Rishi Sunak continues to refuse to say sorry for Commons transgender joke

Over 50 Members of Parliament have declared that they have no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle following last night's decision. Dozens of Conservative and SNP MPS have backed a motion demanding the removal of Sir Hoyle from the seat.

The People’s Forum on the channel on February 12, answering questions from a live audience, with many complaining that no alternative point of view was offered during the broadcast.In a statement, Ofcom said: “We have received around 500 complaints about the programme which aired on GB News.“We are investigating under Rules 5.11 and 5.12 of the Broadcasting Code which provide additional due impartiality requirements for programmes dealing with matters of major political controversy and major matters relating to current public policy.“Specifically, Rules 5.11 and 5.12 require that an appropriately wide range of significant views must be included and given due weight in such programmes, or in clearly linked and timely programmes.”The presenter Stephen Dixon said during the show that the questions were being posed by undecided voters, and that they had not been seen in advance, either by GB News or by Sunak.An official spokesperson for Sunak said that the prime minister has no regrets about his appearance on the show and that “this is a matter for Ofcom”.Ofcom, which sets the rules by which broadcasters must abide, does not insist that equal time is given to opposing political views, but does say that audiences must be exposed to alternative ways of thinking.GB News has been found to have fallen foul of Ofcom rules in the past, including when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was interviewed by fellow Conservative MPs Esther McVey and Philip Davies about his Autumn Statement.The channel’s policy of allowing active political figures to host shows, including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lee Anderson, is also contentious.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s participation on GB News‘ “People’s Forum” last week is the subject of an impartiality investigation by the country’s media regulator Ofcom. In the show, which aired on GB News on Feb.

Former England star Alan Shearer said he initially 'felt sorry' for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund because of his eye-watering transfer fee.

Keir Starmer has said helping boot out Humza Yousaf from office will be one of his early goals as a Labour Prime Minister.

After eight straight years of the BAFTA and Oscars failing to match on their choice for Best Picture, you can probably take it to the bank that this year that streak will be broken as Oppenheimer continues its flawless roll toward the Academy Awards and now adding seven wins at BAFTA including the big prize to its previous triumphs at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and DGA awards. It is all going according to plan.

Rishi Sunak has been warned against "playing footsie" with Reform UK following two bruising by-election defeats.

The Prime Minister is considering calling a General election in May, a report has claimed. It follows two by-election defeats for the Conservatives where Labour overturned huge majorities to take the former Tory seats.

Anas Sarwar has shared that he felt "feeling sorry" for Nicola Sturgeon when she stepped down as first minister.

Sir Keir Starmer said his party would deal with Donald Trump if the United States chooses him as the next president.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year - after making £275,000 in capital gains.

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Sir Keir Starmer says he has done something no other leader of the Labour Party has ever done before by 'giving up a Labour seat' in Rochdale. But the Labour leader fell short of saying that he acted quickly enough over comments made by its by-election candidate.

Rishi Sunak has suffered a humiliating double by-election defeat as Labour overturned huge Tory majorities in stunning victories.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was the surprise warm-up act at a prestigious film industry event in London on Wednesday night that saw Oppenheimer director — and BAFTA and Oscar front runner — Christopher Nolan receive the British Film Institute Fellowship Award for his outstanding contribution to cinema.

Official figures released today have confirmed that the UK economy fell into recession in the final part of last year.

Bladder cancer is one of the more common forms of the disease and one of its red flag warning signs can often be mistaken for another, less serious health condition.

Coronation Street star Luca Toolan has issued an apology to his co-star after their characters were seen in more emotional and heartbreaking scenes. As viewers of the ITV soap know, Luca's character Mason Radcliffe has been leading a bullying campaign against Liam Connor.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he took “tough” and “decisive” action to withdraw support for Labour’s Rochdale by-election candidate, after a storm of criticism about remarks Azhar Ali made about Israel.

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