Ed Davey marks Brexit anniversary: Conservative deal has been ‘disaster’ for Britain
Ed Davey has labelled the Conservative Party’s Brexit deal a “disaster” and urged the government to “show the urgency and ambition” needed to fix the UK-EU relationship. Marking five years since Britain left the European Union, Davey also accused the prime minister of “living in a parallel universe” if he thinks that the UK economy […]
Cross-party MPs to demand ‘fair and democratic’ voting system in commons debate
A cross-party group MPs will address Britain’s “flawed” voting system in a House of Commons debate on Thursday. The parliamentarians, representing six parties and every region and nation of the UK, will urge the government to establish a national commission tasked with proposing a “fair and democratic replacement to First Past the Post [FPTP]”. The […]
Rachel Reeves vows ‘spades in the ground’ at Heathrow this parliament
Rachel Reeves has said she wants to see “spades in the ground” at Heathrow Airport in the next five years. The chancellor confirmed her and the government’s backing for a third runway at Heathrow in a major speech on Wednesday. “I am not satisfied with the position that we are in”, Reeves told reporters. “I […]
Sadiq Khan: Heathrow expansion could have ‘hugely damaging impact on our environment’
Sadiq Khan has said he remains opposed to the building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Labour’s Mayor of Greater London expressed concerns about the “severe impact” it would have on noise, air pollution and climate change targets. The comments came after chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in a major speech that she would be […]
Belief that Britain was right to leave the EU falls to new low of 30%, poll finds
Just three in ten Britons now say that it was right for the UK to vote to leave the EU, according to a new poll published on the eve of Brexit’s fifth anniversary. Three in ten, or 30%, is the lowest proportion of the public saying that Britain was right to vote to leave since […]
Rachel Reeves backs ‘badly needed’ third Heathrow Airport runway
Rachel Reeves has announced her support for a third runway at Heathrow as she battles to get Britain’s economy back on track. “A third runway is badly needed”, she said. In a major speech, the chancellor also unveiled plans for nine new reservoirs, thousands of new homes in Cambridge and a “growth corridor” including road […]
10 Labour MPs rebel to back calls for Waspi compensation scheme
Ten Labour MPs have backed a bill that would compel the government to establish a compensation scheme for women who lost out financially from the rise in the state pension age. The bill, put forward by Scottish National Party (SNP) Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, passed a vote in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon […]
Two-tier policing claim is ‘right-wing extremist narrative’, leaked Home Office report says
Accusations of two-tier policing reflect a “right-wing extremist narrative”, according to a leaked Home Office review. Civil servants reportedly found the claim, promulgated by several high-profile UK politicians and tech billionaire Elon Musk, as among a series of “damaging extremist beliefs”. Home secretary Yvette Cooper said in August she had directed the Home Office to […]
WhatsApp groups more ‘worrying’ source of misinformation than X, Badenoch suggests
Kemi Badenoch has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry she is “less worried” about misinformation spread on social media sites such as X/Twitter than that shared on private WhatsApp groups. The Conservative leader, who served as minister for women and equalities from 2020-2022, said “lightly reputable” sources — including the British Medical Association (BMA) — had […]
Trump could visit UK ‘soon’ after first call with Starmer as president
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump “stressed the importance of the close and warm ties” between their countries and “agreed to meet soon” in their first phone call since the US president’s inauguration. Before the call, Trump had raised the prospect of a state visit to Britain in the near future. During the conversation on Sunday, […]
