Ministers are looking at plans for Texas-style reforms that would allow prisoners to reduce their jail sentences by earning points. Inmates in Texas can cut down the amount of time spent behind bars by earning credit for good behaviour, as well as earning points for taking part in courses aimedContinue Reading
Keir Starmer refuses to apologise to pensioners over winter fuel payment cuts Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has defended borrowing an £18m penthouseContinue Reading
A £10 billion US investment in a new artificial intelligence data centre will create 4,000 jobs in the UK, the Government has announced. The deal with private equity giant Blackstone will create Europe’s biggest AI data centre in Blyth, Northumberland. Sir Keir Starmer, who is in New York attempting toContinue Reading
Watch live as world leaders take part in the 79th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate on Wednesday 25 September. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to deliver a speech later in the day on conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. The prime minister is in New York for the GeneralContinue Reading
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner were among five cabinet ministers to attend a Labour Party conference fringe event to show solidarity with Israel and the remaining 101 hostages held by Hamas. Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) on Tuesday evening had one of the most significant andContinue Reading
Union members stage protest ahead of Labour winter fuel allowance debate at the party conference in Liverpool Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer hasContinue Reading
Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow on Wednesday, rejecting his decision to cut payments that offset winter heating costs for millions of retirees. The vote on the final day of Labour’s annual conference is not binding, but it’s a setback to Starmer’s effortsContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has said the “basic proposition” that long-term benefit claimants should look for work is right, after announcing new laws to crack down on welfare fraudsters. He said people dealing with long-term sickness “need to be back in the workplace where they can”, promising support to help peopleContinue Reading
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out plans to slash the number of women going to jail and ultimately close women’s prisons amid an overcrowding crisis. She unveiled a new body, the women’s justice board, which will have the “ultimate ambition of having fewer women’s prisons” – potentially allowing themContinue Reading
A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic was fired from his private-sector job after a recording showed him talking about attending a sex party and other private gatherings when the city was urging people to practice social distancing. Dr. Jay Varma wasContinue Reading
