Tarry was sacked by Starmer last week for giving several interviews on a picket line in London’s Euston with striking RMT workers – where he suggested they deserved pay rises in line with inflation. Tarry tweeted: Senior Labor politicians need to show loud and clear that our party stands with ordinary workers who are fighting back against this anti-Labour government. Great to see @lisanandy on the picket line. Senior Labor politicians need to show loud and clear that our Party stands with ordinary workers who are fighting back against this anti-Labour government. 🌹 https://t.co/a553BF8Udg — Sam Tarry MP (@SamTarry) August 1, 2022 Starmer has previously told shadow frontline workers they should not take part in strikes, arguing Labor should be the governing party. Nandy reportedly told the leader’s office in advance that she planned to visit Communication Workers Union (CWU) workers from BT and Openreach who are on strike in her Wigan constituency. Updated at 13.32 BST Important events BETA filters Key facts (4)Rishi Sunak (9)Liz Truss (7)Boris Johnson (4)Thérèse Coffey (3)Keir Starmer (2) Rory Carroll David Trimble faced fierce opposition from across the political spectrum during his lifetime, but his funeral united British, Irish and Northern Irish leaders in paying tribute to his achievements and sacrifice. The service in Lisbon on Monday brought together British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other politicians from London, Dublin and Belfast to bid farewell to Northern Ireland’s inaugural first minister. Boris Johnson attends the funeral of David Trimble with Irish President Michael D Higgins, left, in Lisbon. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA It was a rare gathering and show of solidarity – and a reprieve from current political tensions – to honor Lord Trimble, architect of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), who died last week in age 77. Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Thai leader Michel Martin joined Northern Ireland party leaders at Harmony Hill Presbyterian Church, a name both apt and ironic given Trimble’s dismal stint as a peacemaker. Read my colleague Rory Carroll’s full article here: Asked by reporters if Chris Pincher should stand down from his Commons seat, Rishi Sunak said he would quickly appoint an independent adviser “to make sure ministers and the government are held to account for their conduct”. Pincher refused to stand down as MP for Tamworth after he drunkenly groped two men at a private members’ club in London’s Piccadilly. He now represents the constituency as an independent after being suspended from the Conservative party. Sunak said: I think trust is very important and standards are really important in public life. I think honesty is important. And so in this leadership campaign, even though it’s not easy for me, I want to be honest about some of the challenges we face and what it will take to fix them.
Sacked shadow minister praises Lisa Nandy for joining strikers on picket line
Sam Tarry, the shadow transport secretary sacked by Keir Starmer over comments made on a rail picket line, said it was “great to see” Lisa Nandy visit striking communications workers today. Tarry was sacked by Starmer last week for giving several interviews on a picket line in London’s Euston with striking RMT workers – where he suggested they deserved pay rises in line with inflation. Tarry tweeted: Senior Labor politicians need to show loud and clear that our party stands with ordinary workers who are fighting back against this anti-Labour government. Great to see @lisanandy on the picket line. Senior Labor politicians need to show loud and clear that our Party stands with ordinary workers who are fighting back against this anti-Labour government. 🌹 https://t.co/a553BF8Udg — Sam Tarry MP (@SamTarry) August 1, 2022 Starmer has previously told shadow frontline workers they should not take part in strikes, arguing Labor should be the governing party. Nandy reportedly told the leader’s office in advance that she planned to visit Communication Workers Union (CWU) workers from BT and Openreach who are on strike in her Wigan constituency. Updated at 13.32 BST Sunak also downplayed the Cabinet’s growing support for Liz Truss, telling reporters: You have to remember that in fact, in the parliamentary stage of this contest, I was at the top of the ballot in every round, with more support from MPs than any other candidate. He said “many more people” had come forward to support him since that poll closed, adding: So I actually feel very confident that there is huge support, actually the biggest support in a parliamentary party, for my candidacy. Updated at 13.14 BST Rishi Sunak said his plan to cut income tax by 20% by the end of the decade was “one of the most far-reaching income tax cuts we’ve seen” and would be done “responsibly over time”. The former chancellor told reporters in Devon that as prime minister he would cut VAT on energy bills “to give people a little extra help in the autumn and winter” as bills would be “higher than we thought”. Sunak called his income tax cut plan a 16 p.m. until the end of the next parliament as “radical”, adding: We will do this responsibly over time by continuing to reduce our borrowing. And we will do that by growing the economy, taking advantage of our Brexit freedoms and getting our businesses to invest more and innovate more through the tax reforms I am going to put in place. Level-up shadow secretary Lisa Nandy has joined the picket line of BT workers despite Keir Starmer’s ban on frontbenchers supporting strikes. Nandy was pictured on a Communication Workers Union (CWU) picket line in her constituency, days after Starmer sacked Sam Tarry as shadow transport minister for giving interviews from a rail strike line – although his presence there did not was given as a reason. . As my colleague Jessica Elgot points out, one way Labor frontbenchers can potentially navigate Starmer’s politics is to argue that they are lining up to listen to workers. Shadow leveling secretary Lisa Nandy in Wigan today… One way Labor frontbenchers can probably navigate the ban on picketing – they can argue it’s a visit to listen to workers if they’re not holding placards or broadcasting interviews. But it sure is a statement… https://t.co/WNrmyCCfH2 — Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) August 1, 2022 A spokesman for the No 10 said Boris Johnson would “definitely” want the Lionesses to receive “the recognition they rightly deserve” following their triumph in the Women’s Euro final. Asked if the Prime Minister would support the ladies for the team following their win, Johnson’s official spokesman added: For honors in particular, there is obviously a process that is a matter for the independent honors committee, but clearly the public wants to see the Lioness(s) receive recognition. Johnson will go on holiday from Wednesday until the end of the week, Downing Street added. Updated at 12.31 BST Rupert Neate Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng promised the legislation coming into force on Monday would have “an immediate deterrent effect on oligarchs trying to hide their ill-gotten gains by ensuring the UK is a place for legitimate businesses only”. But a range of lawyers, tax experts, MPs, accountants and transparency campaigners are warning that the much-anticipated register of foreign entities, which was rushed through parliament after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is “riddled with flaws and loopholes” and will have no impact on forcing corrupt oligarchs to reveal which UK mansions they own. The register is intended, in the government’s words, to “clean up corrupt elites who launder money through UK property” by forcing secretive overseas companies to reveal the real owner or risk “severe fines” or even imprisonment of up to and five years old. Labor MP Margaret Hodge, who has long campaigned for a crackdown on UK property secrets abroad, complained that the register was “more of a lead balloon” than the “silver bullet that we were promised would stop abuses like laundering money in our real estate sector. “. Read my colleague Rupert Neate’s full article here: More from Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey, who said Liz Truss’s campaign had nothing to do with an image circulating on social media showing her rival Rishi Sunak stabbing Boris Johnson in the back. Speaking on Times Radio this morning, Coffey, who is Truss’s campaign manager, said Nadine Dorries “chose” to retweet the distorted image depicting Boris Johnson as Julius Caesar being stabbed by a Sunak she was holding knife. Coffey said: Well, I wouldn’t. The Liz for Leader campaign certainly didn’t. Nadine chose to do so. I have realized that many colleagues were upset by this. She added: It is up to Nadine to decide how she manages her social media. But all I’m saying is that I’m really here to focus on Liz and not other news. He also said: I’m not going to get into individual conversations, but she acknowledged that other people would have been upset by some of it, but she really wants to do it herself. Updated at 12.16 BST Asked which win she was more confident about, the Lionesses or Liz Truss, Thérèse Coffey said “they both have my full confidence”. The Work and Pensions Secretary told LBC: We were at home…
