Donald Trump says he never called for Hillary Clinton to be arrested, tried and jailed, despite publicly pleading to “lock her up” multiple times over the years. During an interview on Fox and Friends Weekend Edition on Sunday, the former president acted like he had nothing to do with the calls to imprison Clinton ― calls that were so common during his 2016 run for the Oval Office. “You famously said, regarding Hillary Clinton, ‘Lock her up.’ You declined to do that as president,” Fox News co-host Will Cain said in an attempt to paint Trump as merciful. Having been found guilty on 34 felony c ..read more

Diane Abbott has confirmed she will run as Labour's candidate in the upcoming election. Diane Abbott has just confirmed that she intends to run as a Labour candidate at the general election. The veteran MP, first elected in 1987, has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks over whether or not she would run for Keir Starmer’s party. In a social media post on Sunday, Abbott said: “I intend to run and to win as Labour’s candidate.” While she had the Labour whip returned to her last week – after 13 months of suspension – there were also reports she would be still banned from standing ..read more

Vladimir Putin is expected to increase Russian taxes as the Ukraine war drags on. Vladimir Putin is considering on increasing taxes in Russia to their highest levels since he first came to power more than 20 years ago. The Russian finance ministry announced last week that it was thinking about introducing taxes for those on higher incomes and high corporation tax. This is meant to raise more than £22.5billion, which Russia says will go towards regional spending – but many believe will actually fund the war in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of its European neighbour has dragged out for more than t ..read more

PM Rishi Sunak with Robert Largan in January. Social media posts from a Conservative candidate have sparked bewilderment online, as the politician appears to be standing for his rival parties.  Robert Largan, elected as a Tory MP in 2019 with a slim majority of just 590, is campaigning to keep hold of his seat of High Peak in Derbyshire. He posted a photo of himself against a red backdrop – associated with Labour – on Saturday, along with the slogan: “Labour for Largan.” The caption read: “So many local Labour voters have told me they’re going to vote for me because they want to keep me ..read more

Victoria Atkins was questioned on Sky News over Tory campaign promises Trevor Phillips questioned health secretary Victoria Atkins over her party’s promises today and asked her why the Conservatives cannot “level with people” over what they can feasibly achieve in office. The health secretary was on the media round this morning to promote the Tory pledge to build 100 new GP surgeries in England and boost the number of available appointments if they win the general election. But, on the Sky News’ programme, Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, the presenter demolished these Tory pled ..read more

Labour leader Keir Starmer has been accused of a left-wing purge of the party. Labour’s Yvette Cooper has denied claims the party is offering peerages to left-wing MPs who step down to make way for Keir Starmer’s preferred candidates. The shadow home secretary rejected a new report from The Times which claims some people who were Labour MPs–  up until parliament was dissolved last week – could be elevated to the House of Lords if they gave up their seats. She told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips: “No party can do that, it’s not the way the system works.” Shadow ..read more

Laura Kuenssberg skewered the health secretary over the government's record with NHS waiting lists on Sunday Laura Kuenssberg slammed the Conservatives’ handling of the NHS this morning and asked the health secretary Victoria Atkins if she is “proud” of the huge waiting lists in England. Rishi Sunak vowed at the start of 2023 to cut NHS waiting lists – but he admitted only in February that his government has failed with that pledge. On Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC host presented Atkins with a graph showing just how much waiting times have actually increased since the Conservativ ..read more

Liz Truss named who she believes is the UK's worst PM. Liz Truss has bizarrely claimed Labour’s Tony Blair was the UK’s worst prime minster. Truss, who was in No.10 for 49 days compared Blair’s decade in power, slammed her predecessor and his legacy in an interview with her local newspaper. Speaking to Eastern Daily Press amid her campaign to hold onto her South West Norfolk seat, Truss said: “The worst prime minister we’ve had in recent years is Tony Blair. “Who created things like the Equality Act, the Human Rights Act and the Climate Change Act.” Truss’s primary legacy is the min ..read more

Rishi Sunak has been accused of presiding over years of "delinquent" government spending. The Conservatives have been accused of spending £130 billion of taxpayer funds wastefully since the last general election. According to the Best for Britain’s Scandalous Spending Tracker – which monitors suspect government spending – the government has spent more £6 billion of that total in just the last two months. The news, first reported by The Mirror, is yet another blow for Rishi Sunak because he has been at the top of government for the majority of last four years. He served as chancellor between F ..read more

President Joe Biden pushed for a new cease-fire deal on Friday that included a hostage exchange and an end to Israeli hostilities in Gaza, and he criticised some Israeli leaders who he said wanted to “keep fighting for years.”  The president’s remarks seemingly left the door open for Hamas to remain the governing authority in Gaza — a sticking point for Israel, which has rejected ceasefire deals that didn’t include destroying the group or removing it from power. Hamas has said it would not take part in negotiations amid Israeli military operations, though it said on Thursday that it ..read more