UK’s second lockdown was based on ‘wildly incorrect’ Covid-19 modelling, MPs told January 19, 2022 The prime minister imposed the UK’s second lockdown based on “wildly incorrect” Covid-19 modelling which was leaked to the press, MPs have heard. The model, from Cambridge University and Public Health England (PHE) warned of 4,000 deaths a day by the end of December. Deputy chairman of the Covid-19 recovery group, Steve Baker advised Boris [...]
Election 2024: Starmer blasts ‘ridiculous’ Tory claim Labour would be national security threat June 29, 2024 Keir Starmer has hit out at “ridiculous” Tory suggestions that Labour would be a threat to national security.
Starmer hits out at PM over speculation he will cut bankers’ bonus cap June 22, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of “rolling over” and making plans to cut the cap on bankers’ bonuses, after reports suggesting the move is being considered in Number 10. Starmer said in Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that Johnson’s “new approach” is “pay rises for bankers, pay cuts for district nurses”. Number 10 yesterday [...]
Martin Lewis begs Sunak and Truss to ‘sit down together and make a decision on soaring energy bills’ July 28, 2022 Martin Lewis has urged Tory leadership hopefuls to take action on eye-watering energy prices and “forestall the mental damage” debts will cause. The consumer champion who founded MoneySavingExpert.com said the situation with energy bills is reaching a “desperate” stage, and will impact on millions of households. He also warned the situation needed to be solved [...]
Hunt announces civil service hiring freeze as he aims to shrink the state October 2, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today announced a freeze on civil service recruitment and pledged to shrink the size of the state.
Brexit: Britain to sign sixth US state-level trade deal since leaving EU September 26, 2023 The UK is poised to sign its sixth trade agreement with a US state. Industry and economic security minister Nusrat Ghani will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Washington state in Seattle. The West Coast state is home to major US companies including Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft and Boeing, with the aerospace sector a priority [...]
Political rivalry will keep Transport for London in eternal financial purgatory August 4, 2022 People who live and work in London know the city would grind to a halt without an efficient public transport network. Almost half of the country’s 22 million public transport journeys undertaken every day are in London. Just a quarter of Londoners use a car to get to work – elsewhere it is 70 per [...]
Prince Willliam and Keir Starmer pay tribute after former England coach Eriksson dies August 26, 2024 Prince William has led the tributes after Sven-Goran Eriksson, the first foreigner to manage the England football team and “true gentleman of the game”, died on Monday aged 76. Eriksson, who led England at three major tournaments between 2001 and 2006, passed away at his home in Bjorkefors, western Sweden, after a period of illness [...]
UK riots: Sadiq Khan warns violent disorder ‘will not be tolerated’ in London August 7, 2024 Sadiq Khan has warned would-be rioters that “violence and disorder on the streets of London will not be tolerated” as he issued a call for calm.
Donald Trump ‘doing great’ after assassination attempt, son Eric says August 3, 2024 Donald Trump is the best president the US has ever had and is “doing great” after the assassination attempt last month, his son Eric has said.