‘I can’t sugar coat the fact there will be a significant number of job losses’: Wes Streeting admits NHS is ‘addicted to overspending’ as Health Secretary prepares to axe even more quangos_Nhy
Wes Streeting today admitted the NHS is ‘addicted to overspending’ as he prepares to swing the axe across hundreds more quangos. The Health Secretary said he would not ‘sugar coat the fact there will be a significant number of job losses’ as he…
Labour backtracks on benefits freeze: Now plans to tackle Britain’s spiralling welfare bill are set to be watered down over fears of major backbench rebellion_Nhy
Labour is expected to water down plans to cut benefits for disabled people over fears of a backbench rebellion. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been planning to freeze personal independence payments (PIP) to tackle Britain’s spiralling welfare bill. But…
Bonfire of bureaucracy: Regulators told to cut costs for firms as Wes Streeting says ‘more change to come’_Nhy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will summon regulators to Downing Street tomorrow to demand they cut the cost of red tape for businesses by a quarter. She will announce a plan outlining 60 measures to reduce bureaucracy and encourage growth. The move came as Health Secretary Wes…
‘This is Whitby…not Las Vegas!’: Furious locals in seaside town blast plans for 24-hour casino in town centre_Nhy
Furious locals are battling to stop their seaside town from being turned into the ‘Las Vegas of the East Coast’ amid controversial plans to turn its last remaining high street bank into a 24-hour casino. Picturesque Whitby – where Bram Stoker…
Locals in Clacton reveal whether they are STILL backing Nigel Farage… and what they think of Reform’s VERY bitter civil war_Nhy
Nigel Farage’s very public spat with Rupert Lowe has been gleefully hailed by some as the beginning of the end for the Reform Party. After a meteoric rise saw five MPs elected in 2024, Reform was seen as the major…
What £22 billion ‘black hole’? Civil servants blew taxpayer cash on celebrity cardboard cut-outs, Bahamas yacht club and Fortnum & Mason goodies_Nhy
Civil servants splurged taxpayer cash on celebrity cardboard cut-outs, a Bahamas yacht club and Fortnum and Mason goodies. Department records show the Foreign Office used procurement cards to spend £920.30 at Nassau Yacht Club on the Caribbean island, where Prince Philip was…
‘Tough’ subjects could be dropped in schools to make way for ‘renewed focus’ on AI and climate science, curriculum tsar hints_Nhy
Pupils are set to learn more about climate change and AI but an emphasis on ‘tough’ subjects may be dropped, in Labour plans to ‘dumb down’ the curriculum. Professor Becky Francis, who is chairing the Government’s curriculum review panel, said children need to be…
Labour challenged to tackle rise of ‘sickfluencers’ helping claimants ‘game’ the benefits system_Nhy
Labour was last night challenged to prove it was serious on welfare reform by targeting online ‘sickfluencers’ who help claimants ‘game’ the benefits system. The Tories called on the Government to back their proposal to make it a specific offence to assist…
We MUST build new reservoirs in Britain – or face rationing within a decade, warns water minister_Nhy
Britons could be forced to share baths and drink only bottled water if urgent action is not taken to boost the country’s water supply, Environment Secretary Steve Reed has warned in an interview with The Mail on Sunday. Announcing urgent…
Former Labour MP claims she was ‘bullied out of the party’ by ‘millionaire barrister’ Starmer after quitting in ‘anti-sleaze’ protest_Nhy
MP Rosie Duffield claimed yesterday she was ‘almost single-handedly bullied’ out of the Labour party by ‘millionaire barrister’ leader Sir Keir Starmer. Ms Duffield, 53, sits as Canterbury’s independent MP after quitting Labour last September in an ‘anti-sleaze’ protest over the leadership accepting freebies. She…