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'I argued for spending restraint. I wasn’t listened to.' Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp MP distances himself from Liz Truss’s mini-budget - despite being second-in-command at the Treasury at the time. #TrevorPhillips trib.al/70n8OuT 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

The government put out a press release this morning pledging to invest £86bn in R&D over the next three years, reaching £22.5bn in 2029/30. It sounds like a LOT, and it is, but the existing plan for 2025/6 was £20.4bn - so while that's a 10.9% increase, the majority is not new.

Analysis: The Spending Review’s winners and losers- what we know so far news.sky.com/story/real-ris…

First response from the UK government to the Israeli strikes on Iran

Following the Israeli strikes on Iran, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “The reports of these strikes are concerning and we urge all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently. Escalation serves no one in the region. Stability in the Middle East must be the priority and

Industry minister Sarah Jones MP tells Anna Jones the UK was not involved in Israel's strikes on Iran but she can't comment on whether the UK knew about the plans in advance. She says the priority is to "work with our allies to urge restraint and to de-escalate" Sky News

British warplanes are not currently involved in helping to defend Israel’s skies from any Iranian counterattacks, it is understood. This could change as the situation develops. Extra forces could well be sent to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, where Typhoon jets are stationed.

What happened in Israel overnight? Middle East Correspondent Alistair Bunkall reports from Jerusalem with the latest⬇️ Live updates: trib.al/SUeT1Pl 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

The UK and European leaders continue to call for calm, restraint, diplomacy and de-escalation - but it's clear neither Israel or Iran are in the mood to listen Sky News

Breaking: PM to launch new national inquiry into grooming gangs following the recommendation of Baroness Casey. Her audit - commissioned after pressure from Elon Musk- is also expected to link illegal immigration to the exploitation of young girls ⁦⁩ news.sky.com/story/sir-keir…

BREAKING: Keir Starmer says UK is moving assets & fighter jets to the Middle East. PM calls it ‘contingency support in the region’ Asked him if he’d rule out UK getting involved in defending Israel (as did last year) amid threats from Tehran that it will attack UK bases if it

'Israel has every right to defend itself' Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she will not rule out British assets being used to defend Israel, but stresses the UK government wants de-escalation in the Middle East. #TrevorPhillips 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube

Asked if the government will apologise to those criticised for demanding a national inquiry on grooming gangs, Rachel Reeves says "it's not people's hurt feelings about how they have been spoken about -what's most important here is the victims of these evil crimes" Trevor Phillips

The Chancellor stands by her original decision to cut the universal winter fuel payment: "there were very serious concerns at the Treasury and the debt management office about the level of our borrowing" but "now everything is funded and costed...we've dealt with the black hole."

‘The most important thing is not people’s hurt feelings about how they’ve been spoken about’ Trevor Phillips presses Chancellor Rachel Reeves on whether the government was wrong to dismiss calls for a grooming gang inquiry as misinformation. #TrevorPhillips 📺 Sky 501

“The Israelis are standing in the way of a new deal” Former foreign secretary Lord Philip Hammond, who negotiated the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, says Israel’s actions this week have made a new deal “virtually impossible” #TrevorPhillips 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube

The Home Secretary will be making a statement to the House of Commons tomorrow afternoon in response to the Casey audit on grooming gangs, which will be published at the same time. The government is accepting the report's recommendations and is launching a national inquiry.

Video: The government launches a new national grooming gang inquiry news.sky.com/video/share-13…