The Zealot who wants to ban ‘racist’ dogs from the Welsh countryside: Environmental group boss is former podcaster who owns kayak school in Uganda and backs Labour calls for 20mph speed limit_Nhy
The group behind a ‘bonkers’ report calling for the Welsh government to ban dogs from the countryside to make it less ‘racist’ is led by a former climate change podcaster who once coached the Team GB kayaking team. The creation of dog…
UK ‘saw biggest rise in immigration of any major country last year’ as numbers hit 750,000_Nhy
The UK saw the biggest rise in legal immigration of any major country last year, according to a report. The OECD put Britain at the top of the international table after long-term inflows increased by nearly 53 per cent to…
Drive a Chelsea tractor? It could cost you more to park: Council wants to hike parking permits for owners of ‘large luxury cars’ like Range Rovers and Audi R8s in SUV crackdown_Nhy
Drivers with large luxury cars including Range Rovers and Audi R8s face having to pay more for their resident parking permits under a council’s new Paris-style policy. Draft proposals by Labour-run Haringey Council, in north London, will see the annual cost…
Furious Labour MP behind assisted dying law accuses Wes Streeting of dismissing her Bill without reading it saying his behaviour is ‘upsetting’_Nhy
The Labour MP behind the assisted dying law has attacked Wes Streeting for dismissing her Bill without reading it. Kim Leadbeater said the Health Secretary’s criticism of the plan – which is set to be subject of an historic Commons debate and vote on…
‘Patronising’ Welsh First Minister sparks fury by telling farmers to ‘calm down’ over Labour’s inheritance tax grab – as Rachel Reeves dismisses bid to water down raid amid Cabinet ‘split’_Nhy
Eluned Morgan, the Welsh First Minister, sparked fury today after she said ‘we should all calm down a bit’ over Labour’s inheritance tax raid on farmers. As she marked 100 days of being in charge of the Labour-run Welsh Government,…
Fury as Angela Rayner seizes control of plans for 8,400-home new ‘garden town’ in Kent so she has final say instead of ‘totally gobsmacked’ locals_Nhy
Angela Rayner has enraged locals after taking control of a garden town plan just as councillors were preparing to block the development for thousands of homes. The Housing Secretary stepped in as Swale Borough Council was making the decision on whether…
Calling people without jobs ‘economically inactive’ is ‘terrible’ because they are ‘real human beings’ says Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall_Nhy
Labour’s new Work and Pensions Secretary has complained that it is ‘terrible’ to call people who are unemployed and not trying to find a job ‘economically inactive’, because they are ‘human beings’ Liz Kendall told MPs she did not like…
Labour minister slaps down union over ‘1970s’ demand for a four-day week for civil servants: Emma Reynolds blasts PCS over call for an extra day off to prevent workers pulling a sickie_Nhy
A senior Labour minister slapped down a trade union today over its demand that civil servants be allowed to work a four-day week without losing and pay. Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds lashed out at the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union…
Cabinet split on ‘disastrous’ inheritance tax raid on farms as Rachel Reeves slaps down calls for rethink_Nhy
Cabinet tensions have surfaced today over Rachel Reeves‘ dramatic Budget raid on farms. The Chancellor used her package last month to impose inheritance tax on previously exempt agricultural estates worth over £1million, at a rate of 20 per cent. But farmers have warned…
How much could YOUR council tax go up by in April? What average bills might look like across the country after Starmer gave green light to 5% rises_Nhy
Families are bracing for more eye-watering council tax rises next year after Keir Starmer signalled the cap will be 5 per cent. Local authorities will be able to hike bills by nearly three times the current rate of inflation after Downing Street confirmed the ceiling. That…