The 96-hour junior doctors’ strike has entered its second day with the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government still far away from reaching a settlement. As many as 47,600 early-career medics are thought to be taking action as the BMA demands “pay restoration” to 2008. The union claims that below inflation salary increases since
A shadow cabinet member has vowed Labour will double down on its controversial campaign against Rishi Sunak with a string of adverts planned focussing on cost of living, mortgages and bills. The strategy sparked uproar last week with the first advert of this nature saying Rishi Sunak does not want to jail child sex offenders.
After a scandal where a Chinese spy gave donations to a Labour MP, concerns were raised about All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs). As a result, the Standards Committee says there’s a need for new rules to prevent foreign governments gaining unfair influence. The Commons standards committee fears “hostile foreign actors” could be seeking to gain
A Conservative MP who offered to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry has had the party whip suspended. Scott Benton also offered to leak a confidential policy document for up to £4,000 a month and said he could table parliamentary written questions. Benton, the MP for ‘red wall’ seat Blackpool South, » Read More
In an open letter published late on Wednesday night, Mark Rowley said four in five original inquiries did not result in the correct action and should be reassessed. It follows a series of damaging scandals for the Met, including the murder of Sarah Everard by Met Police officer Wayne Couzens and the jailing of rapist
The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances. Peter Murrell, 58, was taken into police custody on Wednesday morning. Police Scotland said officers were carrying out searches at “a number of addresses as part of the investigation”. » Read More
In response to the government’s plans to clamp-down on grooming, the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has branded the move as ‘completely inadequate’. The crackdown announcements include a push on data collection on the make-up of grooming gangs, including ethnicity. It will form part of the support for police forces so suspects “cannot hide behind
The UK is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in what the government has described as the biggest trade deal since Brexit. The CPTPP is a free trade agreement between 11 countries across the Indo-Pacific, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, » Read More
Energy security and net zero secretary Grant Shapps has said he wants the government wanted to “power Britain from Britain” as he announced a new plan to increase the UK’s energy security and net zero drive. Mr Shapps is today publishing a package of measures designed to make the nation’s energy supply more resilient in
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is expected to announce today that two RAF bases in Essex and in Lincolnshire will be used to house those waiting to have asylum claims processed. The government is also thought to be considering using ferries or converted barges for a similar process. Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab confirming this morning
