Byelection results come in for the constituencies of Somerton and Frome, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Selby and Ainsty Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine said her party was “quietly confident” about victory in Somerton and Frome. The party is tipped for victory in the byelection and Jardine told BBC Newsnight […]
Month: July 2023
Details published by Treasury show royal family’s grant is expected to increase from £86m to £125m in 2025 King Charles III is to receive a huge pay rise from the UK taxpayer, according to government plans to boost public funding of the monarchy by 45% from 2025. Details of the […]
Banking group CEO apologises for comments about former Ukip leader in internal report Explainer: What the new rules on bank account closures mean Analysis: Farage affair is ‘a monumental PR disaster’ for Coutts The head of NatWest has apologised to Nigel Farage for what she called “deeply inappropriate comments” about […]
Though some neighbours still object to Miranda Dickson’s front door colour, the council has backed down First it was an unacceptable pink, and then an unacceptable green. Now the owner of Edinburgh’s most famous front door has won, with a colour which can perhaps charitably be called off-white. After nearly […]
Rightmove says average advertised rent in Great Britain is at all-time high of £1,231 a month outside the capital Private rents in Great Britain have soared to fresh all-time highs and the average amount being asked for outside London is now a third higher than four years ago, figures from […]
Votes in the three very different seats could indicate general election swings and prompt cabinet reshuffle The Conservatives are braced for painful byelection results in a vote on Thursday that could become a damning verdict on Rishi Sunak’s ability to win a broad enough coalition of voters at the next […]
Dan Wootton accused of offering Sun colleagues tens of thousands of pounds for sexual material The Sun’s parent company has hired external lawyers to help investigate “very serious” allegations regarding Dan Wootton’s time at the tabloid, the Guardian has been told. Wootton is facing allegations he used a pseudonym to […]
New Zealand police say shooter had history of family violence, adding there is no reason World Cup opening match shouldn’t go ahead Auckland shooting – follow latest Two people died and six people were injured after a shooting in Auckland city centre, hours before the Women’s World Cup is due […]
FCA chief says banks cannot ‘discriminate’ against political views, but chair argues it’s up to Coutts ‘who they do business with’ Nils Pratley: Farage has a point. Coutts should explain itself Explainer: what are the UK rules on access to banking? The City regulator has said it has contacted the […]
UK asks bloc to clarify position after Buenos Aires declare ‘triumph’ over use of term in declaration Forty-one years after the Falklands war, the UK has suffered a diplomatic defeat over the archipelago as the EU appeared to endorse the Argentine name for the disputed territory, Islas Malvinas. Brussels supported […]