Britain’s asylum seeker hotspots: Interactive map reveals how many YOUR council has taken in_Nhy
Hillingdon can today be named as Britain’s asylum seeker hotspot. For every 10,000 residents in the West London borough, Government statistics show 97 are asylum seekers. The overwhelming majority are currently being housed in hotels, under a nationwide scheme that costs taxpayers…
Labour’s VAT tax raid on private schools is forcing most to cut staff, bursaries and subjects on offer while pupil numbers are already plunging, new figures show_Nhy
Swathes of private schools are being forced to cut staff, reduce bursaries and narrow the range of subjects they teach in a bid to keep the books balanced following Labour‘s VAT raid on fees, a new poll shows. Some of the country’s most…
Chancellor blames global turmoil after GDP fell 0.1% in January – with no mention of Labour’s tax raid on National Insurance or raft of new workers’ rights_Nhy
Rachel Reeves yesterday tried to blame global turmoil after official figures raised fears that the economy is heading for recession under Labour. The Chancellor declared that ‘the world has changed and we are feeling the consequences’ after the Office for National…
As many as 30,000 jobs at risk of being cut under Labour’s plans to overhaul the NHS, eclipsing 10,000 to be axed with NHS England_Nhy
Up to 30,000 jobs could be cut as part of Labour’s plan to overhaul the NHS, it was reported last night. The figure is far higher than the 10,000 roles set to be axed by abolishing NHS England. When steep cost-cutting elsewhere is…
Labour’s benefits crackdown ‘set to cut disability payments for 1million people’ – as Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face backlash from own MPs_Nhy
One million people are set to lose their disability payments amid Labour‘s cost-cutting crackdown on benefits – causing uproar within the party. The huge changes to the welfare system, due to be announced next week, are tipped to see only the…
Displaying Egyptian mummies offends ‘the wishes of the ancestors’ and should be banned, demands MPs’ group for ‘Afrikan’ reparations_Nhy
Displaying Egyptian mummies and other human remains in museums and universities should be banned as it may offend the ‘wishes of the ancestors’, MPs have claimed. The all-party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations branded the continued displaying of human remains…
Rachel Reeves says Labour MUST ‘get a grip’ on spiralling benefits bill as ‘half the Cabinet’ line up against plan for £5bn cuts amid revolt by Labour MPs_Nhy
Rachel Reeves warned Labour must ‘get a grip’ on benefits today as she faces Cabinet resistance over plans for £5billion of cuts. The Chancellor voiced defiance despite half of Keir Starmer‘s top team apparently voicing alarm at the welfare proposals at their…
Which quango is next for Labour’s ‘bonfire’? The bodies controlling £350bn of public money and 400,000 staff that could be at risk from Starmer’s new-found lust for cuts_Nhy
Keir Starmer urged ministers to take back control as he scrapped the ‘world’s biggest quango’ yesterday. NHS England is being merged back into the Department of Health, with ministers arguing that more than 9,000 jobs can be cut by removing ‘duplication’. The…
Sentencing chiefs face warned ‘two-tier justice system’ will escalate court backlogs and cost tens of millions of pounds to implement_Nhy
The ‘two-tier justice system’ coming into force next month will escalate court backlogs and cost tens of millions of pounds to implement, the Conservatives warned tonight. Official guidelines from the Sentencing Council recommend all ethnic minorities and transgender people convicted of a crime should be treated…
Jails could run out of space within months as Labour ministers wait for the ‘uncertain’ results of sentencing review, MPs warn_Nhy
Jails could run out of space within months as ministers wait for the ‘uncertain’ results of a sentencing review, MPs have warned. The Commons’ cross-party Public Accounts Committee called for ‘rapid action’ to prevent prisons in England and Wales reaching breaking…