A new YouGov poll suggests that the Conservatives will likely lose more seats to Reform UK than the Labour Party. The Sky News-commissioned survey among 5,621 voters revealed that only 11 out of 100 2019-Tory voters intend to vote for Labour at the next general election, with 12 per cent confessing that they will switch […]
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During his closing address to Tory party members and supporters, Rishi Sunak confirmed that the government would not proceed with phase two of the rail project, thus scrapping the HS2 Birmingham to Manchester leg. Despite strenuous objections from the business community, affected local politicians, and party colleagues, the PM confirmed the decision to axe the […]
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The home secretary has ordered a review of armed policing after the army was put on standby to cover Met police officers who have downed their weapons. Suella Braverman has acted to try and quell what the Guardian calls a “growing rebellion of about 100 [firearms] officers” after one of their colleagues was charged last […]
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The terror suspect who escaped from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday sparking a nationwide manhunt and debate about prison conditions has been arrested in London. Former solider Daniel Abed Khalife, aged 21, was captured today (September 9) in the Chiswick area of west London. Khalife absconded from Wandsworth jail where he was being held on terrorism […]
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The crumbling concrete that has closed schools over fears of collapse is also in hospitals and potentially millions of homes. The problem of crumbling concrete has been known about for years. In 2018 an NHS boss called RAAC – reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete – a “ticking time bomb”. However, the issue has hit the headlines […]
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Labour’s Emily Thornberry has coined the PM’s mini reshuffle as nothing but “moving deckchairs on a “sinking ship”. Rishi Sunak has made Grant Shapps Defence Minister while giving Claire Coutinho the energy portfolio. She replaces Shapps as Energy Minister as MP MP David Johnston is taking her post at the Department for Education. Ahead of […]
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A “network-wide” computer failure is being blamed for the meltdown of the UK’s air traffic control causing chaos at airports with hundreds of thousands of passengers left stranded. Thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed on one of the busiest days of the year for travel by a technical glitch across the air traffic […]
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The British Museum said it has recovered some the 2,000 items stolen from its collection – but it will take far longer to restore its reputation. A member of staff suspected of involvement in the thefts in 2021 has been sacked and police have launched an investigation. They have interviewed a suspect but no arrests […]
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Wages have increased by a record amount firing the fears of borrowers while giving pensioners hope of another big boost to their income. Total pay – including bonuses such as the one-off payment to NHS staff – soared 8.2% In the three months to June, far higher than the 7.3% predicted by analysts and a […]
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Downing Street has backed Lee Anderson’s message to asylum seekers after the deputy chairman of the Conservative party told them to “fuck off back to France” if they don’t like barges. A refugee charity said Anderson’s “dehumanising and inflammatory” language was putting people seeking sanctuary in the UK at “real risk”. However, No 10 said […]
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