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Yvette Cooper says deal to bring end to assault on Gaza and free hostages should be ‘implemented as swiftly as possible’
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics for Thursday. Here are the headlines:
The prime minister has said that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will be seen as a moment of “profound relief”. Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has echoed Keir Starmer’s sentiment, saying the UK “stands ready to play our part” in implementing a peace plan, whe she said should be “implemented as swiftly as possible”.
Starmer said he and India’s prime minister Narendra Modi discussed the need for a “just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, as well as “breaking away from dependence on fossil fuels” during the Labour leader’s visit to the country.
Environment minister Emma Hardy said she understands the public’s anger, after five water firms were provisionally granted permission to raise their bills by between 1% and 5%.
Cabinet ministers have been told they will not be able to use the Treasury reserve to fund public sector pay rises and cannot access it unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Justice secretary David Lammy has ruled out reintroducing charges for employment tribunals after a backlash from unions over the proposals.
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