Category: UK Politics

Public sector workers offered pay rise of around 6% PA Media Millions of public sector workers, including teachers, police and junior doctors, have been offered pay rises between 5%-7%, the government says. Under the proposals, police and prison officers would receive a 7% pay rise, while teachers and junior doctors would get a 6.5% and… Continue reading Public sector workers offered pay rise of around 6%

Public sector pay: Government weigh up 6.5% increase PA Media By Ione Wells & Sam Francis Political correspondent The government is considering pay increases of between 6%-6.5% for public sector workers, the BBC understands. Official pay review bodies for employees including teachers, junior doctors and police have recommended the pay rise. Inflation to May was… Continue reading Public sector pay: Government weigh up 6.5% increase

Migration bill: Minister accuses Lords of trying to wreck asylum reforms This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has accused peers of “wrecking” the government’s asylum reforms, as MPs prepare for key votes on the… Continue reading Migration bill: Minister accuses Lords of trying to wreck asylum reforms

Migration bill climbdown on detention limits for children Getty Images By Helen Catt & Joshua Nevett BBC Politics The UK government has offered to limit detention periods for children and pregnant women to get its migration bill passed. MPs will vote later on 20 changes backed by peers in the House of Lords. While Conservative… Continue reading Migration bill climbdown on detention limits for children

Biden visits UK: President says US-UK relationship rock solid Reuters US President Joe Biden has described relations with the UK as “rock solid” during talks in London with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Mr Biden said he “couldn’t be meeting a closer friend and a greater ally”. Mr Sunak hailed the UK and the US as… Continue reading Biden visits UK: President says US-UK relationship rock solid

Chris Mason: Biden to meet Sunak and King during UK visit Reuters By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News The context of this presidential visit can be summarised in two numbers. President Biden was last in the UK three months ago. And this visit is the fifth time in five months Prime Minister Rishi Sunak… Continue reading Chris Mason: Biden to meet Sunak and King during UK visit

BBC presenter allegations: Urgent talks held with government PA Media By Sam Hancock BBC News Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has held urgent talks with the BBC’s director general after a presenter was accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos. Tim Davie assured her the corporation was investigating the claims “swiftly and sensitively”, the… Continue reading BBC presenter allegations: Urgent talks held with government

Teachers’ strike: Pay ‘very difficult choice’ says minister as NEU walks out in England Getty Images By Sean Seddon & Alice Evans BBC News How much to pay teachers is a “very difficult choice”, a minister has said, as strikes hit schools in England for the second time this week. Robert Halfon said the government… Continue reading Teachers’ strike: Pay ‘very difficult choice’ says minister as NEU walks out in England

HS2: Government unclear on Euston station goal, report finds Grimshaw Archtechts By Yasmin Rufo BBC News The government still does not know what it is trying to achieve with the High Speed 2 (HS2) station at Euston, a parliamentary committee report states. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said this was despite the Department for Transport… Continue reading HS2: Government unclear on Euston station goal, report finds

Government loses court battle over Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApps PA Media The government has lost its legal challenge to prevent the Covid inquiry from seeing Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, diaries and notebooks in full. The Cabinet Office had argued it should not have to hand over irrelevant material, but inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said it should… Continue reading Government loses court battle over Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApps