Disquiet at botched announcements leads to suggestions Boris Johnson needs ‘heavy hitter’ in his team Frustrations are growing in the Treasury at No 10’s handling of significant political decisions after a series of botched announcements, with sources calling for a shake-up of the Downing Street operation. After a tumultuous three […]
Month: November 2021
Report from cross-party MPs calls for scheme to be taken away from Priti Patel’s department Just 5% of Windrush victims have received compensation four years after the scandal emerged, according to a damning report by cross-party MPs which called for the scheme to be taken out of Home Office control. […]
Two arrested as neighbours say there had been disputes about parking in area A husband and wife were stabbed to death at their Somerset home as their children slept upstairs, police have said. Paramedics tried to save Stephen Chapple, 36, a teacher, and Jennifer Chapple, 33, who worked in a […]
Walthamstow MP seeks parliamentary rule clarification having previously sat with her son without censure The Labour MP Stella Creasy has asked for urgent clarification from Commons authorities after being reprimanded for having her infant son in a sling as she spoke in parliament on Tuesday, saying this had not been […]
Law change named for PC Andrew Harper, who was dragged by car after answering burglary call Offenders whose crimes lead to the death of an emergency service worker in the line of duty will receive mandatory life sentences under a new law brought about after the death of a police […]
Senior party members concerned after chaotic fortnight, with PM said to be losing his grip over key policies Conservative MPs are increasingly worried about Boris Johnson’s competence and drive after he gave a rambling speech to business leaders and was accused of losing his grip over a series of key […]
Draft guidance says ‘menu of treatment options’ including CBT and mindfulness should offered in less severe cases Millions of people with mild depression in England should be offered therapy, exercise, mindfulness or meditation before antidepressants, according to the first new NHS guidelines in more than a decade. Under draft guidance, […]
Questions mount about pact’s ultimate purpose and implications for other Asean countries It was initially seen as an audacious enlistment by Joe Biden of Australia into the 21st-century struggle against China, elevating the country in the process to a significant regional military power and finally giving substance to Global Britain […]
Change to how cap is calculated is set to disproportionately hit England’s poorer pensioners Ministers have pushed through an amendment to England’s social care plans, which is set to disproportionately hit poorer pensioners, despite a sizeable rebellion from backbenchers. The change means that council contributions to care fees would not […]
Regulator puts company into special administration to rescue 1.7 million household customers Bulb Energy has gone bust and will be placed into an untested bailout process that will rely on public money to manage the fallout of the UK’s biggest energy supplier collapse yet. The company will be handed to […]