Category: UK Politics

UK suspends refugee family reunion applications 3 hours ago Sam FrancisPolitical reporter PA Media The government is temporarily suspending new applications for a scheme allowing refugees to bring their family members to the UK. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move, in force from this week, would mean refugees face the same restrictions as other… Continue reading UK suspends refugee family reunion applications

Jones gets new role as Starmer revamps No 10 team 37 minutes ago Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC News AFP via Getty Images Darren Jones has been given a key No 10 role by Sir Keir Starmer, as the prime minister shakes up his Downing Street team as Parliament returns. Jones, who has spent the last… Continue reading Jones gets new role as Starmer revamps No 10 team

Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will remove all net zero requirements on oil and gas companies drilling in the North Sea if elected. Badenoch is to formally announce the plan to focus solely on “maximising extraction” and to get “all… Continue reading Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea

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

Ed Davey to boycott Trump state banquet over Gaza 2 hours ago Becky Morton Political reporter Getty Images Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he will boycott the banquet for Donald Trump’s state visit next month, to “send a message” to the US president over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Sir Ed said… Continue reading Ed Davey to boycott Trump state banquet over Gaza

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 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