Westminster

Exclusivo: O prefeito da Greater Manchester teria identificado assentos onde MPs se afastariam para permitir uma candidatura à liderança. Andy Burnham tem um plano crível para retornar a Westminster “dentro de semanas”, afirmaram seus aliados, com a expectativa de que o prefeito da Greater Manchester utilize uma disputa de byelection para definir uma nova agenda de governo. Burnham, que foi impedido pelo órgão dirigente do Labour de concorrer na byelection de Gorton e Denton em fevereiro, identificou vários assentos onde MPs estão preparados para se afastar em prol de sua candidatura à liderança. Continue lendo...

Rhun ap Iorwerth launches party’s manifesto and says he is unconcerned by Reform UK threat in Welsh electionsUK politics live – latest updatesPlaid Cymru’s leader has promised “no more bending to Westminster’s will” as the nationalist party stands on the brink of taking office for the first time in next month’s Senedd elections.Speaking at Plaid Cymru’s manifesto launch in Wrexham on Thursday – chosen because of its football team, which has showcased Wales’s potential to the world – Rhun ap Iorwerth told a packed room of supporters there would be “no more toeing the London party line, no more defending the status quo and no more saying no to Wales”. Continue reading...

Murder investigation launched after man, 26, killed in central London on Friday nightThe Metropolitan police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed in central London on Friday night.Officers were called to Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster, at 10.17pm after receiving reports that a man had been stabbed. The scene of the incident is near Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey. Continue reading...