Andrew Sparrow
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Animal welfare groups criticise American XL bullies ban, saying they’re ‘deeply concerned’ about lack of evidence – as it happened
PM says breed, responsible for series of attacks, will be banned once it has been properly defined → Read More
Starmer calls Tory claim UK would accept 100,000 EU migrants per year under Labour ‘embarrassing nonsense’– as it happened
Labour leader says Tory response to his small boats plan shows ‘they’ve nothing sensible to say on issue’ → Read More
Sunak branded ‘inaction man’ at PMQs as Starmer attacks record on schools, prisons and China – as it happened
Labour leader accuses government of failing to heed warnings which has led to series of crises this week → Read More
Labour party membership fell by almost 25,000 in 2022, while its income rose, figures show – as it happened
The party had 407,445 members at the end of 2022, down almost 25,000 compared with 2021, annual accounts show → Read More
Minister refuses to say what anti-coronation protests will and won’t be allowed under new public order law – UK politics live
Latest updates: Tom Tugendhat, the security minister, says Public Order Act gives police commanders ‘powers they have asked for for many months’ → Read More
Keir Starmer accuses government of trying to resurrect Sue Gray story to damage Labour ahead of local elections – UK politics live
Good morning. We’re back waiting for the Sue Gray report. Today’s version will take the form of a written statement for a Cabinet Office minister described on the Commons order paper as an “update into the circumstances leading to the resignation of a senior civil servant”. This is the investigation ordered by the government into whether Gray, who had been a very senior civil servant as well as… → Read More
Steve Barclay says RCN left him with no choice but to go to court to block unlawful strike – as it happened
Health secretary defends court action as Pat Cullen says government decision could make nurses more determined to vote for further strike action → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon says SNP crisis unexpected, beyond her ‘worst nightmares’, but not her reason for resigning – as it happened
Former Scottish first minister voices frustration at not being able to ‘give my version of events’ → Read More
Starmer condemns Diane Abbott comments, saying they were antisemitic and ‘hierarchy of racism’ never acceptable – as it happened
Labour leader says former shadow home secretary has experienced racial abuse but her comments should be condemned → Read More
Dominic Raab bullying claims: Sunak wants situation resolved ‘swiftly’ but will read report ‘carefully’, No 10 says – live
Rishi Sunak has received report into allegations that his deputy PM bullied officials → Read More
Starmer claims NHS is ‘broken’ and not safe under Tories, as he says he is unconcerned about poll lead falling – UK politics live
According to the Politico poll of polls Labour’s average lead over the Conservatives has fallen to 15 points → Read More
SNP in ‘total meltdown’ following arrests and party funding investigation, say Scottish Tories – as it happened
Scotland’s first minister says he was ‘surprised’ to learn of Colin Beattie’s arrest but adds ‘people are innocent until proven guilty’ → Read More
No 10 refuses to say when Rishi Sunak first declared wife’s shareholding in childminder agency – as it happened
PM’s spokesperson also refuses to say when updated register of ministers’ interests would be published → Read More
Royal College of Nursing rejects government pay offer and announces new strike – as it happened
Royal College of Nursing members reject the pay offer after Unison votes to accept → Read More
Rishi Sunak refuses to back Braverman’s widely criticised claim about racial nature of grooming gangs – as it happened
Prime minister says offenders have been protected by ‘political correctness’ as he announces ‘grooming gangs taskforce’ → Read More
Rishi Sunak sidesteps question about whether having private swimming pool means he’s out of touch – as it happened
PM also refused to say what he would do if inquiry into Dominic Raab found justice secretary bullied officials → Read More
Humza Yousaf defends including minister for independence in new team as his first FMQs is interrupted by protests – UK politics live
Latest updates: Public gallery cleared as Scotland’s new first minister takes questions for first time → Read More
Boris Johnson submits Partygate evidence to privileges committee; Nicola Sturgeon says leadership contest will strengthen SNP – live
Former prime minister sends dossier defending his behaviour; Sturgeon delivers last major speech as Scotland first minister → Read More
Gary Lineker’s BBC suspension like something from ‘Putin’s Russia’, says Labour – as it happened
Shadow culture secretary tells Commons the decision to take presenter off air was part of a ‘Tory cancel campaign’ → Read More
Nurses’ union to pause strike action while it holds ‘intensive talks’ with government on pay – as it happened
RCN suspends 48-hour strike in England planned for March with health secretary to meet union leaders → Read More