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Rishi Sunak criticised for 'surprise' honours list including major Tory donor Mohamed Mansour

Rishi Sunak criticised for ‘surprise’ honours list including major Tory donor Mohamed Mansour

Rishi Sunak has been criticised for announcing a “surprise” round of honours – including a knighthood for a major donor to the Conservative Party. It was...

Government accused of 'abandoning' plan to scrap no-fault evictions

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Government accused of ‘abandoning’ plan to scrap no-fault evictions

The government has been accused of “abandoning” its pledge to ban no fault evictions by the time of the next general election. Housing minister Jacob Young...

The highs and lows of Humza Yousaf's first year in Bute House

Politics10 months ago

The highs and lows of Humza Yousaf’s first year in Bute House

It has been a rollercoaster 12 months for Humza Yousaf as he marks one year as Scotland’s first minister. Mr Yousaf has celebrated the highs of...

Sir Keir Starmer speaks of 'frustration' at Boris Johnson's 'unforgiveable failure' to level up - but says idea was 'right'

Politics10 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer speaks of ‘frustration’ at Boris Johnson’s ‘unforgiveable failure’ to level up – but says idea was ‘right’

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted Boris Johnson was “right” to propose levelling up but said he was “frustrated” by the former prime minister’s “unforgivable” failure to...

Sir Keir Starmer needs to level with voters - concrete change may only come in a second Labour term

Politics10 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer needs to level with voters – concrete change may only come in a second Labour term

It may have been Labour’s local election launch, but it was used by Sir Keir Starmer to roll out his national campaign messaging ahead of the...

Labour can't 'turn taps on' for struggling councils, Sir Keir Starmer warns at local election launch

Politics10 months ago

Labour can’t ‘turn taps on’ for struggling councils, Sir Keir Starmer warns at local election launch

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that Labour “can’t pretend that we can turn the taps on” to help struggling councils if he wins the next general...

Angela Rayner will not publish 'personal tax advice' over council house sale - unless Tories do the same

Politics10 months ago

Angela Rayner will not publish ‘personal tax advice’ over council house sale – unless Tories do the same

Angela Rayner has said she will not publish the “personal tax advice” she received on the sale of her council house despite a police development over...

Northern Ireland's deputy first minister says 'victims must always have best opportunity for justice' after DUP leader quits over sex offence allegations

Politics10 months ago

Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister says ‘victims must always have best opportunity for justice’ after DUP leader quits over sex offence allegations

Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly of the Democratic Unionist Party has said “victims must always have the best opportunity for justice”. It comes after...

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson steps down as DUP's leader after being charged with historical sexual offences

Politics10 months ago

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson steps down as DUP’s leader after being charged with historical sexual offences

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has stepped down as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party with immediate effect after he was charged with historical sexual offences. In a...

Who is Sir Jeffrey Donaldson? DUP leader steps down after criminal charges

Politics10 months ago

Who is Sir Jeffrey Donaldson? DUP leader steps down after criminal charges

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been an ever-present feature of the political landscape in Northern Ireland for several decades. But his leadership of the Democratic Unionist Party...

Politics10 months ago

Rishi Sunak criticised for ‘surprise’ honours list including major Tory donor Mohamed Mansour

Rishi Sunak has been criticised for announcing a “surprise” round of honours – including a knighthood for a major donor to the Conservative Party. It was...

Politics10 months ago

Labour can’t ‘turn taps on’ for struggling councils, Sir Keir Starmer warns at local election launch

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that Labour “can’t pretend that we can turn the taps on” to help struggling councils if he wins the next general...

Politics10 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer speaks of ‘frustration’ at Boris Johnson’s ‘unforgiveable failure’ to level up – but says idea was ‘right’

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted Boris Johnson was “right” to propose levelling up but said he was “frustrated” by the former prime minister’s “unforgivable” failure to...

Politics10 months ago

Angela Rayner will not publish ‘personal tax advice’ over council house sale – unless Tories do the same

Angela Rayner has said she will not publish the “personal tax advice” she received on the sale of her council house despite a police development over...

Electoral Dysfunction: Royals' cancer diagnoses put struggling NHS in the spotlight

Politics10 months ago

Electoral Dysfunction: Royals’ cancer diagnoses put struggling NHS in the spotlight

There is an edict in our democracy that politics and royalty must not mix. Sure, we live in a “constitutional monarchy” where King Charles is head...

Rishi Sunak: How Tory MPs can get rid of the prime minister - and who could be in the running to replace him

Politics10 months ago

Rishi Sunak: How Tory MPs can get rid of the prime minister – and who could be in the running to replace him

Rishi Sunak looks to have seen off his backbenchers – at least for now. The nascent rebellions have gone quiet in the past few weeks and...

Abdul Ezedi: 'Lefty lawyers' criticised after documents reveal why Clapham attacker was granted asylum

Politics10 months ago

Abdul Ezedi: ‘Lefty lawyers’ criticised after documents reveal why Clapham attacker was granted asylum

A minister has hit out at “credulous clerics” and “lefty lawyers” after documents seen by Sky News revealed how the Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi was...

Record number of migrants cross English Channel so far this year

Politics10 months ago

Record number of migrants cross English Channel so far this year

A record number of migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year, according to provisional Home Office figures. Some 4,644 have made the journey...

Britons are less satisfied with NHS than at any time on record

Politics10 months ago

Britons are less satisfied with NHS than at any time on record

Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped to the lowest level on record, according to findings from a long-running poll. Just 24% of people said they...

Robert Halfon becomes latest minister to resign as James Heappey makes official exit from government

Politics10 months ago

Robert Halfon becomes latest minister to resign as James Heappey makes official exit from government

Education Minister Robert Halfon has resigned from government, confirming he will be the 63rd Conservative MP to stand down at the next election. The MP for...

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Rishi Sunak criticised for ‘surprise’ honours list including major Tory donor Mohamed Mansour

Government accused of ‘abandoning’ plan to scrap no-fault evictions

The highs and lows of Humza Yousaf’s first year in Bute House

Sir Keir Starmer speaks of ‘frustration’ at Boris Johnson’s ‘unforgiveable failure’ to level up – but says idea was ‘right’

Sir Keir Starmer needs to level with voters – concrete change may only come in a second Labour term

Labour can’t ‘turn taps on’ for struggling councils, Sir Keir Starmer warns at local election launch

Angela Rayner will not publish ‘personal tax advice’ over council house sale – unless Tories do the same

Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister says ‘victims must always have best opportunity for justice’ after DUP leader quits over sex offence allegations

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson steps down as DUP’s leader after being charged with historical sexual offences

Who is Sir Jeffrey Donaldson? DUP leader steps down after criminal charges

Rishi Sunak criticised for ‘surprise’ honours list including major Tory donor Mohamed Mansour

Labour can’t ‘turn taps on’ for struggling councils, Sir Keir Starmer warns at local election launch

Sir Keir Starmer speaks of ‘frustration’ at Boris Johnson’s ‘unforgiveable failure’ to level up – but says idea was ‘right’

Angela Rayner will not publish ‘personal tax advice’ over council house sale – unless Tories do the same

Electoral Dysfunction: Royals’ cancer diagnoses put struggling NHS in the spotlight

Rishi Sunak: How Tory MPs can get rid of the prime minister – and who could be in the running to replace him

Abdul Ezedi: ‘Lefty lawyers’ criticised after documents reveal why Clapham attacker was granted asylum

Record number of migrants cross English Channel so far this year

Britons are less satisfied with NHS than at any time on record

Robert Halfon becomes latest minister to resign as James Heappey makes official exit from government

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