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Snap! Labour is accused of wasteful spending and hypocrisy after spending £500,000 on vanity photographers_Nhy

Labour has been accused of wasteful spending and hypocrisy after a Mail audit found ‘vanity photographers’ were costing the Government more than £500,000. On Monday, this newspaper revealed Ed Miliband was advertising for a taxpayer-funded photographer – despite him previously criticising politicians…

Fresh blow for Rachel Reeves as AstraZeneca AXES £450m investment in Merseyside manufacturing plant – blaming the Labour government_Nhy

Rachel Reeves suffered a fresh blow today as AstraZeneca cancelled a huge £450million investment in a vaccine manufacturing plant. The pharma giant blamed the Labour government reducing support as it dramatically torpedoed the development on Merseyside. Then-chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced at the Budget last March…

Tensions among senior Labour figures over how closely Britain should seek to align itself with the EU_Nhy

Senior Labour figures are divided over how closely Britain should seek to align itself with the EU, the Mail can reveal. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be pushing to lift trade barriers with Brussels. But other ministers and officials fear this will lead…

Farage says Reform gains are like Trump victory in US – but Badenoch dismisses ‘protest party’-Nhy

Nigel Farage has compared Reform UK’s surge in popularity with Donald Trump‘s presidential victory in the US – as his party squared up to the Tories with a rally in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency. The North West Essex rally, which heard speeches from four…

Blair says digital IDs will allow Labour to curb illegal immigration and make Britain more efficient – despite privacy concerns_Nhy

Sir Tony Blair has called for the roll out of digital IDs and live facial recognition cameras to crack down on illegal immigration and crime. The government must ‘reorder’ itself around the AI revolution and get behind new technology to make the country more efficient,…

Ed Miliband ‘broke rules’ after approving plans for Labour and Just Stop Oil donor Dale Vince’s 524-hectare solar farm_Nhy

Ed Miliband has been accused of ‘breaking the ministerial code’ after approving Labour donor Dale Vince’s application for a solar farm. Eco-entrepreneur Dale Vince donated millions of pounds to Labour before the election, making him one of the party’s most…

Keir Starmer warned he must ‘get serious’ about growth and sign off two North Sea oil projects controversially blocked by courts_Nhy

Keir Starmer was under pressure last night to ‘get serious’ about growth and sign off two North Sea oil fields controversially blocked by the courts. In the first test of Labour’s pledge to make economic growth its ‘number one priority’, a…

Controversial Bibby Stockholm migrant barge is towed out of port two months after final asylum seekers left_Nhy

The controversial Bibby Stockholm barge, which was previously used to house migrants, has been towed away two months after the final asylum seekers left the ship. Under the previous Tory government the barge had been used as a controversial method of dealing…

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…