Daily Update – Downing Street row continues

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5:30pm – And that’s all from us today! Join us tomorrow for more news and updates.

5:00pm – After a tough few weeks for the Tories, Labour would have been hoping to make more headway in the polls:

Latest Westminster voting intention (27-28 April)

Con: 44% (n/c 21-22 April)
Lab: 33% (-1)
Lib Dem: 7% (+2)
Green: 7% (n/c)
SNP: 4% (-1)
Reform UK: 3% (+1)https://t.co/CSa4JFWZU8 pic.twitter.com/Rc80b0OJoV

— YouGov (@YouGov) April 29, 2021

3:48pm – Keir Starmer checking out John Lewis wallpaper today in a not-so-subtle dig at the PM.

Keir Starmer trolling Boris Johnson by looking at wallpaper in John Lewis

(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/WXH0Tcj2rv

— Natasha Clark (@NatashaC) April 29, 2021

3:41pm – Labour have been pushing on this issue all week, and will hope it could have severe consequences for the Conservatives:

New – I understand complaints have also been made by Labour about Boris Johnson's flat to parliament's commissioner for standards.

This is serious in itself because she has the power to suspend MPs.

— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) April 29, 2021

3:00pm – If polls stay as they are, Labour may soon need Plaid’s support for a majority in the Senedd. Plaid could ask Labour to push for an independence referendum.

In all likelihood, Plaid won't make an independence referendum a deal breaker.

But the poll shows support for Welsh independence continues to solidify, at around a third of the population.

No 68%; Yes 32%

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) April 29, 2021

2:18pm – The chief executive of NHS England is stepping down from the end of July.

Simon Stevens is stepping down as chief executive of NHS, with effect from end of July – when he will become Lord Stevens. No challenges for his successor.

— Robert Peston (@Peston) April 29, 2021

12:07pm – This will be sure to upset Labour, as the PM doesn’t even promise to release the report.

Speaking a few moments ago the PM

– Refused to commit to publishing the Geidt report
– Says people have more important things and there’s “nothing to see here”
– Says he’s got nothing against John Lewis

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) April 29, 2021

11:54am – Johnson won’t change the rules to give Lord Geidt more powers in his inquiry into Downing Street. Labour claim this leaves the PM as “judge and jury”.

"I cannot and would not wish to abrogate the ultimate responsibility for deciding on an investigation into allegations concerning ministerial misconduct"

Boris Johnson refuses to relinquish sole decision-making power on ministerial code breaches.https://t.co/8oIY7bG1YD

— Tom Rayner (@RaynerSkyNews) April 29, 2021

11:38am – With some polls suggesting that support for independence is diminishing, the SNP’s lead in the polls has slowly begun to drop.

Scottish parliament voting intention(s):

Constituency
SNP: 45% (-1)
CON: 23% (-2)
LAB: 23% (+3)
LDEM: 7% (+1)

List
SNP: 36% (-2)
CON: 22% (-1)
LAB: 19% (+2)
GRN: 10% (+3)
LDEM: 5% (-)
ALBA: 2% (+1)

via @SavantaComRes, 23 – 27 Apr
Chgs. w/ 20 Aprhttps://t.co/sEKbDLbuT5

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) April 29, 2021

10:49am – The controversial proposed vaccine passport app won’t reportedly be ready in time for the end of lockdown.

from last week.. Covid vaccine passport app won’t be ready for end of lockdown, ministers fear https://t.co/WZwv20tAJf

today: "NHSX under Matthew Gould are working on making that operationally possible by the 17th of May."

Unlike them to miss a deadline tho…

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) April 29, 2021

9:33am – Health Secretary Matt Hancock gets the jab:

Brilliant! Got the jab. In & out in 8 minutes. Didn’t hurt at all.

Massive thanks to JVT & the @sciencemuseum team.

When you get the call, get the jab! pic.twitter.com/dPhUwkGEYB

— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) April 29, 2021

8:55am – A point that seems to have been missed, why investigate something which the PM presumably knows the answer to?

Can Ministers answer this. They keep saying there are a number of inquiries underway into the No.10 flat. But why do we need an inquiry. The Prime Minister knows who initially paid for his wallpaper. All he needs to do is tell us who it was. So why won't he. What's the reason.

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) April 29, 2021

8:15am – So what’s in the news this morning?

• Labour call for extra powers for ethics chief investigating Downing Street
• Arlene Foster resigned yesterday as DUP leader
• Author of race report defends findings

8:00am – Welcome back to another day of Politics Live!

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