‘India’s son-in-law’: Sunak’s headache projecting Britain abroad while problems mount at home September 8, 2023 It’s the age-old headache for prime ministers, and Rishi Sunak is no different. Overseas trips – full of opportunities to appear statesmanlike, gladhand other world leaders, and represent Britain on the global stage – always seem to come at the worst possible time. At the G7 in Japan earlier this year – possibly jetlagged and [...]
Why Palestine activists chant ‘from the river to the sea’ — and why it’s controversial November 3, 2023 Is it legal? is it antisemitic? Is it a rallying cry to end this century-old conflict? The truth is, it depends who you ask.
UK proposes new laws to crack down on push payment fraud March 12, 2024 New legislation to crack down on push payment scams via banking apps will be brought to parliament, the government has announced today.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper brands ‘free Palestine’ chants on Tube as ‘disturbing’ October 23, 2023 Transport secretary Mark Harper has said a video of a Tube driver leading 'free Palestine' chants on the London Underground is "disturbing".
Former Autonomy boss back in court over loss suffered by HP February 10, 2024 Lawyers for the former boss of software firm Autonomy will be back in court on Monday as Hewlett-Packard (HP) seeks damages over losses it suffered.
MI5 officials limit information they give home secretary Priti Patel February 23, 2020 The Home Office turf war between Priti Patel and the civil service has escalated, after claims that Mi5 do not trust the home secretary. It has been claimed that officials from the security service have limited the number of briefings they give Patel and that they “roll their eyes” when she contributes at meetings. A [...]
Explainer-in-brief: High Court gives the green light to the Rwanda asylum plan December 20, 2022 Yesterday, the High Court ruled that the controversial policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was legal. But the judges also said that the Home Office had failed to properly consider the circumstances of the eight people it was trying to deport back in June, and invited the department to consider them once more. The [...]
Government’s Rwanda deportation plans for asylum seekers are legal, High Court rules December 19, 2022 Government plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are lawful, the High Court has ruled. Several challenges were brought against the proposals announced by then-home secretary Priti Patel in April, which she described as a “world-first agreement” with the east African nation in a bid to deter migrants from crossing the Channel. The first deportation [...]
Chaos continues: Number 10 says fracking motion WAS vote of confidence and rebels face ‘disciplinary action’ October 20, 2022 Liz Truss sent a late-night memo to Tory MPs telling them Wednesday evening’s motion on fracking was confidence vote after all – and rebels “ can expect proportionate disciplinary action.” Number 10 sent the note just after 1.30am after confusion and anger dominated the vote in Commons last night, amid accusations of physical assaults and [...]
‘Asleep at the wheel’: James Cleverly slams Khan’s mayoral record April 25, 2024 James Cleverly has slammed Sadiq Khan on his record as London mayor, accusing him of being “asleep at the wheel” and “10m people being failed”.