Michael Shanks takes victory in contest that Labour considered a crucial test of apparent turnaround of its fortunes in Scotland Scottish Labour’s Michael Shanks has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection in an overwhelming victory over the SNP that the party leadership declared “seismic”, and a clear demonstration that […]
Month: October 2023
Exclusive: People involved in Tony Blair’s victory believe party needs to set out much clearer policy platform to win voters’ trust ‘It was electrifying’: the inside story of Labour’s 1997 election landslide Keir Starmer’s caution risks damaging his chance of winning the next election, according to key figures from Tony […]
Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built A future Labour government would not be able to easily reverse Rishi Sunak’s decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 as he has “spitefully” authorised the sale of properties that were subject to compulsory purchase […]
Amanda Spielman says children are walking out of class, or registering but not attending lessons Behaviour in schools in England has deteriorated since the pandemic, with pupils refusing to comply with rules, talking back to teachers and walking out of class mid-lesson, the head of Ofsted says. Suspensions for physical […]
Civilians and military killed by drone-delivered bombs in Homs, shortly after defence minister left graduation ceremony More than 100 people have been killed in an attack on a military academy in Syria, a war monitor and an official said, with weaponised drones bombing the site minutes after Syria’s defence minister […]
The carbon emissions driving the climate crisis and rapid arrival of an El Niño event are to blame, researchers say Global temperatures soared to a new record in September by a huge margin, stunning scientists and leading one to describe it as “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas”. The hottest September on record […]
Quarter of UK private renters spending over 40% of income on housing amid warning people are ‘trapped in poverty’ England is now “the most difficult place to find a home in the developed world”, housebuilders have claimed in a snapshot of the housing crisis that also found a greater proportion […]
Tory leader’s attempt to portray himself as change candidate at party conference overshadowed by fierce criticism of U-turn Rishi Sunak unleashed a Tory civil war on Wednesday by announcing the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2 as the former prime minister David Cameron said the decision showed the country […]
Red Cross warns 28-day ‘move-on’ process is not enough time for asylum seekers to find new accommodation More than 50,000 refugees in the UK could be made homeless by the end of the year unless ministers take urgent steps to support them as it clears the asylum backlog, the British […]
Average rental property receives three times more enquiries from prospective tenants than in 2019 Business live – latest updates Private home rents in Great Britain have increased to their highest point on record after shortages in supply and mortgage rate rises combined to push the cost up by 10% over […]