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Nigel Farage said he is going to make a big political decision within the “next few weeks” after he was quizzed on whether he would join the Conservative Party.Mr Farage was quizzed on his political future after Liz Truss said she would like to see him “join the party”.Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (17 April), Ed Balls quizzed Mr Farage about his future plans.He said: “In terms of what i may or may not do, I simply haven’t decided, but I notice Reform is getting stronger. “I’m going to make a big decision about this within the next few weeks.” More

The House of Lords erupted in laughter as a member made a joke about Liz Truss in front of Lord David Cameron during questions on Tuesday, 16 April.Former Labour MP Lord Bruce Grocott asked the foreign secretary if he had a message for those who “can’t see a purpose” for the former prime minister following similar comments she made about the United Nations.In response, Lord Cameron said: “I take the view that the United Nations has many problems… but nonetheless, it’s important we have an international body where issues can be discussed, where countries can come together.” More

Liz Truss held her new book upside down as she promoted it on American TV on Tuesday (16 April).The former prime minister was speaking to Fox News about her decision to endorse Donald Trump when she attempted to plug her new memoir. “Here’s my new book!” Ms Truss said, beaming as she held the back cover up to the camera.She then realised her mistake, flipping it and revealing the front, upside down.Her book, Ten Years to Save the West, features several bizarre revelations from her short time in No 10. More

Watch as a Home Office minister repeatedly dodges questions on whether the government has an airline “ready” to take asylum seekers to Rwanda.Laura Farris appeared on Sky News on Tuesday 16 April to discuss Rishi Sunak’s flagship deportation bill, which is currently bouncing between the House of Commons and the House of Lords in parliament.The prime minister has repeatedly said flights to Kigali will take off by spring, but has refused to name a specific date.Reports have also suggested that Rwanda’s state-owned airline turned down a government proposal to transport asylum seekers because it wanted to avoid being associated with the controversial scheme.Ms Farris repeatedly sidestepped Kay Burley’s question about whether an airline has been secured as she spoke on Tuesday. More

Lizz Truss squirmed as she was questioned over a lettuce lasting longer than her time as prime minister.Ms Truss. who lasted just 49 days as prime minister, claimed the lettuce reference was “just pathetic point scoring” when she was questioned by BBC News political editor Chris Mason on Monday (15 April).Mr Mason said: “Your time as prime minister left the UK an international laughing stock.”Ms Truss responded: “I don’t think that’s true.”“But, all the stuff about lasting less than the lettuce?”, Mr Mason asked.“This is just pathetic point scoring,” Ms Truss replied. “This is the kind of thing that obsesses the London elite.” More

Peers were urged to “calm down” and allow the government’s Rwanda deportation legislation to progress, as MPs voted to overturn amendments made by the House of Lords on Monday 15 April.The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will not receive royal assent until both the House of Commons and the Lords agree its final wording, a process known as parliamentary ping-pong.MPs returned from the Easter recess on Monday to discuss six further changes made by peers, with the government tabling motions to disagree with them – while also moving its own proposal in a bid to ease concerns over how the bill operates in relation to modern slavery victims. More

A Labour peer was scolded in the House of Lords after she shouted at a health minister during a debate on Monday, 15 April.Baroness Shami Chakrabarti shouted “Why did we block the Trips waiver?” twice after health minister Lord Markham said he was proud of the UK’s record on distributing the Covid vaccine globally.The former shadow attorney general was reprimanded by Lords leader Lord Nicholas True, who told her: “The noble lady knows better than to shout at another member when other members before her are also trying to get in to ask a question.” More

Liz Truss has claimed that those with left-wing political beliefs are “smearing” her by blaming her for economic troubles she is “clearly not responsible for.”Iain Dale told the former prime minister: “People on the left are blaming everything that is wrong in our economy on that mini-Budget,” referring to the turmoil triggered by then-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s measures which included £45bn of unfunded tax cuts and prompted the pound to slump to a 37-year low against the dollar.Ms Truss told the LBC presenter: “I think a lot of the public understand what I was trying to do.””But the left… [are] trying to smear me with economic results that… I’m clearly not responsible for.” More