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David Lammy put on a poppy midway through Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (5 November).As he filled in for Sir Keir Starmer at the despatch box, the deputy prime minister attached a poppy to his jacket after being handed one by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, who was sitting next to him.He explained: “I bought a new suit this morning because my Godmother said she would be watching… I am very grateful to the honourable member for Sunderland South for ensuring that, despite wearing a new suit, I have managed to put my poppy on.” More

Nigel Farage has claimed that lower-paid workers are “better off” if they claim that they have anxiety.Holding a news conference in London on Monday (3 November), he said that the UK is in an “economic mess” and outlined Reform UK’s monetary policies if the party wins the next election.Specifically discussing benefits, he claimed that the benefits bill has “boomed to over 300 billion”, which he said is “more than the cost of the NHS and defence combined”.“So things aren’t happening, work isn’t even paying. Our million lowest-paid workers would all be better off if they claimed to have mild anxiety. That is the level of mess that we’re in,” he said.Under the government’s current Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility criteria, a person may be able to claim the mobility part of PIP if they have difficulty getting around because of a cognitive or mental health condition, like anxiety. More

David Lammy has accused Robert Jenrick of having a “brass neck” over comments made about a mistakenly released migrant sex offender.Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday (27 October), the shadow justice secretary said the release of Hadush Kebatu – an asylum seeker from Ethiopia – was a “national embarrassment”.He accused the deputy prime minister of “feigning anger at what has happened”, whilst slamming the government’s Sentencing Bill, under which convicts who demonstrate good behaviour could be released earlyMr Lammy fired back, telling Mr Jenrick he should “hang his head in shame”. He said that 14 years of Conservative governments resulted in “crumbling courts and crumbling prisons”.“He comes here and has the brass neck to give the impression that this started just 14 months ago,” Mr Lammy said. More

Labour minister Josh MacAlister has said a return fail of the “one in, one out” deal with France proves the scheme is “working”.Speaking to Calum Macdonald on Times Radio on Thursday (October 23), Mr MacAlister was quizzed about an “Iranian” man who had been removed to France but returned to Britain on a small boat.The male migrant told The Guardian newspaper he is a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smugglers in northern France.The children’s minister responded “it shows the scheme is working” and sends a message from the government that  “if you come here illegally, and you cross, as we scale up this French returns agreement, you will be deported.” More

Piers Morgan has revealed whether he would ever get into politics as he criticised “shockingly mediocre” MPs.Appearing on BBC Breakfast on Monday (20 October), the broadcaster weighed in on whether he would ever throw his hat in the ring for prime minister, stating that “PM for PM has a certain ring to it”.The 60-year-old revealed that it has never appealed to him, though slammed the current government as “mediocre” and compared it to previous iterations that were “full of smart people who had all done things in the real world”. “I don’t get that sense any more”, he said.He added that he believes politicians should be paid very high salaries in order to deliver the best results, like in Singapore. “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” More

Kemi Badenoch can be seen singing along to Sweet Caroline with Conservative supporters during the party’s annual conference in Manchester.The Tory leader was seen waving a Union Jack flag and joining younger members in the pub after the day’s events on Monday (6 October).Appearing on BBC Breakfast the next morning, she admitted her voice was hoarse from the late-night singing, but praised the Young Conservatives as “a really fun bunch”. “I shouldn’t have been doing that so late at night. But the Young Conservatives are a really fun bunch, and they’re really excited,” she said. More

This is the moment Sir James Cleverly is confronted over his party’s misspelling of the word ‘Britain’.Tory party officials handed out chocolate bars with the quote, “When Labour negotiates, Britian loses”, emblazoned across it – a quote attributed to Kemi Badenoch, at the party’s annual conference on Monday (6 October).The former foreign and home secretary was quizzed about the mistake by an LBC journalist, who asked him: “Why can’t you spell Britain?”Sir James said the mistake was purely down to a typo, but added: “Never skimp on sub editors.” More

Robert Jenrick slammed plans for pro-Palestine protests on October 7 as a “f***ing disgrace.”Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. It comes days after two people were killed at a synagogue in Manchester.Speaking at a Spectator event at the Conservative party conference in Manchester on Monday, 6 October, the shadow justice secretary called for people to “show some common decency” and “think of your fellow citizens, British Jews, people who might be fearful and lonely and afraid right now, and call off those protests.“Sir Keir Starmer has urged students not to attend pro-Palestine protests on Tuesday. More