'Devastated...that's the right word'

Andy Street tells @sophyridgesky he is 'hugely disappointed' but 'incredibly proud' to lose by a small margin of votes in a region of millions, 'given the situation the party finds itself in'

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Sadiq Khan has promised to work 'tirelessly' to deliver a 'fairer, safer and greener' London.

He adds: 'I couldn't be more proud that we answered fearmongering with facts, hate with hope and attempts to divide with efforts to unite'

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There was some big news this week which should have been top of the news agenda - the fact that it wasn’t and the story that dominated the public space instead tells a worrying story about the priorities of many in this country 🧵

Grateful to David Cameron for such clarity in his response to my letter. He confirms, contrary to some claims:

- The UN has NOT requested the Kerem Shalom crossing be closed on Saturdays. Israel closes it due to the Sabbath.

- Aid not getting into Gaza due to “arbitrary…

The share of children living in absolute poverty in the UK has risen by its highest rate for 30 years, official data shows ft.com/content/dd1807…

‘Desperate neglect’: teachers washing clothes and finding beds as poverty grips England’s schools theguardian.com/education/2024…

Diane Abbott has criticised the Speaker after he failed to call on her during today's Prime Minister's Questions, despite standing up 46 times.

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Sir Keir Starmer tells Sophy Ridge there wasn't much 'emotional space' for him when he was growing up and he wishes he'd addressed his relationship with his dad before he died.

Watch the full interview at 7pm.

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World Health Organisation officials visited Gaza last week and confirmed children had begun to die of starvation there.

Alistair Bunkall reports as authorities conducting a famine review are Gaza to assess whether one should be officially declared.

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Since 2010 the UK has had the weakest GDP per capita, the lowest wage growth, and among the highest unemployment rates of any period of government since WWII.
Striking chart from the Resolution Foundation this morning 👇

'I am tired of fighting for systematic change and being given table scraps'

Labour MP Jess Phillips reads the names of the women killed as a result of violence over the past year

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Wayne Couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer, an inquiry has found

'Our colleagues inside should not be carrying the burden of covering this war on their own.'

Alex Crawford is one of many journalists who has written to both the Israeli and Egyptian governments asking for access to Gaza, so the war can be reported on fully

.Rehman Chishti: 'He [Rishi Sunak] said to me 'I'm committed to this and we will work together if I become PM''

Sophy Ridge 'He's PM now, has he kept his promise to you?'

Chishti: 'I've not seen the PM for over a year-and-a half'

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'I think that social media impacted Brianna massively' Brianna Ghey's mum Esther tells Sophy Ridge.

There is 'no escape' with social media, Esther adds.

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Our homage to the king of the doorstep - James Matthews

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The Tories have fallen to their lowest level of support since Liz Truss was prime minister, Yougov poll for Times finds

Support for Tories has fallen to 20%, a level not seen since October 2022 just before Truss was forced from office

Labour has a 27 point lead…