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Government risked ‘throwing good money after bad’ in steel talks – Reeves

‘Government are going to play a big role’ in the future of steelmaking in Scunthorpe, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said.
17 Apr 2025
Politics

Young Britons wanting to work or study in EU face ‘tangle of Brexit red tape’

James MacCleary MP has proposed a UK-EU youth mobility scheme.
15 Jan 2025
Politics

Starmer to look at domestic abuse in teenage relationships after girl’s death

Holly Newton’s killer Logan MacPhail, then aged 16, stalked her for an hour before knifing her 36 times in an alleyway in January 2023.
15 Jan 2025
Politics

Plan to halt online ticket touting ‘spivs’ could bolster black market – MP

Saqib Bhatti said that as an Oasis fan ‘we know that we didn’t have the necessary information upfront’ when tickets went on sale for the ’25 Tour.
13 Jan 2025
Politics

Office working ‘the one thing that driving examiners can’t do’, says minister

Concerns have been raised about driving test waiting times.
13 Jan 2025
UK

Minister seeks to ease road safety concerns over brighter LED headlights

Motorists say they are feeling the strain of brighter headlights ‘more than ever before’, according to the AA.
13 Jan 2025
Politics

Predatory behaviour in Parliament ‘dangerous as Savile having keys to Broadmoor’

Jo White called for disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks before members of the Commons and Lords take their seats.
9 Jan 2025
Politics

Labour vows not to ‘cease and desist from truth’ despite Truss lawyers’ demand

Lawyers for Liz Truss have sent a letter to Sir Keir Starmer about ‘false and defamatory public statements’ made about their client.
9 Jan 2025
Politics

Ministers looking at ‘pipeline of schemes’ to run HS2 north of Birmingham

MPs heard the Conservatives ‘mothballed’ part of the scheme after scrapping plans to build a high-speed line between Birmingham and Manchester.
9 Jan 2025
Politics

Parents face asking councils for permission to homeschool at-risk children

MPs debated the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on Wednesday
8 Jan 2025
Politics

MP suggests Israeli ambassador should face expulsion amid war in Gaza

John McDonnell called for isolation both economically and militarily for Israel.
7 Jan 2025
Politics

Calls for general election ballooned after ‘foreign interference’, MP claims

Yasmin Qureshi said the petition may have collected some of its 3.02 million signatures as a result of ‘misinformation’ and campaigners abroad.
6 Jan 2025
Politics

Labour must not dismiss calls for general election as ‘foreign interference’

Labour won last year’s poll by a landslide, securing 411 seats to the Tories’ 121.
6 Jan 2025
Politics

Lack of winter fuel payment ‘might be unpopular’ as snow falls, Streeting admits

The Health Secretary has urged people to follow advice to keep their homes warms despite fewer being granted extra cash for heating.
5 Jan 2025
Politics

Badenoch unlikely to apologise in Reform numbers row, suggests shadow minister

It comes after Nigel Farage declared the Tory leader’s North West Essex seat will be target area for his party at the next election.
5 Jan 2025
Politics

Reform supporters to gather in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency as ‘gloves are off’

Nigel Farage will host a Reform UK rally at Chelmsford City Racecourse.
4 Jan 2025
Politics

‘Gloves are off’ as Reform UK sets sights on Badenoch’s constituency – Farage

The Tory and Reform leaders have argued over party membership figures.
3 Jan 2025
Politics

Tommy Robinson ‘not what we need’, says Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Mr Farage was speaking ahead of his party’s East Midlands Conference in Leicester on Friday evening.
3 Jan 2025
Politics

2,600 UK personnel to join Nato exercise amid ‘unshakeable commitment’ to bloc

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard said the Government ‘wants the UK to be Nato’s leading European nation’.
3 Jan 2025
Politics

Government must say how many die attempting small boat crossings – charity

Research by the Refugee Council suggested that more migrants died in the Channel in 2024 than in the previous three years combined.
2 Jan 2025
Politics

Political leaders eye ‘buzz’ and ‘big opportunity’ in new year messages

Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Sir Ed Davey have delivered their key messages for 2025.
1 Jan 2025