UK politics

UK politics

Meg Hillier stated that Downing Street listened and honored its promises regarding the welfare bill, confirming her support for the bill after securing key concessions.

Border security minister Dame Angela Eagle stated, 'This Government will not turn a blind eye to illegal working. It undercuts honest business, hits people's wages and plays into the hands of the people smuggling gangs.'

Diane Abbott referred to the Israeli military as the 'Jewish Defence Forces' in a post accusing them of committing genocide, sparking significant backlash.

Tracking devices inserted under offenders' skin, robots assigned to contain prisoners, and driverless vehicles were proposed to ministers by tech companies to address the UK's justice crisis.

The government is expected to unveil concessions regarding welfare changes, as Labour MPs' rebellion forces Prime Minister Starmer into a U-turn to progress reforms.

Ipsa's initiative marks the first time public members will directly participate in shaping MPs' pay and expenses policy, bringing a new level of community engagement.

Starmer’s urging for public bodies to enforce the Supreme Court's gender ruling highlights a significant shift towards stricter policies regarding trans access to single-sex spaces.

The proposed Company Directors (Duties) Bill aims to shift the focus of UK company directors from solely benefiting shareholders to considering the broader impact of their decisions.

From removing staff from an office before the lease expires to spuriously challenging lawful notices of industrial action, the employer seems intent to avoid proper consultation, disregard fair process and alienate its staff.

One young member commented at the conference that "working people need Labour values in order to thrive," emphasizing the party's core dedication to the working class.

The ruling emphasized that the courts do not have the jurisdiction to compel the UK to withdraw from international defense collaborations based on humanitarian law concerns.

My decision to join the Green Party has not been made overnight. A key driver has been my growing belief that the country needs a progressive alternative willing to counter the racist narrative driving us towards a far-right government.

Andrew New, chief executive of SCCL, confirmed that the UK government held an excess of approximately 500 weeks'-worth of surgical gowns, equating to nearly 10 years of supply. Despite this surplus, no efforts were made to repurpose or sell the PPE Medpro gowns, reflecting a lack of effective management and action during the pandemic.

Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the Festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.

Lawyers for the Gender Plus Healthcare Clinic argue the legal action against the CQC is "fatally flawed", underscoring the clinic’s commitment to patient safety.

As a longstanding advocate of important new technologies, companies and industries, working cross-party through APPGs, I regularly ask experts for clarification on technical points.

Power hides by setting us against each other... Rural people are endlessly instructed that they're oppressed not by the lords of the land, but by vicious and ignorant townies.

It's strange to think they'll be here in little old Marham. We should definitely have had a say about the nuclear weapons decision.