After he suspended seven labour mps for rebelling against the government. They d voted for a scottish national party amendment to scrap the two child benefit cap. The prime minister has previously said it s unaffordable to ditch the policy. But many within his party disagree, and hope he ll change his position in the coming months. Here s nick eardley. The ayes were 103, the noes were 363. So the noes have it, the noes have it. Unlock. Less than three weeks in power, the new government has had its first rebellion. It was small, but the prime minister has responded with his first show of force. Mps have been debating the king s speech, keir starmer s plan for his first months in power. It included almost a0 bills, but nothing about overturning a controversial conservative policy limiting some benefits to the first two children in most low income families. Last night, the snp forced a vote on scrapping the two child cap, saying it was pushing people into poverty, and a small number of la
Which includes the uk. Us armed forces apologise for their tragic mistake after killing ten innocent people, including seven children in a drone strike during their final days in afghanistan. A month after the taliban takeover in afghanistan, schools are reopening, but not for girls. Strictly s back but there s controversy as reports suggest two of the show s professional dancers are refusing to get covid jabs. Liverpool remain unbeaten in the premier league this season after sadio mane scored his 100th goal and manchester city lose points at home. That s all in sportsday in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, says protecting customers during a time of heightened global gas prices is an absolute priority for the government. Ministers have been holding urgent talks with representatives of the energy industry today and more discussions about the way forward will take place on monday. There are some wa
In protest over a security deal, which includes the uk. Us armed forces apologise for their tragic mistake after killing ten innocent people, including seven children in a drone strike during their final days in afghanistan. A month after the taliban takeover in afghanistan, schools are reopening, but not for girls. Strictly s back but there s controversy as reports suggest two of the show s professional dancers are refusing to get covid jabs. Liverpool remain unbeaten in the premier league this season after sadio mane scored his 100th goal and manchester city lose points at home. That s all in sportsday in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, says protecting customers during a time of heightened global gas prices is an absolute priority for the government. Ministers have been holding urgent talks with representatives of the energy industry today and more discussions about the way forward will take p
the could be people who think, i don t really care who paid for boris johnson s refurbishment, provided its not me. johnson s refurbishment, provided it s not me- it s not me. there is evidence around the it s not me. there is evidence around the country it s not me. there is evidence around the country were - it s not me. there is evidence - around the country were elections in britain scheduled for next week where that is a view. i think it is a misguided view for several reasons. first of all, it s not about the details, it is the principal. whether a prime minister should go with the rules outlined to some extent, constrain and hold prime ministers to account as to who funds what. and it s also part of a pattern for boris johnson funds what. and it s also part of a pattern for borisjohnson appears, if i can put it politely, more casual with the rules then many of his predecessors. and a much bigger stage and breaking international law, breaking the law or for parliam