PM makes announcement to sound of song synonymous with Labour’s 1997 election landslide Rishi Sunak has finally ripped the plaster off and called a general election. He must have thought things could only get better. Sadly for him, it appeared they could only get wetter. The prime minister announced his […]
‘My plan is working,’ mumbled the PM, his suit drenched, his speech in rags, as Steve Bray cranked up the D:Ream News: Sunak calls election for 4 July Why is Sunak calling an election now? Things can only get wetter. The humiliation. Even when Rishi Sunak is totally down on […]
Economies decide elections but with growth tentative, inflation sticky, and tax cuts unlikely, why would the PM wait UK general election – latest updates News: Sunak calls election for 4 July Why is Sunak calling an election now? When you are 20 or so points behind in the opinion polls […]
Diagnoses up 39% in six years, with condition fuelled by obesity, health inequalities and junk food, study finds The number of people under 40 being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK has risen 39% in six years, fuelled by soaring obesity levels and cheap junk food. Britain has […]
Public safety said to be at risk as a result of crisis measures such as freeing convicted criminals to ease overcrowding Police chiefs have told ministers they fear that the crisis gripping the Prison Service in England and Wales is “unsustainable” and risks public safety, the Guardian has learned. Government […]
Israel must provide conditions for pier to operate safely, UN warns, as aid deliveries reduced to trickle The United Nations has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks have entered the territory in the […]
Mackinlay will return to public life on Wednesday for the first time since being diagnosed last September The Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has revealed that he had both his hands and feet amputated last year due to sepsis. Mackinlay, who will return to public life on Wednesday for the first […]
Some eligibility decisions have been linked to deaths of vulnerable claimants, and EHRC will examine if ministers acted unlawfully The treatment of chronically ill and disabled people by welfare officials, including benefits decisions subsequently linked to the deaths of vulnerable claimants, is to be formally investigated by Britain’s human rights […]
Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes The scandal that claimed the lives of 3,000 people treated with contaminated blood was inflamed by a “chilling” NHS and government cover-up, a scathing report has found on what Rishi Sunak […]
The UK newspaper front pages all cover the conclusion to an inquiry which found the deaths of 3,000 people were made worse by cover-ups Rishi Sunak offers unequivocal apology Analysis: report confirms this tragedy was preventable Rishi Sunak’s words were echoed across almost all the major newspaper front pages on […]