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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

MP Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

Chief Whip Simon Hart said Mr Benton was suspending pending an investigation

The Independent UK

MP Scott Benton secretly filmed 'offering lobbying services' in undercover sting operation

Mr Benton allegedly boasted about his personal access to top ministers as well as offering to leak confidential documents ahead of their publication

Manchester Evening News

Government urged to ‘do what’s right’ and extend infected blood payouts

Rishi Sunak said any extension of compensation would need to wait for the full inquiry report to be published.

The Independent UK

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Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

MPs are barred from carrying out paid lobbying or advising on how to influence Parliament in exchange for money.

The Independent UK

Tory MP Scott Benton has whip suspended after newspaper sting

Blackpool South MP reportedly offered to lobby on behalf of gambling industry and leak confidential document

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak considering law change to define sex as ‘biological’

The Government has been told that amending the definition of sex could make the law on women-only spaces clearer.

The Independent UK

Anger as ministers shell out £10,000 a DAY on consultants to stop small boats

Labour's shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said the Government is paying pricey consultants to 'do their job for them' after agreeing a £3.9 million contract for 'leadership services' to end small boat crossings

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Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity in schools’

Inviting LGBT+ authors into schools can help challenge the ‘heteronormative culture and curriculum’ in education, a union has said.

The Independent UK

Finland’s Nato membership poses ‘real dilemma’ for Putin, western officials warn

The latest addition to the military alliance will be able to make a ‘significant’ contribution to its armament, officials said.

The Independent UK

Nigella Lawson breaks silence following death of her politician father Nigel Lawson aged 91

Lord Lawson’s political career spanned nearly five decades and acclaimed chef Nigella was one of his six children

Evening Standard

UK spends three times amount of overseas aid in Britain than in Africa

The Government was accused of ‘failing women and girls’ around the world.

The Independent UK

OPINION - There’s a deep paradox at the heart of the Tory migrant boats policy

Even by its own high standards, the Conservative Party’s current approach to immigration is particularly bonkers. Tories want Britain to fear a tidal wave of migrants while simultaneously basing their entire prospectus on the economic benefits of migration — all without even trying to explain how those two positions might…

Evening Standard

Home Office accused of ‘cruelty and gross mismanagement’ as barge for asylum seekers confirmed – as it happened

‘Vessel will provide basic accommodation which is significantly cheaper than hotels,’ the Home Office said

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak rebuked by watchdog for false asylum claim

PM wrong to claim backlog had halved since Labour government, says UK Statistics Authority

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Statistics watchdog rebukes Sunak over inaccurate asylum backlog figures

Head of UK Statistics Authority says outstanding cases had risen, not halved as PM had claimed

Daily Mirror

Joe Biden informs Charles he will NOT attend coronation with First Lady going instead

US president Joe Biden called King Charles on Tuesday to inform him that he will not be attending his coronation on May 6 and told him the First Lady Jill Biden will take his place instead

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘take up to 18 months’ to make arrests in online child sexual abuse cases

Poor investigative practices and unacceptable delays leave children vulnerable, official report finds

Manchester Evening News

Government minister hit with six-month driving ban after speeding nearly 30mph over limit

Robert Jenrick said he was unaware that a temporary 40mph speed limit was in force

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'This is rhetoric that I've heard before': Call for 'action not just more words' over grooming gangs taskforce

Campaigner Maggie Oliver met with the Prime Minister and Home Secretary with three survivors of child abuse - they shared their stories

The Guardian - UK

Not even Suella Braverman’s own department agrees with her about ‘grooming gangs’

Child sexual abuse in the UK is rife and requires multiple solutions. All our home secretary gives us is baseless prejudice, writes Ella Cockbain, an associate professor of crime science

The Guardian - UK

Team Starmer ‘here to win’ as Labour sets its sights on a May 2024 election

Three years after Jeremy Corbyn reportedly left a sleeping bag behind, the leader of the opposition’s office is full of ‘bright, energetic, hungry people’

Evening Standard

OPINION - Nigel Lawson’s legacy: boom, bust and a national treasure

It usually comes back to inflation. Study any period of British history from 1945 onwards, and there’s a good chance you’ll spot ministers making strange and sometimes desperate decisions in the name of taming – or often to avoid taming – rapidly rising prices.

The Independent UK

Finland joining Nato is ‘direct result of Putin’s aggression’, says UK

Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly said Sweden should also now be admitted to the defence alliance.

The Independent UK

Michelle Donelan in talks on UK access to EU’s £88.6bn science scheme

The Science Secretary is heading to Brussels to discuss possible future association with Horizon Europe.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Polls suggest the next general election is all to play for

Rishi Sunak is more popular than his party. As a result, the question was always whether the Prime Minister would pull the Conservatives up to his level, or be dragged down to theirs? It is too soon to tell.

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