Category: UK Politics

Reform prepared to deport 600,000 under migration plans 4 hours ago Jennifer McKiernan Joshua Nevett Political reporter Reform UK has suggested it would be prepared to deport 600,000 migrants over five years if it won power at the next election. Leader Nigel Farage said his party would bar anyone who comes to the UK on… Continue reading Reform prepared to deport 600,000 under migration plans

Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms 6 minutes ago Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media Trapped in underground rocks, a potential energy resource has eluded generations of British politicians. It’s called shale gas and the method of getting it out of the ground, known as fracking, has proved politically difficult. Fracking, short… Continue reading Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms

Home Office seeks to appeal against court ruling on asylum hotel The government is seeking to appeal against the High Court’s refusal to allow it to intervene in the case of a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Epping. Earlier this week, Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary injunction to stop people… Continue reading Home Office seeks to appeal against court ruling on asylum hotel

Most areas with asylum seeker hotels have Labour councils Oscar Bentley & Kate Whannel Political reporter TOLGA AKMEN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock More than half of the council areas with asylum seeker hotels are fully or partly controlled by Labour, according to BBC analysis of figures released by the government. On Tuesday, Conservative-controlled Epping Forest District Council won a… Continue reading Most areas with asylum seeker hotels have Labour councils

Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is encouraging Tory-controlled councils to consider launching legal challenges against the use of hotels to house asylum seekers in their areas. Badenoch said Epping Forest District Council had achieved “a victory for local people”, after a High Court ruling blocked a hotel from… Continue reading Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels

Don’t put Epping migrants in hotels or flats, Tories say 1 hour ago Becky Morton Political reporter Getty Images Asylum seekers moved out of a hotel in Epping should not be put in other hotels, flats or house-shares, the Conservatives have said. It comes after the High Court granted a council a temporary injunction to… Continue reading Don’t put Epping migrants in hotels or flats, Tories say

Starmer hails breakthrough on Ukraine – but anxiety over its future remains 51 minutes ago Joe Pike Political correspondent EPA Sir Keir Starmer has called US President Donald Trump’s commitment to security guarantees for Ukraine a breakthrough, as he hailed the movement towards a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. The prime minister joined… Continue reading Starmer hails breakthrough on Ukraine – but anxiety over its future remains

First group of Gaza children to be brought to UK ‘in coming weeks’ A group of between 30 and 50 critically ill and injured Palestinian children will be evacuated from Gaza to the UK for medical treatment in the coming weeks, the BBC understands. They would be the first children brought to the UK for… Continue reading First group of Gaza children to be brought to UK ‘in coming weeks’

Healey says Putin-Trump talks may be first step to peace The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “could be the first step” towards peace in the Ukraine conflict, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. He added that the UK were ready to “put boots on the ground” in Ukraine to… Continue reading Healey says Putin-Trump talks may be first step to peace

UK economic growth slows but beats forecasts 21 minutes ago Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images UK economic growth slowed between April and June, according to official figures, but was better than expected. The economy expanded by 0.3%, down from 0.7% in the first three months of the year, the Office for National Statistics… Continue reading UK economic growth slows but beats forecasts