Government discussions on defence funding continue following the resignations of Defence Secretary John Healey and junior minister Al Carns over concerns about the proposed defence investment plan. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stated that the Prime Minister is not being forced into a re-examination, but rather the government is carefully considering how to meet its defence commitments.
A 16-year-old victim of rape has condemned a judge's decision to spare her two teenage assailants jail time, describing the ruling as a 'rock straight in my face'. The Attorney General is now reviewing the sentences delivered by Judge Nicholas Rowland at Southampton Crown Court.
Chris Kennedy, the Green Party's former candidate for the Makerfield by-election, has issued an apology for circulating social media content that characterised an arson attack on a Jewish charity's ambulances as a "false flag" operation. Kennedy withdrew from the contest hours after his candidacy was announced, with the party initially citing personal reasons. It subsequently emerged that these social media posts contributed to his departure.
