Labour ‘U-turn’ on welfare surveillance: Two ministers planning to force banks to monitor accounts of benefit claimants raised ‘substantial concerns’ when Tories proposed same measure_Nhy
Two Labour ministers implementing welfare reforms that force banks to monitor the accounts of benefit recipients raised ‘substantial concerns’ when the measure was proposed by the Conservatives in government. Sir Stephen Timms and Baroness Sherlock opposed Tory plans to give officials the power to…
Tenth of British farmland comes under threat in push for ‘net zero’ – as Labour launches plan for more solar panels, reservoirs, woodlands and new towns_Nhy
A tenth of British farmland is set to come under threat under Labour’s new nature plan in a bid to reach ‘net zero’ by 2050. The agricultural land could make way for solar farms, reservoirs, woodlands, tree planting, and building…
Revealed: Super-strength product that left Gary Lineker in ‘absolute hell’ is now being ‘targeted at kids’ and due to escape Government crackdown_Nhy
Super-strength nicotine pouches that left Gary Lineker in ‘absolute hell’ are being marketed at British children and are currently overlooked by Government anti-smoking plans, campaigners have warned. Tins of the pouches – individually as much as 100 times the strength of a…
Migrants who prevent rescues from Channel dinghies until they reach UK waters face five years in jail under Labour plans to tackle small boats crisis_Nhy
Migrants who prevent rescues in the Channel taking place until they reach UK waters face up to five years in jail under Labour’s new law to tackle the small boats crisis. Asylum seekers who try to stop French coastguards saving them or…
‘Rachel Reeves’ new Silicon Valley dream will ruin our village’: Locals warn rural idyll dating back to Domesday Book will be decimated by homes for 350,000 people under Labour plan_Nhy
Disgruntled villagers have claimed their rural idyll will be destroyed by Labour’s plan to turn a swathe of Middle England into Britain’s new Silicon Valley. Residents of Tempsford say that Rachel Reeves‘ backing for a major new scheme linking Oxford and Cambridge will…
Benefit cap shattered by £8.6BILLION thanks to surge in universal credit and disability payments_Nhy
Higher spending on Universal Credit and disability benefits has contributed to an expected £8.6 billion breach of the welfare cap, according to the Government. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed the forecast overspend in a written statement to MPs,…
King Charles reveals how he likes his curry during meeting with MP of ‘Little India’ Southall at Buckingham Palace reception_Nhy
The King revealed he does not like his curry ‘too strong’ as he welcomed newly elected MPs and members of the House of Lords to a reception at Buckingham Palace. The King and Queen, along with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and…
Attacks on shop staff hit a record 2,000 every day, damning figures reveal – as retail bosses demand urgent action to tackle lawlessness_Nhy
Shop theft and attacks against retail staff have hit the highest levels on record as bosses demand urgent action to tackle lawlessness. Violent and abusive incidents hit more than 2,000 a day during the 2023/2024 financial year, a survey has…
Nightlife tsar to Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham quits after being told to pay back £400,000 Covid loan_Nhy
Andy Burnham‘s nightlife tsar for Greater Manchester has resigned after a company he was director of is ordered to pay back a £400,000 Covid loan. Sacha Lord – who became Mr Burnham’s nighttime economy advisor in 2018 – had claimed…
Fury as London mayor Sadiq Khan splurges a whopping £2.1 million of taxpayers cash on woke statues commission_Nhy
Sir Sadiq Khan has been blasted for spending more than £2million of taxpayers’ money on a ‘woke waste’ scheme to make London‘s public art more diverse. The Labour mayor set up his Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm at the height of the Black…