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Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Reform UK MP Richard Tice clashed on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (30 April), after the latter failed repeatedly to give a cost estimate for nationalising British Steel.Mr Tice said it was “cheaper” and a “lot more cost-effective”, that he had an “expert” advising him, and that he has a “good idea” of the sum – but he did not provide an exact figure despite being asked several times.At one point, after Mr Tice addressed his interviewer as “my dear Ed”, Mr Balls replied: “Don’t patronise me, answer the question.” More

Sir Keir Starmer joked about Tory MP Robert Jenrick’s leadership ambitions during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday (30 April), when he referenced last week’s marathons in London and Manchester and said the shadow justice minister “is still running”.Jenrick, who was runner-up in the November leadership election that saw Kemi Badenoch elected to head up the Conservative Party, ran 26.2 miles to raise funds for armed forces charity SSAFA.The prime minister congratulated both MPs and journalists who took part in events on Sunday (27 April), including Scottish politician Harriet Cross who became the fastest female MP. More

Sir David Amess’ daughter has said she rejects an apology from Belfast band Kneecap, after video from November 2023 appeared to show a member saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”The group said on Tuesday (29 April) that it rejects “any suggestion that we would seek to invite violence against any MP or individual”, and sent its “heartfelt apologies” to the families of murdered MPs Sir David and Jo Cox.The Metropolitan Police is assessing the footage, along with a video clip from another concert in November 2024 in which a member of the band appeared to shout “up Hamas, up Hezbollah” – groups which it is a crime to support in the UK.Kneecap said that footage had been deliberately taken out of context and was being “exploited and weaponised”, they have never supported Hamas or Hezbollah and condemned all attacks on civilians. More

This is the moment the Labour candidate in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election has a door slammed in her face by a constituent.Karen Shore was out canvassing in Runcorn and Helsby constituency in Cheshire on Tuesday (29 April).She was filmed by ITV News knocking on the door of one residence.The woman who answered the door can he heard telling Ms Shore, she “can’t stand the man” in reference to prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.Sir Keir has previously conceded that the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election will be “tough”, but insisted Labour had “a positive case to tell”.Ms Shore will battle it out in Thursday’s election alongside Conservative Sean Houlston, Lib Dem Paul Duffy, Green Chris Copeman and Reform’s Sarah Pochin. More

There were shouts of “shame” in the Commons after Reform’s Lee Anderson asked Labour’s Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up.Labour’s safeguarding and violence against women and girls minister appeared disgusted and told Mr Anderson his question did not deserve a response during the session on Monday (28 April).Addressing the Labour minister, Mr Anderson said: “Thousands of young white British working class girls have been raped, tortured and abused by Pakistani grooming gangs, and yet this minister here refuses to support a full national public enquiry. Is she part of the cover up.”After shouts of “shame”, rang out, Ms Phillips said: “There is absolutely no way I would be part of any cover up.” More

Kemi Badenoch suggested transgender people can use disabled toilets after the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. Judges ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, in a decision that could have wide-ranging ramifications for trans women’s rights to use services and spaces reserved for women.Asked if trans people now need to have their own facilities, the Conservative Party leader told Good Morning Britain on Monday (28 April): “Most, if not all, organisations have a way of dealing with this. Not having gender neutral loos is one of the easiest things that you can do. Almost all businesses I see have disabled loos. They are unisex, different from gender neutral. Trans people can use those.” More

An LGBTQ+ MP has shared her fears of the impact the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman will have on her when she accesses facilities such as toilets.Kate Osborne, Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, told a Lesbian Visibility Week debate in Westminster Hall on Thursday (24 April) that she is misgendered frequently and suspects she will be “challenged even more now” after judges ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex.”Whilst the impact on my life will be problematic, the impact on my trans siblings’ lives is going to be significantly worse,” Ms Osborne added. More

Grant Shapps says he is barred from sharing his theories on why Donald Trump is “in cahoots” with Vladimir Putin.The former defence minister told Times Radio he’s “got some theories” as to why Trump “seems to support the tyrant”, but he’s held up by a 30-year closure rule.”I have some theories as to why, but I may have to wait for the 30-year rule to talk about them,” Mr Shapps said.The rule refers to the release of public records after a thirty-year closure period. The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 reduced the closure to 20 years. More