Rachel Reeves says the UK calls for ‘more normal’ post-Brexit trade with the EU as she joins Brussels ministers and claims a soft ‘reset’ will help boost growth and raise living standards_Nhy
Improving trade ties with the European Union could boost the economy and drive up living standards, Rachel Reeves claimed today. She spoke as she became the first Chancellor to attend a meeting of European finance ministers since Brexit, saying it was a ‘milestone moment’…
Labour’s Veterans Minister ‘ignored pleas’ to give evidence at SAS war crimes inquiry – even when top Tory Johnny Mercer faced a jail sentence for protecting his anonymity_Nhy
The Veterans Minister allegedly ignored a High Court judge’s plea to provide evidence to a public inquiry into claims British Special Forces committed war crimes. Al Carns, who served in Afghanistan as a Royal Marines officer before becoming a Labour MP in July, may have…
Labour’s own voters think Starmer is a worse PM than Thatcher was… as poll shows Brits rate him below Major and on a par with Theresa May_Nhy
Even Labour‘s own voters think Keir Starmer is proving to be a worse PM than Margaret Thatcher, according to a poll. Research by More in Common offered more evidence that Brits are deeply unimpressed with the start Sir Keir has made in No10. Asked…
New houses over newts and Nimbys: Angela Rayner attacks conservation rules hampering building and vows to sideline locals to create 1.5m homes_Nhy
Angela Rayner lashed out at environmental rules hindering house building today as she claimed newts are ‘more protected than people’. The Housing Secretary suggested strict conservation regulations which have been accused of slowing down construction and making it more expensive could…
Yvette Cooper faces revolt from police chiefs as they warn thousands of officer jobs will have to be cut over her cop funding plan_Nhy
The Home Secretary is facing a revolt by police chiefs who have warned that thousands of officer jobs will have to be cut due to a ‘fundamental accounting mistake’. Chief constables are predicting that a shortfall in the police funding…
Fury as Brits face waiting weeks longer to have their bins emptied – as Labour quietly abandons plans to require fortnightly collections_Nhy
Households face having to wait weeks longer to have their bins emptied after Labour quietly abandoned plans to require fortnightly collections. Earlier this year the Conservative government pledged to make sure that black bag waste is collected at least every other week…
Is Labour up to the challenge of Syria?_Nhy
In theory, the fall of a brutal dictator, especially one who tortured and gassed his own people, would be a cause for unqualified celebration in the free world. In practice, we know from bitter experience that when such despots are…
How to have a merry Christmas on Mounjaro: Experts reveal what really happens when you skip doses – as people as people debate stopping their jabs to eat and drink their way through party season_Nhy
So much of the joy of Christmas is eating and drinking with wild abandon and dealing with the consequences for your waistline in January, but this year a growing number of people are experience a serious obstacle to their festive feasting. People…
Private school blames Labour’s tax bomb budget and VAT raid as it announces it is closing down due to ‘unprecedented financial pressures’_Nhy
A private school has blamed Labour’s tax bomb budget and VAT raid after announcing it is closing down due to ‘unprecedented financial pressures’. Immanuel College Prep School, a private Jewish school in Hertfordshire, began a consultation into plans to close at the end of the…
Securing a ‘softer’ Brexit deal is central to Labour’s plan to boost economic growth, Rachel Reeves pledges – as she travels to Brussels to meet EU counterparts TODAY_Nhy
Securing a softer Brexit deal is ‘central’ to Labour’s plan to boost economic growth, Rachel Reeves will tell EU finance chiefs today. In a statement of intent, Ms Reeves will travel to Brussels today to attend a meeting of EU finance ministers – the first…