Category: UK Politics

Calls for talks to end junior doctors’ strikes PA Media By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Doctors’ leaders and ministers are being urged to start formal pay talks after a breakthrough on a deal with other NHS staff in England. Unions for NHS staff, including nurses and ambulance workers, recommended on Thursday their members back a… Continue reading Calls for talks to end junior doctors’ strikes

TikTok to be banned on UK government phones Reuters Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is set to be banned on phones and other devices used by government ministers and civil servants on security grounds. Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will make a statement to MPs later. There has been no official comment – but Security… Continue reading TikTok to be banned on UK government phones

Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt seeks to tempt parents and over-50s back to work This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brian Wheeler BBC News Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has set out plans to get early retirees and parents of young children back to work… Continue reading Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt seeks to tempt parents and over-50s back to work

Budget: Jeremy Hunt to expand free childcare to one and two-year-olds Getty Images By Ione Wells & Faisal Islam & Becky Morton BBC News Free childcare for working parents in England is expected to be expanded in Wednesday’s Budget to cover one and two-year-olds. Currently, working parents with three and four-year-olds are eligible for 30… Continue reading Budget: Jeremy Hunt to expand free childcare to one and two-year-olds

Budget: Pensions to get boost as tax-free limit to rise PA Media By Nick Eardley and Kevin Peachey BBC News The total amount that workers can accumulate in their pension savings before paying extra tax is expected to be increased in Wednesday’s Budget. The final figure has not been confirmed, but people are expected to… Continue reading Budget: Pensions to get boost as tax-free limit to rise

Baroness Masham, Paralympian and longest serving female peer, dies aged 87 UK Parliament By Christy Cooney BBC News Baroness Masham, a Paralympian and the longest-serving female member of the House of Lords ever, has died aged 87. Lady Masham won medals in swimming and table tennis at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 games and was… Continue reading Baroness Masham, Paralympian and longest serving female peer, dies aged 87

Rishi Sunak announces £5bn extra defence spending during US trip Getty Images By Paul Seddon & Chris Mason BBC News Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase defence spending by nearly £5bn over the next two years to counter emerging threats from hostile states. The funding boost will be confirmed in a new UK foreign and… Continue reading Rishi Sunak announces £5bn extra defence spending during US trip

Kuenssberg: The Budget cannot mask big changes to our economy BBC/Reuters By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg In normal times (remember them?) there would be a frenzy this weekend about what’s coming up in next week’s Budget. If it feels a bit muted so far, that isn’t just because of a bit of… Continue reading Kuenssberg: The Budget cannot mask big changes to our economy

Knighthood for Boris Johnson’s father not wise, says minister Getty Images Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not be “wise” to nominate his own father for a knighthood, a government minister has said. Speaking on BBC Question Time, Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said prime ministers should “absolutely not” hand honours to family members. It follows… Continue reading Knighthood for Boris Johnson’s father not wise, says minister

Small boats: France to get more money, says James Cleverly Reuters By Chris Mason & Kate Whannel BBC News France will get more money to stop small boats crossing the Channel, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said ahead of an Anglo-French Summit. Mr Cleverly has travelled to Paris with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to meet… Continue reading Small boats: France to get more money, says James Cleverly