Israel-Hamas conflict continues

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 25 October. Their head-to-head comes after Labour’s double by-election win last week, which saw the party overturn huge Tory […] More

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    British leader Rishi Sunak marks a year in office with little to celebrate

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marked a year in office on Wednesday with little to celebrate as wars on the international stage make a grim backdrop to his domestic challenges. On top of […] More