Christopher McKeon
Business News
British Steel staff and civil servants race to keep Scunthorpe blast furnaces on
Officials from the Department for Business and Trade are already on site in Scunthorpe after the Government took over the running of British Steel.
14 Apr 2025
Politics
Starmer urges G7 to be ‘cautious’ about next steps in Syria
The G7 leaders again stressed the importance of respecting Syria’s territorial integrity after the overthrow of Bashar Assad.
13 Dec 2024
Politics
Peer faces six-month suspension after ‘bullying’ staff over a suitcase
This is the third time Lord Andrew Stone has breached Parliament’s rules on bullying and harassment.
12 Dec 2024
Politics
Starmer to attend EU leaders’ meeting as European ‘reset’ continues
Sir Keir Starmer will be the first British Prime Minister to attend an EU leaders’ meeting since Brexit.
12 Dec 2024
Business News
£500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at Hitachi plant
Uncertainty had surrounded the future of the Newton Aycliffe site in County Durham and the 700 people employed there due to declining orders.
6 Dec 2024
Politics
Tory peer and donor Lord Ranger says forfeiture of his CBE was ‘unjust’
The Conservative peer, who has donated around £1.5 million to the party, forfeited his CBE for ‘bringing the honours system into disrepute’.
6 Dec 2024
Politics
We want to improve living standards ‘straight away’, says Starmer
The Prime Minister denied living standards would fall before they improved as he attempted to sell his new ‘plan for change’.
6 Dec 2024
Politics
Tory peer and donor Lord Rami Ranger forfeits CBE
Lord Rami Ranger has donated £1.5 million to the Conservative Party since 2009.
6 Dec 2024
Business News
Construction industry cannot rely on foreign workers, says housing minister
The UK will need thousands of additional construction workers if it is to hit the Government’s target of building 1.5 million homes.
6 Dec 2024
Politics5 Dec 2024
PM promises to end ‘declinist mentality’ with plan for change
The Prime Minister promised to raise living standards by the end of the Parliament as he set out the ‘next phase’ of his government
Politics5 Dec 2024
PM pledges named, contactable police officer for every home
Sir Keir Starmer will set out a series of ‘milestones’ for achieving his Government’s aims over the next five years in a major speech on Thursday morning
Politics
Starmer hails partnership with Qatar as he welcomes Emir to Downing Street
The Prime Minister has previously criticised Qatar for its human rights record.
4 Dec 2024
Politics
Starmer to hail £1bn climate investment as he hosts Emir of Qatar
The Prime Minister will host the leader of Qatar, a country he has previously criticised over its human rights record.
4 Dec 2024
Business News
Trump tariffs could hit UK goods trade as hard as Brexit, says think tank
The Resolution Foundation urged the Government to pursue an EU-focused trade policy, despite the threat of tariffs from the US.
4 Dec 2024
Politics
Lammy to urge Nato to boost support for Ukraine
The Foreign Secretary will attend his first meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels on Wednesday.
4 Dec 2024
Business News
Government considering renationalising British Steel, reports suggest
British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant employs about 4,000 people and is the UK’s last remaining primary steel plant.
3 Dec 2024
Politics
UK urges ‘peaceful resolution’ as Korean president fails to impose martial law
Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law was overturned by South Korea’s parliament less than three hours after he issued it.
3 Dec 2024
Politics
Reeves insists public services will have to ‘live within their means’
The Chancellor suggested the risk of economic shocks meant she could not guarantee there would be no further tax rises.
3 Dec 2024
Politics
Half of rural voters trust Labour less after inheritance tax move – poll
The Budget has seen support for Labour slip in the countryside as a quarter of the party’s rural backers say they are now unhappy with their vote.
3 Dec 2024
Politics3 Dec 2024
UK nationals urged to avoid protests as Korean president declares martial law
South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol claimed he had declared martial law to protect the country from ‘anti-state’ forces.
Politics
Opponents of assisted dying vow to fight on as Bill clears first hurdle
Conservative MP Danny Kruger said he was ‘disappointed’ but that the vote was ‘simply to continue the discussion’.
29 Nov 2024