'Today on behalf of the whole Labour Party I say sorry.' Sir Keir Starmer apologises to 'all those who were hurt' after it was announced Labour are no longer being monitored by the equalities watchdog after antisemitism reforms. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602
Starmer says Corbyn will not stand for Labour at the next electionThe first question is whether his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn, will stand for the party at the next election.
He said:"Let me be very clear: those who seek to blame others or downplay what happened in our party are themselves part of the problem. The Labour leader added:"And I understand that some people won't like the changes that we've made. Overnight, the Equality and Human Rights Commission released its latest update in the investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party.In short, the EHRC said it was satisfied with the reforms made by the party in the past few years.
Dame Margaret said this was a matter for Mr Corbyn, and while she did not explicitly advocate for him to leave the Labour Party membership, her feelings about him were very clear.Earlier, we reported on the new Consumer Price Index inflation figures.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said:"While any fall in inflation is welcome, the fight is far from over.
"Despite Britain's enormous potential, in April households will be hit by another economic blow when energy prices go up. Understandably, the defence secretary was asked about the upcoming budget, and whether the Ministry of Defence will get the money it needs, let alone wants. Inflation - the rate at which prices rise - has remained high as food prices continued to increase faster than the regular rate of inflation. Food inflation hit 16.8% in December.points out, this is greater drop than forecasted.Gurpreet says today's figure is in line with the Bank of England's forecasts.Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is in Brussels today as he meets with his NATO counterparts.
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