Category: UK Politics

Migration hurricane is coming, Suella Braverman tells Tories Reuters By Paul Seddon Politics reporter Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said a “hurricane” of migration is coming to the UK, in a hard-hitting Tory conference speech. In an address to party activists, she said moving to a richer country had become an “entirely realistic prospect” for… Continue reading Migration hurricane is coming, Suella Braverman tells Tories

PM continues to stall on HS2 announcement This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Becky Morton BBC political reporter in Manchester Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will not be “forced into a premature decision” on the future of HS2. He told… Continue reading PM continues to stall on HS2 announcement

Don’t give up on HS2, Tory mayor Andy Street urges Rishi Sunak This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, in Manchester West Midlands Tory mayor Andy Street has said Rishi Sunak would be “cancelling the future” if he “gives… Continue reading Don’t give up on HS2, Tory mayor Andy Street urges Rishi Sunak

Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour Getty Images By Becky Morton Political reporter in Manchester The national living wage is set to increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the chancellor is to confirm. In a speech to the Conservative Party conference Jeremy Hunt is… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour

Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’ PA Media By Sean Seddon BBC News Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he wants to stop the “vicious circle of ever-rising taxes” by reforming public services and the benefits system. His comments come on the eve of the Conservative Party conference, as some… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’

UK facing permanent higher taxes, IFS think tank says Getty Images By Joshua Nevett Political reporter Tax levels in the UK are at their highest since records began 70 years ago – and are unlikely to come down, a leading think tank says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) forecasts taxes will amount to about… Continue reading UK facing permanent higher taxes, IFS think tank says

Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he backs Suella Braverman multiculturalism remarks This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Becky Morton Political reporter Rishi Sunak has repeatedly declined to say if he agrees with his home secretary’s view that multiculturalism has “failed” in… Continue reading Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he backs Suella Braverman multiculturalism remarks

Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulators BP By Mary McCool & Nichola Rutherford BBC Scotland News The controversial Rosebank offshore development off Shetland has been granted consent by regulators. Located 80 miles west of Shetland, Rosebank is the UK’s largest untapped oil field and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of… Continue reading Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulators

Chris Mason: Davey pounds Tories in election warm-up speech This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News, in Bournemouth There is a survivor elation vibe to the Liberal Democrats. Eight years on from their near death experience after… Continue reading Chris Mason: Davey pounds Tories in election warm-up speech

HS2: Backlash against scrapping Manchester link grows HS2/PA By Nick Edser Business reporter Scrapping the HS2 rail link to Manchester would be a “gross act of vandalism”, the former chancellor, George Osborne, has said. Writing in The Times, he said cancelling the extension would be an “act of huge economic self-harm”. The government has refused… Continue reading HS2: Backlash against scrapping Manchester link grows