The biannual Ryder cup sees a joint team from Europe take on the Americans. This summer, British politicians have been very keen to lend their support to the country’s sports stars but it is unclear whether these politicians, notably prominent Brexiters such as Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Michael Gove will be enjoying the Ryder…
It has been reported that Keir Starmer will abandon proposed reforms to Labour’s electoral college. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner brushed off the perceived U-turn in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live this morning, stating such debates are part of the “normal hum and buzz” of conference, adding: “We [Labour] like a good argy…
The government is expected to announce temporary measures, such as short-term work visas, to allow foreign HGV drivers to work in the UK. The UK currently has a shortage of over 100,000 drivers, slowing down the delivery of essentials such as food and petrol. The Office for National Statistics has said that millions are facing…
Yesterday, Scotland made enormous strides towards implementing a drugs policy that is rooted in health and not criminalisation, doing so off the back of soaring drug deaths that have risen year on year for the past 8 years. Just 24 hours later, Sir Keir Starmer said that was “probably the right thing to do.” With…
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon says she wants a second referendum on Scottish independence by the end of 2023. The move has put Scotland on a collision course with Westminster as the battle for Indyred2 begins in earnest. How did we get here? The SNP has made no secret of its desire to hold another referendum, but its strong set…
Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ program on Friday, transport secretary Grant Shapps reaffirmed the government’s line that ongoing labour shortages are “a distribution issue”. Pointing to how the market was working to solve the shortage of drivers, Shapps commented, “A lot of people are coming into the market…. There is a lot of…
MPs today in the House of Commons called on the British government to “use its weight” to seek a solution over the Kashmir conflict. Robbie Moore, the Conservative MP for Keighley, said: “As elected politicians here in the United Kingdom, we cannot decide on domestic policy within another country, but we can use our influence…
Pete Wishart, the SNP MP for Perth & North Perthshire, criticised parliament’s imminent recess, saying: “As this house abandons its station to go to the conference halls and seaside resorts, there’s universal credit cuts, energy prices going through the roof, a CO2 crisis, driver shortages, farming chaos, fishing chaos, export crisis, the ending of…
Boris Johnson called for countries to “blow out the candles of a world on fire” during his UN assembly speech in New York. Speaking during a debate on climate change, Johnson said: “We still cling with parts of our minds to the infantile belief that the world was made for our gratification and pleasure, and…
With less than a week to go until the Labour party conference, we’re getting a clear sense of the issues that will be debated. This year, the movement for one important policy change has grown dramatically: the call for Labour to back proportional representation. This week we learnt that at least 144 constituency parties have…
