Summary of the day …
The Labour MP Oliver Ryan has been suspended by the party over his membership and comments on a WhatsApp group that featured offensive messages, including alleged racism and sexism. Andrew Gwynne was sacked as public health minister on Saturday and also lost the whip after it was reported that he used the group
The prime minister’s official spokesperson said there was no risk the king was being dragged into politics after prime minister Keir Starmer, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and King Charles III made a joint public appearance at a housing and community project in the south-west of England run by the palace and the Duchy of Cornwall
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s has said a backbench MP’s wage should increase from £91,346 to just under £94,000, an increase of 2.8%
Labour has quietly shelved plans to make it easier for people to legally change their gender
Plaid Cymru’s MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Liz Saville Roberts, has criticised Labour for what she says “singing from the same songbook as Nigel Farage on immigration”
That is it from me, Martin Belam, good evening and Andrew Sparrow will be back in the morning with more politics news
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Plaid Cymru’s MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Liz Saville Roberts, has criticised Labour for what she says “singing from the same songbook as Nigel Farage on immigration” which will only “fuel fear and division”.
In a post to social media, highlighting media coverage of immigration raids, she said “Labour should try to offer hope – demonstrating how life will improve rather than doubling down on the politics of despair.”
