Rachel Reeves has backtracked on Labour’s flagship plan to spend £28 billion a year on new green jobs and technology. The shadow chancellor said this morning that the party would look to “ramp up” spending every year to the figure, as she blamed the new position on the financial position of the country and the
A “great deal” of progress has been made on the NHS backlog and the government’s plan to reduce waiting times is “working”, the health secretary has said. However, Steve Barclay did admit that the government had missed its target to eliminate 18-month waits. It comes as there are around 7.3 million people on NHS waiting
In a visit today to Dover, Kent, the prime minister provided an update to the country on his vow to “stop the boats”. Rishi Sunak made the pledge at the start of the year and in today’s update, six months on, he was hoping to show voters and his MPs that he is making progress
A shadow minister has insisted the Labour party disagrees with Just Stop Oil’s tactics, despite welcoming donations from their financial backer Dale Vince. Mr Vince, who set up Ecotricity and is chairman of Forest Green Rovers, has donated roughly £1.5m to the Labour Party in the past decade, » Read More
Former UKIP and Brexit party leader Nigel Farage has again refused to rule out another attempt to become an MP, promising Sky News that if he did do so it would be on a far more “revolutionary agenda than just Brexit”. It comes as official data published yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
The home office is set to release long-awaited data on immigration which will detail the number of people who settled in the UK last year. It is widely expected that net migration will soar to at least 700,000, with some forecasters saying they could near one million in the year ending December 2022. » Read More
The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union has allowed the bloc to “strengthen internally”, an EU Commissioner has said. Speaking on “Tonight with Andrew Marr” on LBC, Mairead McGuiness claimed EU member states were given the opportunity to “renew their vows” in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. » Read More
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that Rishi Sunak must launch a formal ethics investigation into whether Suella Braverman broke the ministerial code amid a row over a speeding fine. Ms Braverman, the home secretary, had been caught speeding last summer while serving as attorney general, and initially opted to attend a driving awareness
Rishi Sunak has said Britain is engaged in talks with the European Union (EU) about automotive concerns, following warnings of an “existential threat” posed by a looming Brexit trade deal deadline. Yesterday, car manufacturer Stellantis, which has Citroen, Vauxhall, Fiat and Peugeot among its brands, told MPs it will be unable to keep a commitment
The long-promised renters’ (reform) bill will be published later today almost three-and-a-half years after the government was elected on a manifesto promising to end “no-fault” evictions. Among the new proposals, no-fault, or Section 21, evictions which currently allow landlords to take back possession from tenants without giving a reason will be scrapped, » Read More
