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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

Review into in-country asylum applications under way, Yvette Cooper confirms

Ms Cooper was taking questions about migration and border security in the Commons.
2 Dec 2024
Politics

Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge ‘in tatters’, says Tory shadow minister

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner restated her Government’s target at the House of Commons despatch box on Monday.
2 Dec 2024
Politics

Small parties must get chance to scrutinise assisted dying proposal, Plaid urges

MPs backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 330 votes to 275, majority 55, at its second reading.
29 Nov 2024
Politics

Russian veto on Sudan ceasefire leaves UK undeterred on peace efforts – minister

Nearly 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to development minister Anneliese Dodds.
28 Nov 2024
Politics

Tax rise for North Sea oil and gas could ‘kill goose that lays the golden egg’

‘We recognise that oil and gas will continue to have a role in the energy mix during the transition,’ a Treasury minister said.
27 Nov 2024
Politics

Respect orders to tackle anti-social behaviour criticised as an Asbo rebrand

New powers will see a clamp down on anti-social behaviour in town centres and high streets.
27 Nov 2024
Politics

Cherry vape helped MP quit smoking amid warning Bill could ‘go too far’

Lee Dillon said he threw away his last packet of cigarettes after trying a cherry vape in France.
26 Nov 2024
Politics

‘Contradiction’ in Government policies to get Britain working, MPs warn

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall took questions about whether her plans to get more people employed clash with a tax rise for employers.

26 Nov 2024
Politics

UK-Egypt relationship ‘important’ amid calls to free Alaa Abd El-Fattah

David Lammy faced questions about possible economic threats amid efforts to free the dual-national citizen detained in Egypt.
26 Nov 2024
Politics

John Prescott ‘got a reception like Beatlemania’, Prime Minister says in tribute

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle led tributes to Lord Prescott, who died last week, calling him a ‘towering figure in the Labour movement and in this House’.
25 Nov 2024
Politics

Haigh says affordability is a priority but refuses to rule out rail fare hikes

Speaking in the Commons, the Transport Secretary said the Government’s focus was on keeping public transport affordable.
21 Nov 2024
Politics

Rivers and bogs tamed for centuries at risk of returning to North Sea, MP fears

Flooding minister Emma Hardy said she would try her best to make water infrastructure maintenance ‘sexy’.
20 Nov 2024
Politics

Government should close loophole which allows sale of human remains, says MP

Bell Ribeiro-Addy asked the Government to end the sales which she described as ‘depraved’.
20 Nov 2024
Politics

‘Chummy’ UK-UAE links could stifle efforts to free detained Briton, warns family

Ryan Cornelius has been detained in the United Arab Emirates since 2008.
19 Nov 2024
Business News

Ministers hope for tourism boost with Bedfordshire Universal Studios resort

Blake Stephenson described Universal Studios’ plan for a new Bedfordshire resort as a ‘gamechanger’ for the region
19 Nov 2024
Politics

Wheelchair users should have right to sue airports for poor care, says MP

Daniel Francis last took a flight with his family in 2014, saying the loss or damage to a wheelchair in transit ‘is too upsetting to consider’.
19 Nov 2024
Politics

Education Secretary ‘will not hesitate’ to cap profits in children’s social care

Firms that provide care for children on behalf of councils face a profit cap if they do not curb their gains, Bridget Phillipson said.
18 Nov 2024
Politics

Government should consider block on Heathrow night flights, says MP

Lib Dem Sarah Olney told the Commons that night flights have a ‘human cost’.
14 Nov 2024
Politics

MPs back plan to rid nation of ‘toy-like’ vapes which are ‘menace on streets’

Five million vapes are thrown away each week, equivalent to eight every second, according to environment minister Mary Creagh.
13 Nov 2024
Politics

Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ policy will not alter UK net-zero ambition – minister

Donald Trump pledged ‘drill, baby, drill’ on the US presidential election campaign trail.
12 Nov 2024