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Former Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle says the party made him a “sacrificial lamb” after he was suspended following a complaint was made about his behaviour.The MP for Brighton Kemptown will not be able to stand as a candidate at the general election on 4 July.He has described the complaint as “vexatious and politically motivated.”“They could have allowed me to stand and investigated afterwards, like they will do with many complaints. There’s no accusation I’m a current danger to anyone or the campaign,” Mr Russell-Moyle told Politics Live on Friday, 31 May.“[Labour] would not have dealt with these complaints in this way if it was [Sir Keir Starmer].” More

A Conservative MP has hit out at “bullies” who posted “excrement” through the letterbox of her constituency office.Katherine Fletcher, who is standing for re-election in South Ribble, said she would not be deterred from campaigning following the incident.In a video message, posted on X on Thursday (30 May), Ms Fletcher said: “Today the police are at my office because somebody has put excrement through the letterbox.”One of my volunteers had to find that this morning.”Now, I understand that women get more than their fair share in political environments, but this attempt to bully me will not work because it is not the decent or right thing to do.” More

A bereaved son whose mother died during the coronavirus pandemic confronted Rishi Sunak over the Partygate scandal, asking the prime minister how he could be trusted as he continued the campaign trail on Thursday, 30 May.Nick Fox confronted Mr Sunak during his visit to visit to Niftylift, a cherry picker manufacturer near Milton Keynes.The 35-year-old environment, health and safety officer told the PM he lost his mother a month after Boris Johnson’s June 2020 birthday celebration in No 10, which Mr Sunak attended and was fined for.“How can anyone trust you or the party after things like this?” Mr Fox asked. More

Fiona Bruce stopped a clash between Nigel Farage and Piers Morgan on Thursday’s (30 May) episode ofQuestion Time.The Reform UK founder had been questioned on why he wasn’t standing to be an MP in the general election, with an audience member asking if it’s because he had been unsuccessful in the past.Before Mr Farage could answer, the TalkTV host interrupted with: “You bottled it mate,” leading the pair to shout across each other on the panel.Mr Farage told Mr Morgan he was “not even a TV presenter” before the host stepped in. More

Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey slid down a waterslide riding a rubber ring as the party campaigned about children’s mental health on Thursday, 30 May.The politician wore swimming shorts and a T-shirt to ride down the Ultimate Slip n Slide attraction near Frome, Somerset.Defending the stunt, Sir Ed said: “Politicians need to take the concerns and interests of voters seriously but I’m not sure they need to take themselves seriously all the time and I’m quite happy to have some fun.”Sir Ed’s Frome and East Somerset visit was to support the campaign of his party’s candidate Anna Sabine and highlight their pledge to improve mental health support for young people. More

Sir Keir Starmer has denied Labour is blocking left-wing candidates from standing in the general election.It came after Faiza Shaheen spoken out following the party’s decision not to endorse her for the Chingford and Woodford Green seat in London.According to reports, she was suspended by the party after allegedly liking a series of posts on X that downplayed antisemitism accusations.Meanwhile, Diane Abbott’s future remains uncertain after she said she wants to fight to retain her seat “as long as it is possible” after the party whip was restored following an investigation into her comments about racism. More

Nigel Farage defended his comments claiming young Muslims “do not subscribe to British values” in a heated clash during a live interview with Robert Peston.The former Ukip leader, who claimed there are British Muslims who “loathe” much of what the country stands for, was accused of alienating them by the ITV political journalist on Wednesday (29 May).Mr Peston suggested during the clash: “What we should be doing is building bridges between communities, not alienating them.”“So ignoring it – brush it under the carpet,” Mr Farage replied. More

A worker was caught on camera pulling faces as she listened to Rishi Sunak deliver a Conservative general election campaign speech during his tour of Devon.The prime minister was delivering a speech to workers at a defence firm on Wednesday (29 May).As Mr Sunak said “It’s been difficult the last few years”, the woman in the shot of the camera can be seen pulling a face.Discussing the Covid pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, the Conservative leader added: “I hope you saw throughout that I had your back.”The woman can again be seen pulling a face in response. More