Category: UK Politics

Ministers didn’t do cost review of council mergers

Ministers didn’t do cost review of council mergers 7 hours ago Joshua NevettPolitical reporter Reuters The UK government did not do its own analysis of the cost of the biggest reorganisation of councils in England for decades, the BBC has learned. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said “a significant amount of money” could be saved… Continue reading Ministers didn’t do cost review of council mergers

Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform

Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform 60 minutes ago Craig Williams BBC Scotland News Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has defected to Reform. Simpson announced his move as he appeared at a press conference in Scotland with Reform leader Nigel Farage. The new Reform MSP told journalists that many would not be surprised to see… Continue reading Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform

Reform prepared to deport 600,000 under migration plans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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