Plans to ensure that Britain’s homes and businesses are powered by affordable, clean and secure electricity by 2035 have been unveiled today by the government. Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed the plans which they say will help boost the country’s efforts in achieving its net zero ambitions. Kwarteng said: “Our plan to move…
London is back open for business. As our hospitality, tourism, and retail sectors across the UK seek to make up for the last 18 months of economic uncertainty, local footfall and consumer confidence continues to climb. Despite this however, the UK is facing a tightening of our labour market. Problems with aspects of our immigration…
The government’s flagship pandemic legislation, the Coronavirus Act 2020, is up for review in October, and the government has already announced that it plans to continue to use the emergency powers it contains for the foreseeable future. This will be the third “six-month review” of the Act by the House of Commons since it was…
Energy bills could soar by one third for millions of households this spring as natural gas prices continue to rise. Experts forecast that the energy price cap will be permitted to rise by an additional £400 when it is next reviewed in February. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition said last week that one in five…
In the age of the internet, can you ever really trust anything you read? It turns out most Britons don’t, as over half of the UK adult population believe at least one conspiracy theory according to YouGov. But why is the public turning away from reality? “What conspiracy theories do is they provide information and…
In his keynote address to the Conservative party’s annual conference this afternoon in Manchester, the Prime Minister outlined his hope to reform the UK economy by tackling regional inequality and slammed Labour’s policies on drugs, crime and the economy. In his first in-person conference speech since the 2019 general election, he began by paying tribute…
Boris Johnson conference speech: LIVE 10:30am – After Starmer’s successful show in Brighton last week, can Boris beat him? Usually parties get a bounce after their conferences, but after the infighting at the Labour conference and misplaced positivity in the face of a tough winter at the Conservative conference, both parties might feel like they could…
The £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit introduced in April 2020 will end today. The top-up was intended as a temporary measure to help people on low incomes during the pandemic, but many have urged the government not to scrap it. The exact date the money will stop being paid will vary depending on…
After her conference speech that reiterated her plans to turn back migrant boats in the English channel, Priti Patel, the modern iron lady of Conservative party politics, remains for turning it seems… “There is no reason why any asylum seeker should come to the United Kingdom directly from France. We make no apology for securing…
In her keynote speech to the Conservative party annual conference in Manchester this afternoon, Home secretary Priti Patel announced an independent inquiry into policing, a toughening up in approach to disruptive protests, and a crackdown on illegal routes to asylum. She opened the speech by reflecting on the Sarah Everard case, stating: “Her murderer, whose…
