Minister Andrea Leadsom MP insists flights to Rwanda will take off this spring, despite delays in Parliament after the Lords inflicted further defeats on the Bill on Wednesday

Speaking to Political Reporter Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe

'There won't be an election on that day'

Rishi Sunak confirms there won't be an election on 2 May

NEW: The PM has ruled out a General Election on May 2nd

He told by ITV West Country: “There won’t be a general election on that day”

EXCL: An alleged victim of a serious sexual assault by Tory MP accuses central party of being more concerned with protecting its own reputation than her welfare after it failed to formally investigate complaint.
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Rishi Sunak this morning said Lee Anderson's comments weren't acceptable, but denied the Conservative Party has Islamophobic tendencies.

Labour's response to the PM’s remarks below👇🏾

Home Sec has offered his backing to the speaker and warned against changing parliamentary procedure in response to threats

Comes as a gov commissioned review is set to recommend an expansion of police powers to disperse protests outside democratic venues such as MPs' offices 👇

EXC: ITV News understands that in the last hour Keir Starmer has written to Cabinet secretary Simon Case to start Labour's 'access talks' with civil service. Given PM has okay-ed from govt side (re Aubrey Allegretti) talks expected to start by end of Jan 1/ itv.com/news/2024-01-1…

EXCL: Rebel leader Jenrick tells @skynews he IS prepared to vote down the Rwanda bill is PM doesn't accept 'robust' changes. Comes as Tory rifts deepen: 64 MPs backing amendments, BJ out in support of rebels & defiance from 2 Tory deputy c/m via Jennifer-Anne Scott
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Scoop 🚨: Covert recordings reveal senior Post Office staff knew there were problems with the Horizon software - two years before Paula Vennells denied it to MPs.

First revelation from potentially 'damning' tapes held by the public inquiry.

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In today’s ⁦Financial Times⁩ on #PostOfficeScandal :

As the Prime Minister promises legislation to exonerate postmasters - here's our piece from ITV Lunchtime News Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe

Includes reaction from Will Mellor - who played Lee Castleton in the ITV Drama

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PM today pledging to 'right the wrongs of the past' and deliver justice to victims of #postofficescandal

PM announces emergency primary legislation to ensure sub postmasters wrongly convicted in the Horizon scandal would be “swiftly compensated and exonerated” #PMQs

Join Tom Bradby and the @ITVNews political team led by Robert Peston and Anushka Asthana on ITVX from 11.50 as they bring you the latest on the Post Office scandal from Prime Minister’s Questions and analyse the week in politics so far. Watch here: itv.com/watch?channel=…

NEW: Rishi Sunak faces statistics watchdog probe over asylum claims

PM tweeted “asylum backlog cleared” yesterday despite 98,000 cases ongoing incl 4,500 legacy cases without a decision

Office for Statistics Regulation confirm they’re looking into it

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Junior doctors across England have begun a six-day walkout. 

Ministers insist they won't reopen negotiations while industrial action is ongoing, but the BMA say strikes are 'the only thing' the government listens to

Analysis with w/ Lewis Denison

Last bulletin of 2023 and first of 2024 all wrapped up. Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

EXCL: Labour considering scaling back £28bn green investment fund amid fears Tories will weaponise flagship pledge during election campaign 👇🏼
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'Lots of MPs are hopping mad'

There's anger from Tory right over Rishi Sunak's family visa climbdown, writes ITV News Politics Reporter Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe

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New Home Office data published on numbers of people likely affected by visa restrictions.

They estimate possibly 10-30,000 Brits & settled people wouldn't be able to bring partner to UK under new rules (though figures v uncertain)

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