Anger is growing at the government’s failure to engage in talks to avoid the UK’s biggest rail strikes in three decades. Transport secretary Grant Shapps is insistent that it is not the role of the government to negotiate rail workers’ pay and working conditions with unions. Shapps dismissed claims the government wants the strikes to […]
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Under the new Renters’ Reform Bill, tenants have more rights, no-fault evictions are banned, and landlords can no longer discriminate against families or people on benefits. Moreover, tenants are allowed to keep pets, while landlords won’t be able to introduce steep rent hikes. The overhaul also stops fixed-term tenancy agreements allowing tenants to remain in […]
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Prince Charles has criticised the UK government’s policy to deport migrants to Rwanda as “appalling” while the high court rejected a legal challenge against the plan. The Prince of Wales is reported to be “particularly frustrated at Boris Johnson’s asylum policy” which was given the green light by the high court who ruled on Friday […]
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With fuel prices rising further making consumer goods unaffordable for many, food poverty is escalating too. Food banks are running low on stocks, and an Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) survey has indicated that 95 per cent of their members attribute the record-level demand to the cost of living crisis. In an open letter to […]
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The UK will have the weakest economic growth of all developed countries – except sanction hit Russia – next year, according to a new report by the OECD. Despite Boris Johnson claims about the UK economy, the organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicts a dire 2023 for Britain with no gross domestic product […]
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Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote in his leadership of the Conservative party today (June 6) after at least 54 MPs sent letters against him to the backbench 1922 Committee. Downing Street said the vote at 6pm will be “a chance to end months of speculation” about Johnson’s leadership following the Partygate scandal. Chairman […]
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Airline bosses have hit back at transport secretary Grant Shapps for blaming them for the travel chaos saying government ministers have “scant” understanding about how their industry actually works. Shapps has accused airlines of “seriously” overselling flights they knew they would need to cancel, blaming the aviation sector for the chaos at UK airports and […]
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Boris Johnson has re-written the ministerial code of conduct whilst he is being investigated by MPs over whether he has breached it by lying to the House of Commons. Labour said Johnson is “debasing the principles of public life” and the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner accused the PM of “watering down” the rules of […]
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Conservative MPs have voted for a controversial Northern Ireland legacy bill despite staunch opposition from all Northern Ireland political parties. Protests against the bill were held in Belfast, Derry and London with families of victims of the Troubles telling the UK prime minister the government’s proposed legislation is “an affront to all modern standards of […]
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The boss of energy giant E.ON has warned that four-in-ten households in the UK are facing fuel poverty if the government fails to act in the face of soaring energy bills. Michael Lewis, the CEO of E.ON UK told the BBC the government must intervene immediately with around 12.5% of its customers already struggling to […]
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