Sunak takes aim at Starmer: ‘We expel antisemites, he makes them Labour candidates’
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Residents in Rochdale are voting in the 22nd by-election this parliament, in a closely watched contest where political arguments have centred on Gaza and the Israel-Hamas war.
Alleged death threats, candidates wearing stab vests and vandalism have been reported during campaigning to win the seat following the death last month of sitting MP Sir Tony Lloyd.
Labour withdrew its support from its candidate, Azhar Ali, over his suggestion Israel was complicit in the massacre of its own people on 7 October. His name could not be removed from ballot papers but the party no longer has a candidate.
Former Labour MP and Celebrity Big Brother contestant George Galloway is a candidate for the Workers Party of Britain.
Simon Danczuk, an ex-Labour MP for Rochdale is standing for the right-wing challenger party Reform UK.
Other candidates are Iain Donaldson (Liberal Democrats), Paul Ellison (Conservatives), Michael Howarth (Independent), William Howarth (Independent), Ravin Rodent Subortna (Official Monster Raving Loony Party) and David Tully (Independent).
Home Office to publish 13 reports left over by sacked borders watchdog
The Home Office is due to publish 13 of the 15 outstanding reports submitted by sacked borders and immigration watchdog David Neal on Thursday afternoon, the PA news agency understands.
During his tenure, Mr Neal repeatedly raised concerns that the department was too slow to publish his reports.
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All the by-elections in this parliament
Since the start of the current parliament in December 2019, there has been a total of 21 by-elections across the UK:
‘Restricting audiences on basis of race wrong and divisive’, says Downing Street
Downing Street has said the idea of black-only audiences for some nights of a West End theatrical production is “wrong and divisive”.
Slave Play at the Noel Coward Theatre, which features Game Of Thrones star Kit Harington among the cast, will have two performances aimed at an “all-black-identifying audience” that is “free from the white gaze”.
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Freedom of press ‘in danger’ if foreign government buys UK newspaper – Jenrick
Freedom of the press is “in danger” in the UK if a foreign government is allowed to buy a national newspaper, a Tory former cabinet minister has warned.
Robert Jenrick urged ministers to support plans for legal protections against such a move, amid concerns over a proposed UAE-backed takeover of the Telegraph newspapers and The Spectator.
Speaking at business questions, Mr Jenrick told Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt: “If freedom of press means anything, it means the freedom to criticise and to oppose. And that freedom is in danger if we become the first democracy in the world to allow a foreign government to buy a national newspaper and media organisation.
“(Ms Mordaunt) may be aware that the noble Baroness Stowell (of Beeston) has laid an amendment with cross-party support to the digital markets Bill in the House of Lords that would prevent this happening.
“Will the Government be supporting, or at least not opposing, that amendment in the House of Lords?
“Were it to come to the Commons, I certainly will be supporting it and I would encourage all MPs to do the same because we must prize freedom of the press in this country and this amendment is our opportunity to do so.”
File photo: Robert Jenrick
Drakeford thought UK Government would control pandemic response, inquiry told
The First Minister of Wales believed the UK Government would be in charge of the country’s pandemic response until just days before the first lockdown, an inquiry has heard.
Mark Drakeford, the outgoing leader of the Senedd, was under the impression the Welsh Government would not be making decisions to prevent the spread of coronavirus itself due to the type of legislation being used in Parliament.
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Watch: Sadiq Khan reveals heartbreak at Rishi Sunak’s lack of leadership over ‘Islamist’ rant
Sadiq Khan reveals heartbreak at Sunak’s lack of leadership over ‘Islamist’ rant
Sadiq Khan has said he is “heartbroken” at Rishi Sunak’s lack of “leadership” over Lee Anderson’s comments, in which he claimed the London mayor was controlled by “Islamists”. The former deputy chair of the Conservatives was suspended by the party after refusing to apologise for the remarks. “I’ve had a number of emotions over the last six days. Sad, angry, frustrated, appalled, heartbroken,” Mr Khan told LBC on Thursday 29 February. “My sadness and my heartbreak is because people who we look to for leadership haven’t provided it. I mean Sunak, I mean the deputy prime minister, I mean the cabinet.”
Nigel Farage calls on Suella Braverman to ditch the Tories and join Reform UK
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ICYMI | Rochdale by-election - candidates list in full
Here’s your guide to all eleven candidates standing in Rochdale:
Covid conspiracy MP suggests return of capital punishment in bizarre speech
In a bizarre speech Independent MP Andrew Bridgen, who was expelled from the Tories after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines to the Holocaust, told business questions: “I’ve always opposed capital punishment on the principle that it’s wrong to take a life so it can’t be right for the state to take a life in revenge.
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