Politics

The deputy prime minister has also become embroiled in the controversy.
Bridget Phillipson held the event in an upmarket Westminster restaurant.
Donald Trump flipped out on Truth Social over Stephanie Ruhle's appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher."
The prime minister's approval rating is now even worse than Rishi Sunak's.
Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will also turn down the gifts in future, Labour says.
The Labour conference in Liverpool should be a celebration, but dark clouds are gathering above the prime minister.
The Tory leadership struggled to explain what he meant in his latest intervention on immigration.
They pointed out the cracks in the former president's claim.
Even now it seems the ex-Tory PM cannot escape the criticism from "wallpapergate".
"I haven't had a single email about it," Jess Phillips claimed.