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Tory MP Paul Scully has said he’s sorry he ‘chose those words’ after claiming there were religious ‘no-go areas’.

The former minister’s remarks about parts of Birmingham and London have added to the Islamophobia row plaguing the Conservative Party

New institution is next phase in state’s mega museum masterplan

After MP Paul Scully makes critical remarks about the Birmingham ward, locals invite him to visit.

In the last remaining pub in Sparkhill, the after-work crowd is beginning to gather. If the Guinness signs weren’t enough to guide you towards an afternoon thirst quencher, the message painted in gold above the door should be. “Licensed to sell intoxicating liquor of all descriptions.” That’s clear then. “There used to be 23 pubs in Sparkhill and this is the last one that remains,” says the landlord Mark McDwyer.

Following his first runway show in London, emerging menswear designer Luke Derrick talks about dressing a new generation of reluctant suit-wearers. “It’s about starting from a point of pragmatism,” he says

The PM does not think Lee Anderson is racist, despite his "unacceptable" comments about Sadiq Khan, No 10 says.

The London Conservative MP had suggested there were "no-go" areas in parts of Tower Hamlets.

The PM does not think Lee Anderson is racist, despite his "unacceptable" comments about Sadiq Khan, No 10 says.

Tower Hamlets has been rated the unhappiest borough in east London by a new study using ONS data.