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Rishi Sunak has sparked fury after repeatedly refusing to answer whether HS2 will come to Manchester.

BBC broadcaster Clive Myrie has revealed how he was left 'shaken' after receiving horrific gun death threats.

Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate – will be moderated by presenter Julie Etchingham, who also hosted debates in 2015, 2017 and 2019.ITV said it also planned to broadcast an interview programme with other party leaders and a multi-party debate.Michael Jermey, ITV’s director of news and current affairs, said: “Millions of viewers value the election debates. They provide a chance to see and hear the party leaders set out their pitch to the country, debate directly with each other and take questions from voters.“ITV is pleased to be broadcasting the first debate in this year’s election campaign.”Other broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky News, have not yet announced plans for any televised debates.

Naman Ramachandran Aspiring Prime Ministerial candidate Keir Starmer of the opposition Labour Party will face incumbent Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party in the first televized debate of the upcoming U.K. general election. The polls are scheduled to take place on July 4.

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will go head to head in the first televised leaders' debate of the General Election campaign next week.

ITV has come out the blocks first with its head-to-head election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.

The BBC has set its election night coverage for the July 4 poll as broadcasters battle to secure debates with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer as soon as possible.

The BBC has confirmed which presenters will be fronting their TV coverage on the night of the general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed in a televised statement outside Number 10 that the election would take place on Thursday, July 4.

Dame Judi Dench was asked about her opinion on trigger warnings in theater productions, to which she responded that audience members with sensitive natures might avoid the theater altogether. She expressed skepticism toward the necessity of content advisories, asking what the point of going to the theater actually is.

A Tory MP and former health minister has defected to Labour saying the Conservative Party has become a 'nationalist party of the right' that is failing the health service.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, when he said that he is now in a position where he can no longer “play the way I would expect to”.He said that the diagnosis has demonstrated that “you think you’re invulnerable until something proves you’re not.”“I know it will get worse. At what rate, nobody knows.

A senior Labour MP has refused to commit to giving compensation to women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the state pension age.

Princess Diana begged her father not to 'leave me here' when she was sent away to boarding school, her brother Charles Spencer has revealed. Diana, then Lady Spencer, told her father Edward John Spencer, 'If you loved me, you wouldn't leave me here', h Earl Spencer, 59, shared during his appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One.

Charles Spencer, younger brother to the late Princess Diana, officially weighed in on all the conspiracy theories surrounding the disappearance of Kate Middleton. “I do worry about what happened to the truth,” Spencer, 59, told the BBC in a teaser clip for his sit-down interview on Sunday.

Mhairi Black has warned the Conservatives "should not be let off the hook" over a PPE scandal after the party claimed Michelle Mone was no longer a member.

Humza Yousaf has called for the House of Lords to be scrapped after Michelle Mone admitted lying about her involvement with a company in a PPE contracts row.

Tory peer Michelle Mone has said she could benefit from a contract between the Government and PPE firm Medpro in her first major broadcast interview since the scandal emerged.

Succession star Sarah Snook has described the threat of AI against actors and other industries as “terrifying”.The actor, who is best known for playing Shiv in the HBO series, discussed the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike during an interview with the BBC.When asked by broadcaster Laura Kuenssberg about what she’d like to see resolved as a result of the strike, Snook expressed her concerns over the impact artificial intelligence could have on the profession.“The main thing for me that I find terrifying is AI,” Snook said. “It’s just such [an] uncharted landscape and we need pretty stringent rules in place in order to protect, not just the acting industry, but across the board.“If we can set a precedent for other industries in regards to how AI is utilised, then that’ll be huge.”Snook raised the spread of viral deepfake clips of actors like Tom Cruise, explaining how this technology could be exploited by companies.“It’s uncanny,” Snook said.

Andy Burnham has said Labour will bring HS2 to Manchester despite the party failing to guarantee that the high-speed railway project will go ahead over the weekend. The Greater Manchester mayor said he has been reassured that the party's commitment to two major northern railway projects has not changed.

The BBC has been urged to act "very swiftly" in dealing with the claims centring on an unnamed presenter alleged to have paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. Government minister Victoria Atkins described the claims reported by The Sun as "very, very serious" as questions over the broadcaster's handling of the situation were raised.The newspaper said the star paid the person, said to have been 17 when the payments began, £35,000 in exchange for the images.

Twitter on Thursday (June 29), Lycett adopted his fake right-wing persona again in response to the news that the Court of Appeal had blocked the government’s plan to deport small boat migrants to Rwanda.Judges concluded that the African country is not a safe location to receive asylum seekers from the UK.Following the announcement, Lycett offered some sarcastic words of support for Braverman, a strong advocate of the deportation policy.“@SuellaBraverman ignore the haters babe [heart emojis],” he tweeted, adding: “(By haters I mean the royal court of justice.)”. @SuellaBraverman ignore the haters babe ❤️❤️❤️ (by haters I mean the royal court of justice)— Joe Lycett (@joelycett) June 29, 2023Lycett’s “right-wing” persona began last year when he appeared alongside the then prime minister on an episode of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.“I think the haters will say we’ve had 12 years of the Tories, and that we’re sort of at the dregs of what they’ve got available, and that Liz Truss is sort of like the backwash of the available MPs,” he said.

Brian Cox hasn't watched the 'Succession' finale. The 76-year-old actor doesn't enjoy seeing himself in screen and admitted he was further "disinclined" to watch the last ever episode of the acclaimed drama series after his media mogul alter ego, Logan Roy, passed away earlier in the season. Speaking on 'Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg', he said: "I never like watching myself, for a start.

The Transport Secretary has caused a stir after accusing rail unions of 'cynically targeting' major events to cause disruption.

Teachers' leaders today issued a last-ditch plea for crunch talks with ministers to avert this week’s strike.

It's Sunday morning, which can only mean one thing.

Rishi Sunak will hold face-to-face talks in the UK with the European Commission president as he looks to finalise a deal to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol. In a joint statement on Sunday from Downing Street and the European Commission, they confirmed the Prime Minister and Ursula von der Leyen would meet to discuss the 'range of complex challenges around' the Brexit treaty.

Hugh Jackman has stated his belief that it is “inevitable” Australia will become a republic in the future. The actor shared his views while appearing on the BBC One politics programme Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. “I think Australia will become Republican at some point.

Nicola Sturgeon committed a gaffe after wrongly claiming she was open to 16 year olds being able to drink alcohol in pubs.

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he and his family use private healthcare at a time the NHS struggles to meet demand.

Oscar-winning Hollywood star Kate Winslet has said she was “absolutely destroyed” by the plight of a Tillicoultry family caring for a severely disabled teenager.

Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Autumn Statement on Thursday, where he is expected to raise taxes and cut public spending in order to balance the books. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has warned that everyone will have to pay "a bit more tax" and that "sacrifices" will have to be made following the disastrous mini-budget in September.

Joe Biden has taken aim at Liz Truss's mini-budget that led to chaos on the markets and to her sacking Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor.

Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of using "dangerous language" as she took a swipe at the Conservatives.

Claims that Liz Truss told King Charles not to get involved in next month’s Cop27 climate change summit in Egypt have been denied by a Cabinet minister. It comes amid questions about the Government’s commitment to the net-zero target.

As the Prime Minister Liz Truss was grilled by Laura Kuenssberg, viewers questioned whether she REALLY understands that 'people are worried'. The PM was quizzed by the BBC presenter on Sunday morning (October 2).

Liz Truss has admitted she could have done a "better job" over her tax-slashing mini budget that plunged the UK economy into turmoil.