Politics

Last-minute talks with the education secretary aimed at resolving a pay dispute have failed so the largest teachers’ strike in years will now go ahead on Wednesday.

Matt spoke to backbench Tory MP Laura Farris.

Rishi Sunak has insisted he acted “pretty decisively” by sacking Nadhim Zahawi for breaching the ministerial code and promised to restore “integrity” to politics. 

The Chancellor has set out his plans to boost growth – not just of the British economy but also the Conservative Party’s sagging performance in the polls.

Rishi Sunak has held a cabinet “away day” at Chequers –  the prime minister’s country house. Perhaps awkwardly, two of the most senior ministers there face investigations that could end their careers within weeks.  

Rishi Sunak has insisted he will wait for his ethics adviser to fully investigate whether Conservative Chairman Nadhim Zahawi broke ministerial rules over his tax affairs – before deciding on his future in the Cabinet. 

Police have said that the gun used in a mass shooting in California last night was legally purchased. 

There have been more calls for resignations amid two ongoing political scandals.

Daria Kaleniuk is the director of the anti-corruption action centre in Kyiv.

Hamish de Bretton Gordon, who was a Commanding Officer in the British Army’s Tank Regiment and is weapons expert.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Earlier Jackie spoke to the lead health negotiator for the Unison union, Sara Gorton. Jackie began by asking her what her union and the others involved in the current dispute need from the Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

The voices on the ice cold picket lines this morning spoke of a seemingly frozen dispute between the government and striking NHS workers. Ambulance staff across much of England and Wales walked out again today – with unions once more accusing the government of refusing to talk about pay. The Health Secretary said the disruption…

Cathy talks to Sir Peter Riddell. He was the Commissioner for Public Appointments when Richard Sharp was appointed as BBC Chairman.

The Chair of the Commons Committee on Standards, Labour MP Chris Bryant joins Cathy from Westminster.