Politics ‘No strategy’ from government to tackle China threat, MPs claim July 13, 2023 The government has “no strategy” to tackle the threat from China and has left the UK “severely handicapped” due to its “short-termist approach”, a new report has claimed. The Intelligence…
Politics Biden to meet PM in Downing Street and have tea with the King during UK visit July 10, 2023 Joe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Street before having tea with King Charles during his visit to the UK. The US president touched down at Stansted Airport on…
Politics Home Office to launch appeal in attempt to save Rwanda policy July 6, 2023 The Home Office will today launch an appeal after a court ruled its policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. The government wants to send tens of thousands…
Politics Afghanistan war crimes inquiry focused on UK’s special forces July 5, 2023 The UK’s special forces are the focus of an inquiry into allegations of unlawful activity in Afghanistan, the defence secretary has confirmed. An independent inquiry, commissioned by Ben Wallace last…
Politics Police reopening investigation and launch fresh probe into partygate allegations July 4, 2023 Two investigations into partygate gatherings involving senior Tories have been announced by the Met Police. One is a re-investigation into claims of a Covid rule breaching party by staff of…
Politics Rwanda deportation ruling to be appealed by government at Supreme Court June 29, 2023 Campaigners and asylum seekers have won a Court of Appeal challenge over the government’s planned Rwanda deportation scheme. Three judges have overturned a High Court ruling that previously said the…
Politics Nurses’ strikes in England set to end, as union boss vows ‘fight for fair pay is far from over’ June 27, 2023 Nurses’ strikes are set to end in England after the profession’s largest union failed to secure enough votes to carry out further action. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) had…
Politics Inflation, interest and independence | John Glen, Lisa Nandy and Humza Yousaf June 25, 2023 With the Bank of England trying to bring down inflation, interest rates have been raised to 5% – the highest level since April 2008. The government is now urging people…
Politics COVID rule-breaker MP pleads with constituents not to trigger by-election June 19, 2023 Disgraced Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier has urged her constituents not to trigger a by-election in a last-ditch attempt to avoid losing her job. The former SNP MP, who is now…
Politics Johnson verdict is a hammer blow to Sunak’s hopes of maintaining a fragile peace in the Tory civil war June 15, 2023 In the end, it was excoriating, damning and unanimous: Boris Johnson was found not only to have deliberately misled the House of Commons over events in Number 10 during COVID…
Politics Johnson continues to cry foul – but it’s the relatives of COVID victims that’ll be nauseated by his protests June 14, 2023 Boris Johnson has done everything he possibly could to discredit the Privileges Committee’s report on claims that he lied to MPs over partygate. But so far he has met fierce…
Politics ‘Ill be back’ vows Boris Johnson as ex-prime minister formally resigns as MP June 12, 2023 A defiant Boris Johnson vowed “I’ll be back” as he called on the Tories to deliver on Brexit and the promises of the 2019 manifesto. The former prime minister hinted…
Politics Johnson hits back at Sunak in row over peerages list June 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak has launched a broadside at Boris Johnson after the former prime minister resigned from the House of Commons last week. Mr Johnson was left furious after some of…
Politics ‘The world has moved on from Boris Johnson’ | Grant Shapps, Guto Harri, and Pat McFadden June 11, 2023 After an explosive weekend, former prime minister Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP, taking supporters Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams with him in exiting the Commons, with whispers that…
Politics Plan for cruise ship to house asylum seekers near Liverpool scrapped June 10, 2023 Plans for a giant cruise ship to house asylum seekers near Liverpool have been scrapped after being declined by port officials. A government source has told Sky News the vessel…
Politics Johnson statement reads like a declaration of war – but in reality he’s throwing in the towel on his political career June 9, 2023 It reads like a declaration of war – but in reality, Friday’s resignation statement matters because Boris Johnson is throwing in the towel on his political career. Yes, there are…
Politics Johnson’s rage-fuelled parting shot recognises he is never coming back June 9, 2023 It reads like a declaration of war but in reality, today’s resignation statement matters because Boris Johnson is simply throwing in the towel on his political career. Ever since he was…
Politics COVID Inquiry calls for public to share stories of how pandemic affected them June 8, 2023 Members of the public have been urged to share their experiences of how the coronavirus pandemic affected them to help shape the COVID-19 Inquiry’s recommendations. Every Story Matters aims to…
Politics Chinese ‘police stations’ in UK are ‘unacceptable’ June 6, 2023 The Chinese embassy has been told running overseas police stations in the UK is “unacceptable” and that “they must not operate in any form”. Security minister Tom Tugendhat has set…
Politics COVID inquiry chair ‘may have to resign if ministers win WhatsApp battle’ June 5, 2023 The chair of the COVID inquiry has been warned the “only logical response” if she lost the WhatsApp battle with the government would be for her to resign. Solicitor Elkan…