Exclusive: Departures will add to scrutiny of party leader after Elon Musk said he was ‘not up to the job’ A group of 10 councillors representing Reform UK have given notice of their intention to resign en masse in protest at Nigel Farage’s leadership. The resignations will add to pressure […]
Exclusive: Health secretary points to New Zealand mosque massacre and says entire communities must not be tarred with the same brush The use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities and could lead to atrocities such as the mosque massacre in New Zealand that killed more than […]
UK chancellor will be first to make an official visit to China in a decade Labour MPs have urged Rachel Reeves to demand Jimmy Lai’s release when she becomes the first UK chancellor to make an official visit to China in nearly a decade. Nine Labour MPs have joined a […]
Royal College of Radiologists calls move ‘shortsighted’ and says it puts Labour’s waiting times plan at risk Dozens of NHS hospitals have banned their cancer or diagnostic units from hiring new staff, despite GPs referring growing numbers of people who they fear may have the disease. Doctors warned that widespread […]
President-elect had sought to overturn New York appeals court ruling but sentencing will go ahead on Friday The US supreme court on Thursday declined to delay Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush-money case. Trump had asked the US’s highest legal body to call off Friday’s sentencing after New York […]
Kenneth fire erupts and grows quickly, while officials say more than 10,000 structures destroyed in Palisades and Eaton fires Full report: wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad? Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires? Five people have died in […]
Martin Rosenbaum fought for 18 months to reveal who had supported nominations of two former special advisers The reasons given for a peerage awarded by Boris Johnson have been described as “inadequate” and a “mystery” by a freedom of information campaigner after an 18-month struggle. Charlotte Owen, a former special […]
Chancellor could slash departmental spending in spring after ruling out tax increase, officials reveal Rachel Reeves is considering imposing steeper cuts to public services to repair the government’s finances after a bruising week in which investors drove up the cost of UK borrowing and pushed the pound to a 14-month […]
Ministers condemn Conservative attempt to block child wellbeing and schools bill with ‘shameful’ amendment Cabinet ministers have ramped up attacks on Conservative “bandwagon jumping” over child rape gangs during furious exchanges in the Commons as the government saw off a Tory attempt to force a new inquiry. Amid continued pressure, […]
Politicians criticise Mark Zuckerberg’s choice to scrap factcheckers, affecting Facebook, Instagram and Threads Permitted ‘hateful conduct’ – what users can now say on Meta platforms Sweeping changes to the policing of Meta’s social media platforms have set the tech company on a collision course with legislators in the UK and […]