good morning At PMQs last week Keir Starmer Having to face questions about a Labor peer with a pedophile friend. Today he is likely to face questions about another colleague in this category.
such as Peter Walker Reports, yesterday labor It took the whip away from Matthew Doyle, who recently became a Labor peer, having previously served as Stormer’s director of communications.
Doyle campaigned for a friend charged with possessing indecent images of children. The friend maintained his innocence at the time, but later pleaded guilty. Doyle was issued yesterday A long statement Apologizing.
As Doyle’s peer was announced in December and he took his seat in early January – after details of his friendship with Sean Morton were made public – Labor’s decision to sack the whip yesterday appears to have taken time to mitigate the risks from the issue. PMQs.
But Starmer still faces questions about why Doyle was allowed to take his seat at Lord’s. in A post on social media last night, Kemi Badenoch She said not to give up on the matter.
Keir Stormer has handed Matthew Doyle a peerage despite being known to have an ongoing friendship with a convicted child sex offender.
The Prime Minister has now suspended the whip, but must clarify what he was told before making the appointment.
We will not give up on this.
last night Anna Turleythe Labor chair, said she did not think Doyle should be in the Lords. She said that was her “personal opinion”. But Starmer is likely to ask if he agrees.
Here is the agenda for the day.
9 am: Lib Dem Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper held a press conference where she was due to make a “major Treasury announcement”.
9.45 am: Dan Tomlinson, the Treasury minister, gave evidence to the Commons Treasury Committee on business prices.
Afternoon: Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch At PMQs.
1 pm: Starmer spoke to the Women’s PLP (Parliamentary Labor Party).
1.30 pm: Ed Miliband, Energy Secretary, gave evidence to the Commons Energy Committee.
And today Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, is publishing the Education Estates Plan More space for classes for children with special educational needs.
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