Category: UK Politics

Hunt praises MP’s apology over dating app incident Getty Images By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News The chancellor has praised a Tory MP for apologising after he admitted he gave other MPs’ personal phone numbers to someone on a dating app. Jeremy Hunt said William Wragg had been “courageous” in telling the Times he… Continue reading Hunt praises MP’s apology over dating app incident

Top judges urge UK to stop arms sales to Israel Reuters By Emily Atkinson BBC News Three former Supreme Court judges are among the signatories of a letter warning that the UK is breaching international law by sending weapons to Israel. They say arms sales must end due to the “plausible risk of genocide” in… Continue reading Top judges urge UK to stop arms sales to Israel

Sunak calls for inquiry into Gaza aid worker deaths EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Rishi Sunak has called for an independent investigation into the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli strike in Gaza. The prime minister told the Sun the deaths, which included three British men, were “an awful tragedy”. He said the UK wanted to see… Continue reading Sunak calls for inquiry into Gaza aid worker deaths

Sunak defends rollout of free childcare hours PA Media By Nathan Standley BBC News The government has defended its rollout of free childcare hours after Labour called the system a “total mess”. The scheme is being expanded in phases, with 15 hours of free childcare now available for working parents of two year olds. Rishi… Continue reading Sunak defends rollout of free childcare hours

Government pledges support for Stormont stability Reuters By Jayne McCormack BBC News NI political correspondent The UK government has said it will work alongside Stormont’s power-sharing executive to maintain stability. It comes amid upheaval in the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) following the resignation of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson as its leader. He quit after he was… Continue reading Government pledges support for Stormont stability

Renter reforms watered down after Tory concerns Reuters By Becky Morton & Harry Farley BBC Politics The government has set out a series of changes to planned protections for renters in England, after some Conservative MPs raised concerns they would be too burdensome for landlords. The proposals include making tenants commit to a minimum six-month… Continue reading Renter reforms watered down after Tory concerns

Housing fleeceholds the next big scandal, peer warns Getty Images By Jennifer McKiernan BBC political reporter A Conservative peer – and ex-adviser to Boris Johnson – has warned “fleeceholds” will be “the next great scandal” to hit the housing market. The term is used to describe the plight of homeowners on new-build estates locked into… Continue reading Housing fleeceholds the next big scandal, peer warns

Council spending on special needs transport doubles By Phil Kemp, Jack Fenwick & Alex Forsyth BBC News Council spending on school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has almost doubled in the last five years, BBC research has found. Spending is set to hit £1.4bn across local authorities in England in… Continue reading Council spending on special needs transport doubles

UK approach to China is ‘robust’, Sunak says UK Parliament The UK’s approach to China is “more robust” than most of its allies, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. It comes after some MPs criticised the response to cyber-attacks against the Electoral Commission and UK politicians, which the government has blamed on Beijing-linked hackers. Ministers… Continue reading UK approach to China is ‘robust’, Sunak says

Rishi Sunak being grilled by senior MPs Up next is Steve Brine, of the health select committee, who quotes Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and asks the PM to identity which parts of the NHS are “woefully inefficient”. Sunak responds that the NHS has it’s own productivity plan – not decided by the government – and suggests… Continue reading Rishi Sunak being grilled by senior MPs