Carl Dinnen
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The daunting tasks facing new PM Liz Truss and her government following death of Queen
After an already tumultuous start for Liz Truss's government, focus has now shifted to managing the period of mourning. → Read More
New drug recovery wings aim to get prisoners clean
ITV News was given access to a 'drug recovery unit' in Wolverhampton. The wings are part of the government’s 10-year strategy to tackle drug-fuelled crime. → Read More
How Russians opposed to the war in Ukraine are making their feelings known
It’s not easy for Russians to oppose their country’s invasion of Ukraine, but still there are those who want to make their feelings known. | ITV National News → Read More
Ukraine invasion set to push record numbers into fuel poverty
The number of households in fuel poverty was estimated to be 4m last October, but the energy price cap rise in April will push that up to 6.5m | ITV National News → Read More
How RAF fighter jets are policing Nato airspace close to Russia
ITV News' Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen joined crew on an RAF Voyager patrolling skies over Poland. → Read More
What further sanctions are the UK mulling in response to mounting Russian aggression?
Legal and regulatory considerations are among the reasons why it could prove difficult for ministers to bring in wide-ranging sanctions, writes Carl Dinnen. → Read More
Army to be cut by nearly 10,000 troops as use of drones and technology increases
The army is to be cut from 82,000 troops to 72,500 in Monday’s Defence Command Paper which sets the way ahead for the armed forces. → Read More
Did the government really do everything it could to minimise the suffering caused by Covid-19?
"We truly did everything we could," the PM said. But some of his decisions in the last year may come back to haunt him. → Read More
Has Ireland made a better job of responding to coronavirus than the UK?
Read Has Ireland made a better job of responding to coronavirus than the UK? latest on ITV News. All the World, Health, Politics news → Read More
Conservatives launch Facebook ads backing Theresa May's Brexit deal
The Conservatives are taking their strategy of persuading-voters-to-persuade-MPs to back the Brexit deal seriously. They have launched a series of Facebook ads and a website urging people to do just that. Who Targets Me, a website monitoring political advertisements, says the Tories launched 150 ads yesterday, and looking at them here they seem to be six templates, differently targeted. This… → Read More
Building Without Money: The Chancellor's Dilemma
"There is no money" - the famous note was meant for Philip Hammond, he was expected to be Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2010. The coalition meant he didn't become Chief Secretary and find the note, but he's never forgotten what it said. → Read More
ITV News survey: Most Tory chairmen and women in marginal seats back Theresa May
Read ITV News survey: Most Tory chairmen and women in marginal seats back Theresa May latest on ITV News. All the Politics news → Read More
Liam Fox: EU 'blackmailing' UK into agreeing Brexit bill
Read Liam Fox: EU 'blackmailing' UK into agreeing Brexit bill latest on ITV News. All the Brexit news → Read More
Difficulties facing May on Japan trade mission
Read Difficulties facing May on Japan trade mission latest on ITV News. All the Politics news → Read More
Labour defence team frozen out of speech
Read Labour defence team frozen out of speech latest on ITV News. All the Politics news → Read More
Corbyn's security stance a headache for Labour's defence team
"I'm not a pacifist, but..." is Jeremy Corbyn's pitch on defence today, an area where he has tied himself in knots. Now he does have a stronger record than anyone of opposing Britain's recent series of foreign wars and will say: "The 'war on terror' which lies behind these interventions has failed. They have not increased our security at home – rather the opposite – and they have caused… → Read More
UK could send more troops to Afghanistan
It's a tricky time for Theresa May to be sending troops anywhere - but Nato have asked anyway. I understand a request for more personnel for Afghanistan was received in the last couple of weeks and is being looked at. The chances are that Britain will add to its contingent of 500, currently training and mentoring Afghan forces. But perhaps not by much. An increase of 150 or so would seem the… → Read More
Maltese PM throws May a lifeline with Brexit trade admission
Read Maltese PM throws May a lifeline with Brexit trade admission latest on ITV News. All the Brexit news → Read More
Palace of Westminster security under scrutiny after attack
The Palace of Westminster is not as secure as it could be. It is a set of working buildings where MPs, Lords, their staffs and journalists come and go constantly. It will be a matter of concern that today's attacker was able to get inside the security cordon. But he did not get far inside. Arguably this meant the security succeeded. But only just. The gate where today's attacker appears to have… → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn's tax return still poses some questions for Labour
Late last night, after several hours of searching, the Labour leader's office found what they had been looking for - the place on Jeremy Corbyn's tax return where he listed his income as opposition leader. It was under "pensions, annuities and state benefits". The payment was labelled simply "Public Office". → Read More