Ministers, MPs and retail bosses have warned Rishi Sunak that his plans for voluntary food price caps will lead to shortages on shelves and “not make a jot difference” to prices. Government ministers are also part of a growing backlash against the proposal to ask supermarkets and retailers to agree maximum prices for basic items […]
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England’s most polluting water company is handing more than £300 million to shareholders despite profits slumping by more than 25%. It comes a day after Severn Trent announced it was paying its shareholders an increased dividend of £261 million. Earlier this month the Financial Times reported that Britain’s privatised water and sewage companies paid £1.4 billion […]
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has suggested the Conservative government’s introduction of voter ID was an attempt at “gerrymandering” that has backfired against the Tories because it made it harder for older people to vote. Rees-Mogg – who was the Commons leader who steered the legislation through parliament – said the photo-ID requirement “made it hard for our […]
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Net migration to the UK could reach one million this year – almost double the record set last year. Reducing net migration was a key Conservative promise in the 2019 general election. However, figures to be released by the Office for National Statistics in two weeks time will show that net migration will be even […]
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The Bank of England has raised the UK interest rate for the 12th consecutive time, hiking the base rate from 4.25% to 4.5% – the highest level in 15 years. The decision by the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise the interest rate will increase mortgage costs for homeowners. Increasing the cost of borrowing […]
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The coronation arrests are a “direct attack on the fundamental rights of every person in the UK” say anti-monarchist group Republic. CEO of Republic Graham Smith– one of six members of his group arrested and held by police before their protest against the monarchy began – said the arrests were a “direct attack on our […]
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The UK’s intelligence agencies will form a key part of a new crackdown on text scammers and fraud to be announced by the government. Technology used for mass texting of phones will be restricted and a clampdown on cold calls selling financial products will help combat fraud, which is now the most common crime in […]
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A lot has happened since the last local council elections back in 2019. At that time, Jeremy Corbyn was Labour leader, and Theresa May was in charge of the Tories, both vowing to break the Brexit impasse. The Conservatives lost more than 1,300 seats while Labour suffered significant losses too, despite expectations to the contrary. […]
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XR (Extinction Rebellion) have warned the government of “unprecedented” civil disobedience with more than 30,000 activists signed up to protest around Westminster for four days, starting on Friday (April 21). A coalition of almost 200 environmental and social justice groups– including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, XR and the PCS Union – are demanding ministers […]
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The AA is urging the government to go further and scrap all existing smart motorways after plans to extend the network were cancelled. The UK’s largest motoring organisation has joined bereaved families of people killed on smart motorways to axe all of them immediately. Campaigners say that 75 people have died on smart motorways where […]
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