Starmer says UK ‘stands with Israel’ and he is ‘deeply concerned’ Middle East is ‘on the brink’! B
The attack on Israel began while Sir Keir was talking to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Downing Street said earlier. Wednesday 2 October 2024 00:42, UK 4:46 Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Iran’s attack on Israel Sir Keir…
Badenoch ‘joking’ over claim 10% of civil servants ‘should be in prison’! B
A union for civil servants has reacted angrily to claims by Kemi Badenoch that some civil servants are so bad they should be in prison, citing the leaking of official documents and undermining ministers. Leadership contender Kemi Badenoch. Pic: PA…
Prisoners on early release ‘reoffending to escape homelessness’! B
Recalled prisoners are the fastest-growing element of the overcrowded prison population, doubling in a decade. One former prisoner has told Sky News that being homeless and suffering a drug relapse after being released early has led to him considering reoffending….
Monitoring UK bank accounts for benefits fraud would be ‘huge blow to privacy’! B
Exclusive: privacy and rights groups fear government may resurrect Tory plan for mass algorithmic surveillance Keir Starmer last week announced a fraud, error and debt bill to make banks share data on account holders that ‘may show indications of potential…
Number of centenarians in England and Wales may have hit a peak, figures show! B
A 0.5% decrease in people aged 100 or over is probably related to post-WWI baby boom, ONS says D-day veteran Bernard Morgan, 100, on the way to the 80th anniversary celebrations in Normandy in June. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA The number of…
The driving fines turning Londoners into ‘walking cash machines’! B
Cash-strapped Transport for London has turned things around – by hitting motorists with higher charges and issuing more of them too It is a suspicion that will be familiar to anyone who has driven a car for more than ten…
We will not allow Starmer to cherry-pick new Brexit deal, EU vows! B
European Commission tells member states it will guard against British efforts to bend rules or alter red lines from original negotiations Sir Keir Starmer is meeting Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, on Wednesday LEON NEAL/AFP Sir Keir Starmer…
Robert Jenrick under fire from leadership rivals over special forces claims! B
Former security minister argues British military takes lethal action against dangerous figures in promotional video for campaign Robert Jenrick and his wife Michal Berkner play with Scalextic slot cars at the Conservative conference HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have criticised Robert Jenrick over…
Starmer urged to help households as energy bills rise by £149 a year! B
Resolution Foundation research shows 7.7m households likely to struggle to heat homes this winter Annual bills remain far higher than before the energy crisis, which began in 2021 and was exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Photograph: Lazy_Bear/Getty/iStockphoto Keir…
Kemi Badenoch suggests minimum wage is harming businesses! B
Tory leadership candidate says cafe in her constituency closed down because its owner could no longer afford to pay her staff Kemi Badenoch told the Conservative Party conference that too much tax and regulation is ‘overburdening’ firms Geoff Pugh for The…