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Rishi Sunak has declined to apologise after nearly 1,000 Conservative councillors lost their seat in the local elections last week.

A Scottish Lib Dem MP has predicted that his party could be in the Scottish Government after the next Holyrood election.

Sir Ed Davey has refused to apologise to victims of the Post Office scandal from Greater Manchester.

The SNP has called on Ed Davey to hand back his knighthood in the wake of the Horizon scandal.

MPs and peers from all sides have called for an “immediate stop” to the use of live facial recognition surveillance by police and private companies. Former Brexit Secretary David Davis MP, Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey, Green MP Caroline Lucas and former shadow Attorney General Baroness Shami Chakrabarti are among the 65 members of the House of Commons and House of Lords who campaign Big Brother Watch say have backed their call for a halt to the technology’s use.

Millions of England fans will be hoping for victory as the Lionesses take on Spain in today's Women's World Cup final.

Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party suffered a double blow, losing two of out three by-elections as both Labour and the Liberal Democrats overturned big majorities.

Scots are facing mortgage payment hikes after the Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on Liz Truss to reject a £115,000 a year allowance that she will be entitled to as a former prime minister.

READ MORE: Will Daily Star's 60p Tesco lettuce or PM Liz Truss last longer? Watch live feed"I'm told that Kwasi Kwarteng is being sacked as Chancellor as Liz Truss prepares to reverse the mini-Budget," Steven Swinford, Political Editor of The Times, said on Twitter. "Not clear who will be replacing him." Swinford added that "things are moving very quickly" and that Number 10 is "not commenting."Echoing Swinford, Pippa Crerar of the Guardian reported: "Treasury sources tell us that Nadhim Zahawi or Sajid Javid could replace him at No 11."She said Kwarteng is getting the chop to "take the hit from U-turn over mini-Budget," citing a No 10 source.

The boss of Ofgem has urged the next prime minister to do more to help the country deal with the impact of October's energy price cap rise.

Households are being warned they could miss out on a £150 grant to help towards energy costs if they don’t claim it in time.

Many of Britain's struggling households are being encouraged to claim a £150 grant "as soon as possible" with millions potentially missing out.

Energy bills are set to sky-rocket to an astronomical £4,200 in January, according to a damning new forecast. The price cap will more than double in the new year before costs surge yet again to hit £4,400 by April.Cornwall Insight says the average home will pay £3,582 a year from October 2022, up from £1,971 today, and £4,266 a year from January 2023. READ MORE: Three quarters of small business owners 'have had to pass rising costs to customers' The energy market analyst’s prediction represents a £650 increase when compared to its estimates last week, based on “a change in calculation methodology” by Ofgem.Consumer rights champion Martin Lewis called it “tragic news” and warned the increase is “unaffordable for millions” and a matter of life or death for struggling households.He tweeted: “Action and planning is needed now.

Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he aims to make the party a "major force" in Greater Manchester, as he identified Stockport as a "key" target in this week's local elections.

Beastie Boys and The Clash – see footage below.Protests broke out after Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were given fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.At the protests, many played Beastie Boys’ legendary track ‘Fight For Your Right’, which has become an unofficial protest anthem over the series of protests around partygate.On the BBC’s 10 O’Clock News last night, the sounds of The Clash’s ‘I Fought The Law’ could also be heard over the news report.See footage of the protests and their soundtrack below.Someone is playing “I Fought The Law And The Law Won” at Downing Street over the news at Ten. Steve, you’re an absolute legend.

Boris Johnson has been fined for attending his own birthday party in the Cabinet Room during Covid lockdown. The prime minister is among the latest raft of event attendees fined by the Met Police, along with his wife Carrie Johnson and the chancellor Rishi Sunak.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.

Police have now made more than 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office over breaches of covid regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.

Brits will take to the polls next month to cast their votes in the local elections. Seats will be up for grabs in local authorities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.