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The culture secretary has defended Labour’s winter fuel payment cut, insisting “No pensioner will be worse off this winter”.Lisa Nandy insisted the government is taking “tough decisions to stabilize the economy”, when she appeared on ITV’s Peston show on Wednesday evening (9 October).Ms Nandy insisted: “We haven’t taken £300 from pensioners“There are many hundreds of families paying hundreds of pounds more in rent or mortgages because of the economic chaos caused by the previous government.”Ms Nandy said the government is working hard to ensure the poorest pensioners are on pensioner credit.She said: “No pensioner will be worse off this winter than the last winter.” More

Sir Keir Starmer declined to rule out raising employers’ national insurance contributions as Tory leader Rishi Sunak attacked the prime minister over Downing Street personnel changesMr Sunak told MPs: “When he talks about security at work, once again, it’s one rule for him and another rule for everyone else.“But I know that not everything or everyone has survived his first 100 days in Government, so can he confirm that when he promised not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, that commitment applies to both employer and employee national insurance contributions?”The prime minister replied: “We made an absolute commitment in relation to not raising tax on working people.” More

Conservative leader took a swipe at Sir Keir Starmer claiming the prime minister is “a convert to fire and rehire”, as he referred to the resignation of his former chief of staff Sue Gray.Addressing the Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today (9 October), Mr Sunak said: “Tomorrow the Government will publish their anticipated changes to employment law, given the weekend’s events, when did the Prime Minister first become a convert to fire and rehire?”Sir Keir responded: “I’m very pleased and proud that tomorrow we will publish the Bill which will be the biggest upgrade of workers’ rights in a generation.” More

Donald Trump appeared to dance and pump his fists to the YMCA song as he walked off the stage at an event commemorating victims of the Hamas 7 October attack on Israel.The former US president can be seen clapping his hands to the Village People song, often played at his rallies, after speaking to a crowd at his Florida golf resort.In his speech, Trump said: “We will never let the horrors of October 7 be repeated.“We will have peace in the Middle East. We will have strength and resilience. And we will have a very powerful and strong Israel. And I will be with you all the way. More

Boris Johnson has given the success of Brexit a mark out of 10.After describing Brexit as a “great thing” during an LBC interview on Tuesday (8 October), presenter Nick Ferrari pressed the former prime minister to give it a mark out of 10 – one being the worst and 10 the best.Mr Johnson said: “I’d give it 10/10 for what it enabled us to do during the pandemic and that was the biggest problem I had during my time in government.”He continued: “I think the problem is not with the decision itself, it’s not even with the implementation of the decision, the problem is with the use we make of it right now and the championing of Brexit.”When pushed to rate the current state of Brexit, Mr Johnson delivered his final verdict.Watch the video above to find out his final mark. More

Boris Johnson claimed the inside of his Downing Street apartment resembled a “crack den” before its refurbishment.The former prime minister defended his reported £200,000 refurb during an interview with LBC on Tuesday (8 October), insisting it “wasn’t as much as that”.Mr Johnson said: “Frankly, once I pulled the carpets out of the flat in number 11, which is where we lived, because Dylan was then in the stages of being — the whole thing was looking a bit like a crack den to be totally honest, and it needed to be refurbished.” More

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