Labour MP Rosie Duffield has criticised male colleagues after she was heckled in the Commons for welcoming the government’s decision to block Nicola Sturgeon’s Gendor Recognition Refrom Bill.
The 7 MPs to vote no were:
Desmond Swayne
Joy Morrisey
Karl McCartney
Adam Holloway
Heather Wheeler
Nick Fletcher
Bill Cash
There may have been additional MPs who paired their votes with MPs who wanted to vote Yes but couldn't attend the debate
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Estonia becomes the 35th country, and 2nd amongst Eastern European countries, to legalise same-sex marriage. This comes after an intense session by the government to push through the eight main bills in their agenda.
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Conservatives are losing >60% of their seats as of now. If this trend continues, they will lose around 600 seats in total.
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Medway Council results:
LAB: 31 (+9)
CON: 21 (-9)
IND: 1 (-)
Labour GAIN from Conservatives.
The Conservative Party has controlled the council since 2003.
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A Conservative source has told
@SkyNews
that the party is expected to lose around 500 council seats.
This is more than half of the seats that they're defending this cycle.
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🚨BREAKING - First results today
DUP, Sinn Fein and Alliance Party each take a seat by meeting the quota at Killultagh DEA at Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council.
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Of the 131 seats that have been declared that the Conservative Party are defending, the Tories have won 50 and lost 81, a win rate of 39%.
If this trend continues, the Conservatives could lose close to 600 seats.
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Labour have called a win in Rushmoor council.
This would be a historic result, with the council never having been controlled by a party other than the Conservatives in its 50 years of existence.
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Labour has overturned the largest majority ever in Mid Bedfordshire (24,664) breaking the previous Lib Dem record of 24,239 in Tiverton and Honiton last year!
During Prime Minister's Questions, Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis commented 'well they shouldn’t have come here illegally' when Rishi Sunak was asked about 200 migrant children gone missing by Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. He has since faced fierce criticisms.
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West Park ward (South Tynside) election result:
GRN GAIN from LAB
GRN: 56.2% (+18.2)
LAB: 31.1% (-9.4)
IND: 7.2% (+7.2)
CON: 5.5% (-16.1)
Changes with 2019
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Westminster VI: Labour leads by 19% (+8, 16th-19th June 2023)
Con 27% (-4)
Lab 46% (+4)
Lib Dem 10% (-2)
Other 16% (+2)
Fieldwork: 16th - 19th June 2023
Sample: 1,554 GB adults
(Changes from 9th - 12th June 2023)
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Key Constituency Profile: Portsmouth North
Penny Mourdant, leader of the House of Common's currently holds this seat in the south of England - however, multiple projections have shown that she may not end up with the seat after the election. Could this be 2024's Portillo moment?
Labour GAIN Rushmoor council from Conservatives.
LAB: 21 (+7)
CON: 15 (-8)
LD: 3 (+1)
This would be the first time this council is Labour run, home to the British Army.
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Ed Davey: "This is a ground breaking night for the Liberal Democrats. We are exceeding all expectations. We have delivered a hammer blow to the Conservative Party in the blue wall ahead of next year's general election."
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Hertsmere Council Results:
CON: 16 (-13)
LAB: 14 (+7)
LD: 9 (+6)
No Overall Majority
Conservatives have controlled this council since 1999.
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🚨Antisemite and left-wing activist Halima Khan has argued that Tommy Robinson, a convicted criminal and fascist, is more left-wing than Sir Keir Starmer.
She has shared the video of the former leader of the far-right group English Defence League.
It’s 2023 and Tommy Robinson is more leftwing than the leader of the Labour Party.
The world really is ending, because Tommy isn’t entirely wrong here.
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