Day Headlines in Politics News: 2023-01-25
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Chris Mason: Zahawi's unanswered questions (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 22:30:10)
Downing Street's confidence in Nadhim Zahawi is draining away, says BBC Political Editor Chris Mason.
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Mental health first aid law proposed in parliament (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 18:37:23)
Requiring businesses to offer mental health first aid training would save lives, campaigners say.
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Spirit of Thatcherism will help North of England, Gove says (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 18:30:00)
Labour says Mr Gove's comments were "extraordinary after the devastation of the Thatcher years".
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Partygate returns: MPs' investigation looms for Boris Johnson (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 17:44:47)
MPs will examine a trove of documents, and the former prime minister will be asked to undergo a public grilling.
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Towie star Pete Wicks says MPs need to stop sale of fur (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 17:39:06)
The Only Way Is Essex star Pete Wicks said Parliament needs "to get on with it" and ban fur sales.
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Matt Hancock assault: Police arrest 61-year-old man (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 16:48:01)
British Transport Police arrest a 61-year-old man on suspicion of common assault.
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Jared O'Mara: Fraud-accused MP non-existent in office, jury told (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 16:28:19)
A former employee of Jared O'Mara says the MP visited his office just "once or twice" in six months.
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Gibraltar struggles with post-Brexit limbo (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 15:52:40)
As talks resume on its future, the British overseas territory fears for its sovereignty and border.
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Is Gibraltar stuck between a rock and a hard place? (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 15:52:40)
As talks resume on its future, the British overseas territory fears for its sovereignty and border.
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Aquind: Opponents vow to continue fight against electricity link (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 15:39:27)
The government's rejection of the cross-Channel electricity link was overturned in High Court.
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PMQs in 70 secs: Starmer and SNP turn up heat over Zahawi (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 15:19:27)
Labour and the SNP question the timing of Rishi Sunak's probe into the Tory party chairman's tax affairs.
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PMQs: Rishi Sunak denies being 'hopelessly weak' over Nadhim Zahawi (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 14:27:43)
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says the PM should have sacked Nadhim Zahawi, at Prime Minister's Questions.
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Zara Aleena: PM accused of government failings over murder (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 14:18:24)
Zara Aleena's family tells Labour leader the government has "blood on their hands" over failures.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin: UK reviews rules after Wagner head sued journalist (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 14:15:20)
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of Russia's Wagner group, used an exemption to get around UK sanctions.
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Starmer: Is this job too big for Rishi Sunak? (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 13:04:26)
In response, the PM says the Labour leader has no principles, and could only offer "pretty politics".
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SNP Westminster leader asks Sunak for 'financial advice' (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 13:02:00)
Stephen Flynn references recent reports on the financial affairs of Nadhim Zahawi and Richard Sharp.
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Starmer asks PM if tax avoiders can be chancellor (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 13:01:16)
Rishi Sunak says the "usual appointments process" was followed when Nadhim Zahawi was given his previous role.
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Northern leaders want levelling up to be enshrined in law (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 11:10:42)
A group of mayors and council leaders say they want to see an end to a "broken begging bowl culture".
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NI Protocol: M&S warns against separate labelling for NI goods (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 08:08:02)
The UK and EU both previously suggested it could help reduce checks related to the NI Protocol.
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Bill of Rights: Call to scrap plans to rewrite human rights law (BBC News - Politics 2023-01-25 03:29:45)
Government proposals "damage people's ability to enforce their rights", a group of MPs and peers say.