Jeffrey Donaldson Found Guilty of Abuse

Tsaki Starmer has resigned as leader of the Labour Party, saying he will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen. In a speech outside number ten, he said it was clear he no longer had the party's backing. The former mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has this afternoon been sworn in as an MP after confirming he would stand to replace Sakir. The attorney general Lord Herman, who's a friend of Sakhir, said his resignation was a sad moment. I think history is going to look back at this last two years and actually be incredibly kind to Kira. It's going to look what we've done domestically, which is to actually start putting in some long term changes to address the huge structural inequalities in our society and he's laid the foundations for that. And internationally , two years ago we were a bit of a joke on the international scene. We're back as a major player and that is in really huge measure to the role that Kir has played. Nominations for a new leader will open on the ninth of july, the former health secretary West Streeting had previously said he'd stand in any leadership contest, but has today offered his backing to Mr Burnham. Our political correspond ent Nick Earley says people will now be looking for a clearer vision of Mr Burnham's policies. The big question Andy Burnham is going to face is what are you going to do differently? Are you going to shake things up in any key areas? What are you going to' dore on social care, that area that you've always talked about, how are you going to fund defence something that's been a real pressure point over the last few years? Are you going to cut welfare? The former DUP leader, Sir Jeffrey Donald son has been found guilty of all eighteen sex abuse charges against him, including rape. The former MP had pleaded not guilty to the charges which arose from allegations he sexually abused two women when they were children. He's been remanded into custody at Newri Crown Court from where Luke Sprule reports. Jeffrey Donaldson showed no emotion and sat in the dock with his hands clasped as the jury of seven men and five women found him guilty on all charges as well, as one count of rape, he was convicted of thirteen counts of indecent assault and four counts of gross indecency. Judge Paul Ramsay told the former DUP leader that he is now on the sex offender's register and would face a lengthy sentence. The judge said take Mr. Donaldson down as he remanded him into custody ahead of a sentencing hearing scheduled for September . The jury also found Lady Donaldson did the acts in relation to five charges, including four counts of eating and abetting her husband's offending. A rare red warning for extreme hot weather has been issued by the MET Office for parts of England and Wales, starting on Wednesday. The alert means the high temperatures pose the threat of serious illness or danger to life. Some schools in the west of England have closed early this afternoon because of the hot weather. The National Lottery says twelve million pounds is still waiting to be claimed in Wales, the Lootjtack pot ticket was bought in Ronth Kanontaf , matching all six main numbers. Players are being asked to double check their tickets.