Category: UK Politics

Runcorn by-election battle tests Labour nerves

Runcorn by-election battle tests Labour nerves In a quiet corner of Runcorn, a group of residents who’ve been fighting to bring a disused canal back to use have found themselves thrust into the centre of a political battle. The Unlock Runcorn group have long wanted to reconnect the Bridgewater and Manchester Ship canals, restoring what… Continue reading Runcorn by-election battle tests Labour nerves

PM lacks moral courage on trans stance, says Badenoch

PM lacks moral courage on trans stance, says Badenoch 2 hours ago Kate Whannel Political reporter Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of lacking “moral courage” on transgender issues during heated exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions. Last week, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman… Continue reading PM lacks moral courage on trans stance, says Badenoch

Higher pay and benefits drives government borrowing higher

Higher pay and benefits drives government borrowing higher The government borrowed more than expected in the year to March due to increased spending on pay and benefits, according to official figures. Borrowing, the difference between spending and income from taxes, was £151.9bn in the year to March, up £20.7bn from the year before. The amount… Continue reading Higher pay and benefits drives government borrowing higher

Nationalities of foreign criminals to be published

Nationalities of foreign criminals to be published The nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time under plans being unveiled later. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish the data, including crimes that have been committed, by the end of the year.… Continue reading Nationalities of foreign criminals to be published

Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises

Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises Most fire services in England are facing a shortfall in funding after the government failed to give them the same level of compensation for tax increases as the police. The government is giving police forces an extra £230m which it says will fully cover… Continue reading Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises

Westminster’s tortuous battle with the gender question

Westminster’s tortuous battle with the gender question 14 minutes ago Ben Wright Political correspondent Brian Wheeler Political reporter Getty Images What is a woman? In recent years it is a question that has caused political punch-ups, party splits and despatch box spats. A complex, emotionally charged and fiercely contested argument around gender, trans rights and… Continue reading Westminster’s tortuous battle with the gender question

Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep British Steel blast furnaces going

Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep British Steel blast furnaces going British Steel’s blast furnaces are set to continue running with a delivery of enough raw materials to keep them alight for the “coming weeks” due on Tuesday, the government has said. Coking coal and iron ore from the US will be unloaded… Continue reading Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep British Steel blast furnaces going

Some police forces unprepared for summer riots, MPs find

Some police forces unprepared for summer riots, MPs find Police forces were in several cases unprepared for the level of violence that broke out in riots after the murder of three children in Southport last summer, a report by MPs has found. It left officers exposed to “significant risk”, the Home Affairs Committee said, in… Continue reading Some police forces unprepared for summer riots, MPs find

Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant

Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant Officials are working to deliver essential raw materials to British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, the government has said, as it races to keep its blast furnaces burning. An emergency law rushed through Parliament on Saturday gave the government control of the Lincolnshire site to prevent its Chinese… Continue reading Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant