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Environment secretary Steve Reed has been confronted over accepting football tickets linked to a water pollution company.In an awkward exchange, Mr Reed told Sky News host Kay Burley he was not aware the company he accepted the tickets from was linked to a UK water firm.Ms Burley confronted Mr Reed about £2,000 of football tickets he had declared from CK Hutchison Holdings, which she said owns 75 percent of CK Infrastructure Holdings, the owner of Northumbrian Water.“There was nobody from a water company that was involved in offering those tickets. There was nobody from a water company at that event,” Mr Reed said on Wednesday (23 October). More

Nick Robinson accidentally mispronounced Jeremy Hunt’s name during a live broadcast of BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme on Friday, 18 October.While interviewing employment minister Alison McGovern, the presenter said: “When the Tories announced £12bn in welfare cuts, and at the time the Labour Party condemned that, they said that Rishi Sunak and Jeremy C*** had no idea where they’d get the money, you’re going to do exactly the same aren’t you in this Budget?”Mr Robinson issued a correction around 10 minutes later and apologised.He is one of several presenters who have previously made the same error. More

Tory party leader hopeful Kemi Badenoch admitted Brexit has not been as successful as it should have been.Ms Badenoch said the UK is “too scared to take advantage of the opportunities Brexit has presented” when she took part in a Conservative leadership debate against Robert Jenrick on GB News on Thursday (17 October).She said: “One of the reasons it has not been as successful as it should have been is because we didn’t start with a plan.”Ms Badenoch also claimed “everything is blamed on Brexit” despite countries around the world facing the same challenges. More

Conservative Party leader hopeful Robert Jenrick referenced Winston Churchill as he called for Britain to leave the European Convention of Human Rights (EHCR).Mr Jenrick also called for foreign offenders to be deported as he took part in a Tory leadership debate against Kemi Badenoch on GB News on Thursday (17 October).When asked about keeping people safe, Mr Jenrick said his government would build more prisons.Mr Jenrick said: “We need to get the 10,000 foreign national offenders out of prison, that would be a good start.“When Churchill thought of the right to a family life he never thought of the idea of a foreign rapist or murderer having the right to stay in our country.” More

JK Rowling should be given a seat in the House of Lords, Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch has declared.The shadow housing secretary praised the Harry Potter author, who shares similar views on gender to her.“I don’t know whether she would take it, but I certainly would give her a peerage,” Ms Badenoch told TalkTV.Ms Badenoch went on to praise Baroness Cass, describing the paediatrician who reviewed children’s gender services as a “strong voice in parliament” for “women who have fought for so much [and] need protection”. More

Nigel Farage spent a relaxing Sunday foraging for mushrooms for his lunch.Mr Farage appeared aptly dressed for the occasion, wearing a farmer’s cap and wellington boots.In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, the Reform MP said: “It’s mid-October, it’s mushroom time. “People don’t really seem to want to go out foraging anymore, but I really do.“Take a look at these little monkeys, these are magnificent. If you don’t know what your pocking, be careful. You can tell a mushroom by how easily it peels and smells.“This is going to be my lunch.” More

Robert Jenrick smiled as he was confronted over his £1bn property approval for Tory donor Richard Desmond.Appearing on the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg show on Sunday (13 October), the former housing secretary was quizzed over his decision to approve a billion pound development of Mr Desmond’s unlawfully.Ms Kuenssberg asked: “Matthew, our viewer, wants to know, why did you rush through reversal of the planning decision regarding Richad Desmond’s project to save him tens of millions of pounds?”The Conservative party leader hopeful said he was acting on his party’s 2019 election manifesto to increase homes.Mr Jenrick added: “The developer in question asked me about it, I told him not to talk about it. I regret obviously that I was subject to the mischarictarisation as to what our motivation was, which was simply to get homes built.” More

Sir Keir Starmer described Labour’s first 100 days in power as “bumpy” but said he is “happy” with what his party has achieved so far.The prime minister referenced “bumps and sidewinds” in the first three months in government, referring to the Labour donation row and the Sue Gray saga, when he appeared on the BBC’s Newcast, released today (12 October).Sir Keir said investment in the UK from companies such as Amazon, is proof that Labour’s “tough decisions” on the economy are beginning to “trigger investment”.The prime minister said: “This is proof to me that the steps we are taking are having effect.” More