RISHI Sunak vowed to "deliver" for Britain as he faced off against Labour at PMQs yesterday, as he revealed the 2019 ban on fracking would be reinstated.
Mr Sunak met with his new-look cabinet on Wednesday morning, before taking to the House of Commons at 12pm and facing questions from a charged-up Keir Starmer.
During the heated exchanges, the newly appointed PM stressed he would get the Tories – and the country – back on track, as he confirmed the 2019 pledge to ban fracking would be reinstated.
It comes after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt earlier confirmed next Monday's scheduled fiscal statement has been scrapped – and will be replaced by a full budget statement in two weeks' time on November 17.
"Our number one priority is economic stability and restoring confidence that the United Kingdom is a country that pays its way," said Mr Hunt.
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The prime minister’s official spokesman confirmed the move.
It comes after Green Party MP Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) asked him in the Commons: “The Prime Minister’s reckless predecessor took a wrecking ball to nature, prompting millions of members of the RSPB, the National Trust and the Wildlife Trust to rise up in opposition. Yesterday, he promised to fix her mistakes as well as to uphold the party’s 2019 manifesto.
“So, if he is a man of his word, will he start by reversing the green light she gave to fracking since it’s categorically not been shown to be safe, and instead maintain the moratorium that was pledged in that very manifesto that he promised to uphold?”
He told the Commons he “stands by” the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto.
Rishi Sunak is right to give Home Secretary Suella Braverman a "second chance", Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi has said.
The Prime Minister has faced criticism over his decision to reappoint her to the post just six days after she was forced to resign over a security breach.
Mr Zahawi told Sky News: "She admitted her mistake, she resigned. A new Prime Minister came in, looked at the information and decided that he wants to give her a second chance. It think that is the right decision. Redemption is a good thing."
Mr Zahawi refused to be drawn on reports that officials, including the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, expressed concern about her reappointment so soon after her resignation.
"Officials raise concerns and raise points with secretaries of state, with ministers, all the time. I think they should be allowed to do that," he said.
The new Prime Minister made history when he hosted the celebration from the Downing Street address last night.
Mr Sunak said: “Brilliant to drop into tonight’s Diwali reception in Number 10.
“I will do everything I can in this job to build a Britain where our children and our grandchildren can light their Diyas and look to the future with hope.”
It is the Prime Ministers first week in his role.
Tory Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News this morning that committing to the Triple Lock on pensions prior to the November 17 fiscal statement would be "unwise."
"It would be unwise of me to pre-empt the autumn statement," Mr Zahawi said.
"This government is about responsibility and sustainability.
"What I would say to pensioners watching this morning is both the prime minister and the chancellor are very much aware – and I'm going to state the obvious here – pensioners are uniquely unable to work to and add to their income or improve their income."
Jake Berry, who was party chairman as recently as last week, has claimed that Suella Braverman made "multiple breaches" of the ministerial code prior to her sacking last week.
Mr Berry told TalkTV: "From my own knowledge, there were multiple breaches of the ministerial code."
"It was sent from a private email address to another member of parliament. She then sought to copy in that individual's wife and accidentally sent it to a staffer in parliament.
"To me that seems a really serious breach, especially when it was documents relating to cybersecurity, as I believe.
"That seems a really serious breach. The cabinet secretary [Simon Case] had his say at the time. I doubt he's changed his mind in the last six days, but that's a matter for the new prime minister."
He added: "As I understand it, the evidence was put to her and she accepted the evidence, rather than the other way round."
This comes as opposition leaders slam Rishi Sunak following his decision to reinstate Braverman as secretary of state.
The junior defence minister has returned to backbenches.
He will remain MP for Elmet & Rothwell.
Rishi Sunak has confirmed he will appoint a new independent ethics adviser.
The role has been left vacant since Lord Geidt resigned.
The move will be done to fill the gap left by Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
Downing Street confirmed that the new PM will appoint a new independent adviser on ministerial interests, and it will be “done shortly”.
Nadia wrote that Rishi Sunak was “not on your side” and “isn’t a win for Asian representation”.
When asked about the controversy today, Keir Starmer wouldn’t confirm that he was the one who told her to remove her tweet.
He told Sky News that Rishi’s premiership is a “real milestone” for the UK.
Mr Sunak was grilled on whether he would raise benefits in line with inflation – as he previously promised when he was Chancellor.
He insisted MPs should look back at his record in government looking after people during Covid – in a huge hint that he will keep the uplift he promised.
He Tweeted that he was confident that his government would “rise to the challenge and deliver for the whole United Kingdom”.
Rishi Sunak has confirmed he will appoint a new independent ethics adviser.
The role has been left vacant since Lord Geidt resigned.
The move will be done to fill the gap left by Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
Downing Street confirmed that the new PM will appoint a new independent adviser on ministerial interests, and it will be “done shortly”.
The MP made the announcement on Twitter that he will no longer hold the role.
He wrote: “I am disappointed to be asked to leave my role as Minister for International Trade. Now is the time for us all to come together as a party. As I return to the back benches, I will be giving the Prime Minister my full support.”
The prime minister’s official spokesman confirmed the move.
It comes after Green Party MP Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) asked him in the Commons: “The Prime Minister’s reckless predecessor took a wrecking ball to nature, prompting millions of members of the RSPB, the National Trust and the Wildlife Trust to rise up in opposition. Yesterday, he promised to fix her mistakes as well as to uphold the party’s 2019 manifesto.
“So, if he is a man of his word, will he start by reversing the green light she gave to fracking since it’s categorically not been shown to be safe, and instead maintain the moratorium that was pledged in that very manifesto that he promised to uphold?”
He told the Commons he “stands by” the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto.
The PM’s family will live in the flat above No 10 Downing Street.
The prime minister’s official spokesman told reporters Rishi Sunak, and his family were moving back into the No 10 flat.
The PM has spoken with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The two "stressed the importance they both place on the relationship between the UK and EU, and on working together as friends and allies," Downing Street said.
"The prime minister pointed to the united response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly on the implementation of unprecedented sanctions, as an example of the value of UK-EU co-operation.
"The prime minister and President von der Leyen agreed that the UK and EU have much in common, not least the challenges we are facing in areas like the economy and climate change.
"They resolved to work closely together to tackle those challenges.
"On the Northern Ireland Protocol, the prime minister restated his preference for exploring a negotiated solution to the current issues."
The new Minister said she is "honoured" to join Rishi Sunak.
Honoured to be asked by the Prime Minister @RishiSunak to serve in @FCDOGovUK as one of his Ministers. I am excited to have the opportunity to continue champion our UK values and partnerships with friends and allies across the globe. @JamesCleverly @AlokSharma_RDG #COP27 https://t.co/tPN4UocF3j
The new Prime Minister made history when he hosted the celebration from the Downing Street address.
Mr Sunak said: "Brilliant to drop into tonight’s Diwali reception in Number 10.
"I will do everything I can in this job to build a Britain where our children and our grandchildren can light their Diyas and look to the future with hope."
It is the Prime Ministers first week in his role.
The Sunak family will be moving into No.10 Downing Street.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is very familiar with the property, after living in the flat during his time as Chancellor.
They have opted not to live in the larger No.11 property, as Rishi and his family “were very happy” with the No.10 flat.
Nadia wrote that Rishi Sunak was “not on your side” and “isn’t a win for Asian representation”.
When asked about the controversy today, Keir Starmer wouldn’t confirm that he was the one who told her to remove her tweet.
He told Sky News that Rishi’s premiership is a “real milestone” for the UK.
Labour's Sir Keir Starmer met the tech billionaire, Bill Gates, in the Parliamentary office in London.
A Labour spokesperson said: “Keir Starmer was pleased to meet with Bill Gates today and discuss a number of issues of mutual concern including how the UK best supports global health and equitable development, and how we use the goal of net zero to invest in science and technology to deliver the jobs and growth of the future.”
The new Prime Minister has organised a function at Downing Street.
New MPs have been invited, including deputy PM Dominic Raab, minister without portfolio Nadhim Zahawi, and foreign secretary James Cleverly.
Saida Muna Tasnee, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the UK was photographed arriving at the event.
This comes after he hosted his first PMQ's today.
The eyebrow raising move has been commented on by Lord McDonald, after she was fired for breaching her role.
He told the BBC: "It is, and six weeks is a rather short time to claim that that person had acquired massive and irreplaceable experience.
"So it looks political, it is political, but this is within the prime minister's judgment and gift."
Kemi Badenoch accused PinkNews' CEO Benjamin Cohen, of using "Twitter as a tool for defamation".
She said that fellow MP Joanna Cherry was suing the magazine after it falsely claimed she was being investigated for "homophobia".
In 2019, the magazine corrected it's story, and made a donation to a charity of Cherry's choice, also paying for her legal fees.
Cohen accused Badenoch of "spreading misinformation" with her parliamentary privilege.
What is parliamentary privilege? It means MPs can speak in the House of Commons, without being sued for defamation.
A watchdog was stunned by the state of the facility in Kent.
Chief inspector of borders and immigration David Neal shared concerns over the standards of the Manston migrant processing facility.
It is meant to hold 1,000 and 1,600 people at any given time, but Mr Neal said there were 2,800.
He said it is “sufficiently alarming” that there is a lack of staff and security guards at the facility.
He told the Commons Home Affairs Committee: “When I discovered that I was frankly speechless and I’m not someone who is normally speechless.”
Mr Neal said: “I spoke to an Afghan family who had been in a marquee for 32 days. So that’s in a marquee … with a kit mats on the floor, with blankets, for 32 days.”
“It’s a really dangerous situation. It’s failing to address vulnerability … There are risks there in terms of fire, in terms of disorder, in terms of medical and infection,” he also said.
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