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Sir Keir Starmer had a blunt one-word response to a suspended Labour MP when she asked him if the government would ban all arms sales to Israel.Speaking as the House of Commons marked the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Zarah Sultana — who lost the whip after supporting a motion to abolish the two-child benefit cap — asked the prime minister if he believes Israel’s right to self-defence “justifies” the death toll in the region, adding: “And will he do what is morally and legally right and end the Government’s complicity in war crimes by banning all arms sales to Israel.”Sir Keir replied: “No… Banning all sales would mean none for defensive purposes.” More

Boris Johnson made a dramatic return to our television screens this weekend to promote his new memoir Unleashed.The former prime minister hit the headlines for comments made in his interviews with ITV’s Tom Bradby and GB News host Camilla Tourney.From being confronted with the claim he is “the worst prime minister” in UK history to clashing over his behaviour during Partygate, Mr Johnson had plenty to say.The Independent has taken a look at highlights from both interviews in the video above. More

Boris Johnson described Vladimir Putin as “not mad, definitely bad” when asked about his views of the Russian president during an interview on Sunday, 6 October.The former prime minister sat down with Camilla Tominey to discuss the release of his memoir Unleashed.Discussing his feelings towards Putin, Mr Johnson said: “He’s quite small, Putin… Not mad, definitely bad.“He means no good for this country… He regards the United Kingdom among their most important strategic foes, which is a pity but he’s chosen that path.” More

Boris Johnson boldly claimed “I still believe in Brexit” as he said the UK has freedom to do things “better”.The former prime minister made his claims during an interview with ITV News presenter Tom Bradby on Friday (4 October).Mr Johnson said: “Because of the type of Brexit we’d negotiated, we were able to licence vaccines (during Covid-19) weeks faster than any other European country.”The former Conservative leader defended his stance in supporting Brexit and said: “The legacy of Brexit has given us the freedom to do things differently and better.”The ITV interview came just before Mr Johnson’s first promotion of his upcoming memoirUnleashed next week. More

ITV News presenter Tom Bradby slammed Boris Johnson over the Partygate scandal during a heated confrontation.The former prime minister and presenter clashed as the latter described it “madness” that Mr Johnson was hosting Downing Street garden parties with 100 people present, while people died alone in hospital during the Covid pandemic.In the interview, which aired on Friday (4 October) Mr Bradby told him: “People are dying alone, and here is your private secretary writing to over 100 people inviting them to a party.“People cannot understand why you are not apologetic over that.”Mr Bradby added: “You were inviting 100 people to a garden, it’s madness.” More

Boris Johnson has revealed his Covid battle was worse than the public knew.In an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby on Friday (4 October), the former prime minister explained more about the impact Covid had on him.Mr Johnson admitted he was “groggier” than he let on after returning home from the hospital, but was conscious he had a job to get on with during the pandemic in 2020.The former Conservative leader said: “My oxygen levels went down to 72 or something which is pretty bad.“I know how terrible a disease Covid is. I was groggier than I let on.” More

Boris Johnson makes a joke about not being able to stop The Duke and Duchess of Sussex leaving the UK.In a first look at the former prime minister’s interview with GB News, due to air on Sunday (6 October), Mr Johnson claims that while he wasn’t able to stop “Megxit”, he did get “Brexit done”.Ahead of the release of his memoir Unleashed, the former Conservative leader is set to discuss his time in office and his views on the current state of UK and global politics. More

A Labour MP has proposed plans for legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales.According to the bill put forward by Kim Leadbeater, MP for Spen Valley, terminally ill people who have less than six months to live can choose to end their life.This is the first time since MPs have conjointly spoken on this issue since rejecting it in 2015.“I’ve spoken to colleagues of all political persuasions and there is definitely an appetite to have this debate now”, Ms Leadbeater said.The bill is expected to be officially introduced to the parliament on 16 October. It’ll have to be agreed upon by MPs before becoming law. More