The concept of levelling up, which aimed to address regional disparities, was central to Boris Johnson’s 2019 election campaign. Upon taking office, Johnson renamed the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government to include “levelling up.” However, the new government is making changes to departmental names and titles by replacing the term “levelling up” with […]
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The UK is heading to the polls on Thursday to elect 650 new members to the House of Commons, with opinion polls showing that Labour could win by 20 percentage points, which is a huge increase in votes compared to the 2019 election. In that election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a strong Conservative majority […]
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Rishi Sunak has sacked Suella Braverman and made former prime minister David Cameron foreign secretary with a reshuffle that sent shockwaves through Westminster. One was regarded as inevitable, the other was greeted with open mouths and audible stupor to seasoned pundits, reporters and politicians. David Cameron’s arrival to Downing Street this morning (November 13) left […]
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Suella Braverman is facing the sack for her “irresponsible” and “divisive” comments after defying Downing Street to write an article for the Times [paywall] that accused police of favouring pro-Palestinian protestors over right-wing demonstrators. In the piece, the home secretary criticised the Metropolitan police for taking a biased approach toward protestors, saying its officers “largely […]
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Rishi Sunak has refused to commit to tax cuts or the HS2 link to Manchester despite growing calls for action from within his own cabinet. Secretary of state for levelling up Michael Gove told Sky News on Sunday he wants tax cuts before the next election. Sunak, interviewed on BBC 1, reiterated his priority is […]
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Rishi Sunak has been lambasted for announcing a major U-turn on climate policies which Labour said they will reverse if they win the next election. The prime minister is reversing the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars that was due to come into place in 2030. Sunak said he will delay that […]
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The Labour party has taken a 28 point lead over the Conservatives among women voters according to a YouGov poll of more than 5,000 people, which gives Sir Keir Starmer a 21 point lead among men. Money worries is the driving factor for women, especially those aged under-50, according to analysis by thinktank Labour Together, […]
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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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Rishi Sunak’s government has notched up another Brexit climbdown after caving in to industry fears and U-turning on plans to replace the EU’s “CE” product quality mark with a British rival. The proposed “UKCA” copycat mark has been indefinitely postponed with a government minister conceding the decision was made to reduce “red tape” for businesses […]
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The government has until 4pm today (June 1) to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages to the Covid inquiry or face a court battle. Head of the inquiry Baroness Hallett, a former judge, has warned of legal action if all of the documents – including Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, notebooks and official diaries are not […]
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