Lidl forks out £2m on bodycams amid surge in retail crime November 8, 2023 Lidl said it will be the first supermarket in England to make it the standard that all staff are provided with the equipment.
Sunak had doubts over Rwanda migrants plan as Chancellor, documents suggest January 6, 2024 Rishi Sunak was unsure the Government’s scheme to send migrants to Rwanda would stop channel crossings when he was Chancellor, according to documents. The BBC said it had seen No 10 papers from March 2022, a month before the plan was announced by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which showed that Mr Sunak was not [...]
Top Tories warn scrapping Sunak would lead to ‘certain loss of power’ January 24, 2024 Top Tories have rejected calls by Sir Simon Clarke for Rishi Sunak to be replaced as Prime Minister, warning it would lead to “division” and the “certain loss of power”.
Theresa May: Former Prime Minister at centre of Brexit talks to quit as MP March 8, 2024 Former prime minister said she will quit as an MP and dedicate herself to causes, including launching a Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
Best and brightest: Could international students be set for exemption from migration targets? February 11, 2023 The Education Secretary may challenge the Home Office’s plan to cut migration, arguing that the financial boost from international students to British universities was “hugely valuable”. Gillian Keegan said she is wanting to expand education export revenues from about £26bn to £35bn by 2030. Speaking with the Financial Times, Ms Keegan said the university sector [...]
Election 2024: Milkshake thrown over Nigel Farage at Essex campaign launch June 4, 2024 Nigel Farage has had a milkshake thrown over him at his campaign launch in Clacton-on-Sea.
Travellers to the UK will answer ‘suitability questions’ and undergo ‘automated border screening’ in new immigration plans July 21, 2022 Travellers to the UK will need to answer a set of “suitability questions” and have “automated border screening” without speaking to border force agents as part of the Home Office’s new immigration plans. Home Secretary Priti Patel set out the plans today as part of the country’s new “contactless” digital border. The Permission to Travel [...]
SFO cases tower the Shard: Top barrister reveals his disclosure report April 25, 2024 The leading barrister who is currently conducting an independent review of the challenges of disclosure and fraud offences said it is evident "that a perfect solution does not exist".
Sadiq Khan: Mayor of London ‘alarmed’ at being ‘kept in dark’ over Covid, inquiry told November 27, 2023 Sadiq Khan was left “alarmed” after being “kept in the dark” over the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the official UK inquiry has heard.
Under the pump: Priti Patel among 29 MPs to back call for fuel pricing watchdog December 28, 2022 Priti Patel has joined almost 30 other colleagues in calling for a pump pricing watchdog to tackle the soaring fuel costs for motorists. The former home secretary signed a letter backing FairFuelUK’s call for an oversight body and commissioner to keep prices down, which is also supported by Dame Andrea Leadsom. This comes as motoring [...]