S ir Elton John has criticised Home Secretary Suella Braverman over her suggestion that it is unsustainable for the UK to offer asylum to gay people who face discrimination in their home countries. The singer said the Home Secretary riskedContinue Reading
S ir Ed Davey has called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within two months of an urgent referral, using a keynote speech to underline the Liberal Democrats’ focus on health. The party has saidContinue Reading
W ater companies will pay out £114 million to bill-payers after failing to meet key targets on reducing pollution, leakage and supply interruptions while customer satisfaction continues to fall, Ofwat has said. Not one company achieved the regulator’s top categoryContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak is reportedly alarmed by the runaway cost of HS2 as he faces a Cabinet split over the potential axing of the rail project’s northern leg. A growing number of senior Tories have warned the Prime Minister againstContinue Reading
E ssential school staff in Scotland who are members of Unison are expected to walk out on September 26, 27 and 28 in a pay dispute with local government body the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla). Janitors, cleaners andContinue Reading
A ndy Burnham has hit out at reports that Rishi Sunak is on the verge of scrapping the HS2 leg from Birmingham to Manchester. The mayor of Greater Manchester said scrapping parts of the project is a “decision of epicContinue Reading
A train line which featured in The Railway Children film is among a number of “cherished” UK institutions such as pubs, museums and sports clubs to be protected with funding. The Government is spending more than £12.3m to secure 45Continue Reading
T he Prime Minister is reportedly considering axing plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link to run from Birmingham to Manchester amid soaring costs. Critics of such a move include former prime ministers Boris Johnson and David Cameron, some businessContinue Reading
L evelling up minister Dehenna Davison says she quit parliament as her migraine condition left her struggling to fire “even one cylinder, let alone all of them”. The 30-year-old MP for Bishop Auckland said in a resignation letter to PrimeContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak appears poised to axe the HS2 rail line from Birmingham to Manchester – despite opposition from Tory predecessors, business chiefs and the Mayor of London. The Sunday Telegraph reported the potential cost of the high-speed rail schemeContinue Reading
