Oh the irony of the UK prime minister’s house being scaled by Greenpeace activists on the same day Rishi Sunak’s government launched the National Risk Registry. It’s broad and diverse detailing what the government believes are the most serious risks facing the UK including threats to lives, health, society, critical infrastructure, economy and sovereignty. Among the 89 […]
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Poverty campaigners have criticised British Gas and said the UK’s energy system is broken after the company posted profits of almost £1 billion for the first six months of the year. British Gas – which supplies 7.52 million households in the UK – said about half of its profits were due to keeping the energy […]
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak were ultimately instrumental in forcing NatWest CEO Dame Alison Rose’s resignation. The Farage banking saga may well have sparked anti-woke sentiments within the broader Tory party and among its supporters. The Conservatives already received a significant boost from holding on to Boris Johnson’s vacated seat on the […]
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Sir Keir Starmer has called Labour’s historic byelection result a “cry for change” while Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey exclaimed “it’s time for a general election” following his party’s triumph in Somerset, adding: “It’s time to get these clowns out of No 10!” It was undoubtedly a bad set of results for Rishi Sunak’s […]
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The polls for the triple by-election opened early this morning. Voters are electing new MPs to replace disgraced former PM Boris Johnson in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Nigel Adams in Selby and Ainsty, and David Warburton in Somerton and Frome. The Labour Party is confident of winning Johnson’s seat but anticipates a tight battle in Selby […]
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Ben Wallace has announced he is quitting politics at the next general election and will step down as defence secretary in the next cabinet reshuffle. Wallace is reported to have had a bust-up with Suella Braverman after the home secretary asked for soldiers to cover for Border Force staff who are striking over pay. The […]
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The UK’s capital has been warned it faces a major measles outbreak that could result in thousands of people being hospitalised and dozens of deaths because of low vaccination rates. Analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said London risks an outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases of measles without an improvement in […]
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The UK government’s response to tackling the threat posed by China “has been completely inadequate,” a blistering report by one of parliament’s most senior committees has found. China is “prolifically and aggressively” targeting the UK’s interests using a “‘whole of state’ approach” ranging from universities to nuclear power, the report by parliament’s intelligence and security […]
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Michael Gove and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have returned £1.9 billion in funding to the Treasury because it failed to find ways of spending it. The money was to help tackle the housing crisis. The refund includes £255 million allocated to the construction of affordable housing and £240 toward housing safety […]
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A million households will be paying an extra £6,000 per year in mortgage costs by the end of 2026, the Bank of England has warned. Rising interest rates, hiked to tackle inflation, is increasing the pressure on mortgage holders and businesses. But in its report, the BoE said that while borrowers may struggle with rsising […]
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