Category: UK Politics

Tax rates to rise for higher earners in Scotland This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Income tax rates for higher earners are expected to be increased in Scotland for the next financial year. The BBC understands the deputy first minister, John Swinney, will… Continue reading Tax rates to rise for higher earners in Scotland

PMQs: Nurses strike is a badge of shame, Labour leader says This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics The largest strike action taken by nurses in the NHS’s history is “a badge of shame”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer… Continue reading PMQs: Nurses strike is a badge of shame, Labour leader says

Rishi Sunak pledges more staff to help clear asylum backlog This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Seddon & Becky Morton BBC Politics Rishi Sunak has promised more staff to help clear the UK’s backlog of asylum claims by the end of… Continue reading Rishi Sunak pledges more staff to help clear asylum backlog

Nurses’ strike: Union accuses minister of belligerence after talks fail PA Media Talks to avert strike action by nurses have failed, with the union accusing the health secretary of “belligerence”. The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Pat Cullen, said strikes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland would now go ahead on Thursday,… Continue reading Nurses’ strike: Union accuses minister of belligerence after talks fail

Street harassment: Wolf whistling to be banned in crackdown This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Sexual harassment on the street will be made a crime with jail sentences of up to two years, the government has… Continue reading Street harassment: Wolf whistling to be banned in crackdown

Ministers consider tougher curbs on strike action EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News The government is exploring the idea of significantly restricting or even banning the right of ambulance workers and firefighters to go on strike. A number of government departments are working up a range of options to toughen up new legislation… Continue reading Ministers consider tougher curbs on strike action

Conservative peer Michelle Mone to take leave of absence from Lords PA Media Tory peer Michelle Mone is to take a leave of absence from the Lords “to clear her name”, amid allegations she benefitted from a company she recommended for a Covid contract. It means she will not attend sittings of the House, vote… Continue reading Conservative peer Michelle Mone to take leave of absence from Lords

Labour promise biggest ever transfer of powers This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised “the biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people” if elected. Labour published a report on Monday by former prime… Continue reading Labour promise biggest ever transfer of powers

Eleven gambles that went wrong for Liz Truss Getty Images By Nick Robinson Presenter, Today programme In the autumn of 2022, Liz Truss bet her premiership on a so-called mini-budget that ripped up decades of economic orthodoxy. It did not pay off. I spoke to those involved about the thinking behind the biggest risks she… Continue reading Eleven gambles that went wrong for Liz Truss

Liz Truss wanted government turned up to 11, says former aide PA Media By Chas Geiger BBC News Liz Truss took a “Spinal Tap approach” to government, with the volume turned up to 11, her former chief speechwriter has told the BBC. Asa Bennett said Ms Truss demanded “fast action” to put “rocket boosters” on… Continue reading Liz Truss wanted government turned up to 11, says former aide