Brits must prove flights are essential as government cracks down on illegal travel March 5, 2021 People wishing to leave the UK from Monday will have to prove their travel is essential, as the government attempts to crack down on illegal holidays in the run-up to leaving lockdown. Passengers will now be required to fill out a mandatory form listing their reasons for travel before leaving the country. Non-essential travel is [...]
Labour mortgage summit amid brewing repayments crisis July 9, 2023 Labour are set to hold crunch talks with mortgage brokers this week amid a brewing repayments crisis. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged homeownership will be the core of her ‘securenomics’ philosophy as she claimed Labour is now the party of house buyers. Reeves and shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy will attend the summit [...]
Election 2024: Row erupts over Keir Starmer’s working hours if he becomes Prime Minister July 2, 2024 Labour have hit back at “desperate lies and hypocrisy” over their leader’s working schedule, after the Conservatives alleged that Sir Keir Starmer plans to work a “four-day week” as Prime Minister.
Government allocates £1.8bn funding for energy efficiency boost across UK homes and public buildings March 22, 2023 The government has allocated over £1.8bn to boost energy efficiency and cut emissions across homes and public buildings across England.
Priti Patel criticizes ‘dreadful’ Black Lives Matter protests February 12, 2021 UK home secretary Priti Patel said she did not support the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, calling the protests “dreadful” in an interview with LBC this morning. When asked whether she would “take the knee”, Patel said: “No, I would not, I would not have at the time either. There are other ways in which people [...]
Leasehold and rental reforms slated as ‘contentious’ and ‘destabilising’ February 29, 2024 The government has come under fire for its flagship housing reforms, with developments to new laws on leasehold reform and rental rights branded “contentious” and “destabilising”.
Explainer: The sickness benefit system gets an overhaul September 5, 2023 Months ago, Rishi Sunak and his Chancellor Jeremy Hunt went on an offensive to bring people back into the workforce. Armed with carrots and sticks, they were claiming the productivity and economic problems of the country were caused, among other things, by the fact that too many people were staying at home, refusing to come [...]
John Swinney ‘deeply honoured’ to be new SNP leader May 6, 2024 Former Scottish deputy first minister John Swinney said he was “deeply honoured” to have become the new leader of the SNP.
Henry Kissinger: Former US secretary of state dies aged 100 November 30, 2023 Henry Kissinger, the US secretary of state who dominated foreign policy under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, has died aged 100.
Greece ready to welcome Brits ‘from May’ as government revamps NHS app for vaccine passports February 24, 2021 Greece is under discussions to begin welcoming British visitors as early as May, according to reports, as the Prime Minister draws up plans for vaccine passports to resume foreign travel. Under fast-tracked plans, Athens is considering a departure from the EU’s cautious approach to resuming non-essential travel from outside the bloc, the Telegraph reported. Greece [...]