Charanpreet Khaira

Spring statement 2025: key points at a glance Rachel Reeves is delivering her economic update – here are the main points, with political analysis * Politics live – latest updates Rachel Reeves says Labour was elected to “bring change to our country, provide security for working people and deliver a decade of national renewal”. Continue reading...

Spring statement 2025: key points at a glance

In light of steel + aluminium tariffs @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social believes the UK Government needs to 'show some spine' in negotiations with Trump.

'We've seen a great desire... not to say anything that might upset Mr Trump. We know with a bully that's not necessarily the right tactic.'

Leeds East MP @richardburgon.bsky.social predicts a major Labour rebellion against cuts to welfare - unless the Government changes course to protect 'the most vulnerable.'

'Labour MPs will not support a tax on the welfare state'.

More debate on the proposed cuts on ITV Last Orders tonight.

NEW: Bradford Council tax will increase by 10%.

They applied to Government for an increase of 15% - after saying they had a £150m shortfall.

The Government has agreed to a 'limited increase' to prevent the council falling into 'financial distress'.

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion says thousands of victims who gave evidence to the Alexis Jay inquiry are 'shocked' they haven't yet been implemented.

Says she's 'grateful' to Elon Musk even though 'he is the last person I thought would help us prevent child abuse in the UK.'

Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake says he's "shocked" by the death of PC Rosie Prior:

"It goes to show the risks our emergency services take in the line of duty."

Keir Starmer, asked if chancellor will be in role by next election, says he's "completely confident" in his team.

On the state of the economy, he adds: "Before the election, I said it's not going to be possible to do this in six months. It's going to take time."

Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action.

“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”

Tom Gordon, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough says "Labour promised change, and that change isn't being delivered in communities at a local Government level."

More on ITV Last Orders at 10.45 tonight.

MP for Leeds North West Katie White says Conservatives "failed when it came to the housing crisis."

Labour plans to build 1.5 million homes this Parliament by relaxing planning rules - but Lib Dem Tom Gordon says it'll be "a race to the bottom."

More on ITV Last Orders tonight.

Rachel Reeves pledges she won't cut palliative care budgets to pay for Assisted Dying.

She voted in favour of the Bill - while the Health Secretary voted against saying he was worried it would cost too much.

Hospices get 1/3 of their budgets from Government + say they couldn't survive with less.

At the Great Northern Conference in Hull, Rachel Reeves says regional Mayors - including the new Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor - will be given greater power because they know better than “even the best Ministers in Whitehall.”

With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.

BREAK The second reading of the assisted dying bill has passed with 330 votes for and 275 against

David Davis MP says he will vote for the assisted dying bill. He voted against in 2015.

"Give us the time to get this right and if we get it right it'll be one of the things we're proudest of when we eventually leave this place."

Big day in parliament. The truth that seems unreported is how kind, reasonable and thoughtful the debate has been between those who don't agree, constituents and MPs alike. Kim Leadbeater has led from the front with the kind of graft and compassion, anyone who knows her would have expected.

Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after @SkyNews revealed she has fraud conviction for wrongly reporting work mobile phone stolen in 2013.

She said incident was “mistake” and she’s sorry to leave under these circumstances, but doesn’t want to be distraction.

MPs have just hours to decide how to vote on tomorrow's assisted dying bill.

Latest count of ITV Calendar MPs:

✅23 for

❎13 against

❔19 undecided

🟢1 abstaining

According to ITV's national tracker, 199 MPs are for, 152 against, 124 undecided, 24 abstaining (out of a total of 499 replies).

NEW: Andrea Jenkyns, former Conservative MP for Morley and Outwood, is moving to Reform UK.

Kemi Badenoch calling on Keir Starmer to resign and hold an election after just four months in office, after her own party just suffered its worst election defeat in history, feels incredibly desperate

Russia has barred these Cabinet members, and Yorkshire MPs, from entering the country
- Yvette Cooper, Home Sec
- Rachel Reeves, Chancellor
- Ed Miliband, Energy Sec
The Russian ministry said it was putting members of the UK’s political+military establishment on its “stop list” under new sanctions.

Shipley MP Anna Dixon: "If we do introduce assisted dying we must do so understanding exactly how is it going to impact and be implemented."

She wants Kim Leadbeater's Private Members Bill to be replaced with a public consultation on assisted dying.

I've asked every MP in the Calendar region how they plan to vote on the Assisted Dying Bill.

19 say they're for, 11 against, 18 are undecided+1 plans to abstain.

Nationally, ITV News understands 135 MPs will vote for, 85 against, 121 undecided.

www.itv.com/news/2024-11...

YouTube video by Charanpreet Khaira John Prescott dies aged 86

John Prescott spent four decades standing up for the people of Hull East.

He was a great believer in devolution, a straight talker and a proud of his humble beginnings.

Here’s how Westminster remembered him yesterday 👇

youtu.be/p5UN7EUOhPE?...

NEW: The man who threw an egg and became involved in a punch-up with John Prescott, Craig Evans, has told the Press Association he had "no regrets", adding that his thoughts were with the late politician's loved ones.

On tonight's Last Orders we debate inheritance tax changes for farmers.

Labour's Jake Richards says "only 500 estates are going to be affected - predominantly the very wealthiest people."

Conservative Victoria Atkins says "the Government can't agree its own figures."

MP for Spen Valley Kim Leadbeater says she shares colleagues' concerns that the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has "said too much publicly" about the Assisted Dying Bill - but that "he's entitled to his views."

MPs will vote on assisted dying next Friday.

More on Last Orders tonight.

John Prescott: a life in pictures The former British deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86. His family said he ‘spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment’ Continue reading...

John Prescott: a life in pictures

Plenty of criticism of Farmers' Inheritance Tax at PMQs today.

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson says a farmer who supported the tax "must be a cannabis farmer" because yesterday saw 10,000 farmers protesting "mad cap" decision.

Angela Rayner pledges Gov will continue to support farmers.

Keir Starmer to become first UK prime minister in six years to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping, promising to turn page on UK-China relations at G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.