Ben Houchen victory bucks anti-Tory trend as Labour wins three mayoral contests
The Conservatives retained the Tees Valley mayoralty with a reduced majority, while Labour won other contests in the East Midlands, North East, and North Yorkshire. [ more ]
Labour to use emergency powers to build new prisons to halt overcrowding crisis
Labour plans to use emergency powers to build new prisons to address overcrowding.
Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood criticizes the current state of jails as a 'national emergency' and emphasizes the urgency of building new prison places. [ more ]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces date for 2024 Spring Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced the date for the 2024 spring Budget, as the Conservatives scramble to appease voters with tax cuts ahead of the upcoming general election.
Labour warned against dancing to Tory tune' by offshoring asylum claims
Labour has been warned that processing asylum claims offshore could harm refugees and amount to dancing to the Tory tune on immigration, as it declined to rule out adopting such a policy.
Keir Starmer tells Labour frontbench to ready policies for spring election
Keir Starmer has ordered his frontbench team to finalise their manifesto policies within weeks as Labour moves on to a campaign footing before what officials believe will be a spring election.