A new foreign minister was named in Sweden on Tuesday, nearly a week after the post was vacated in a surprise resignation. The move to appoint Maria Malmer Stenegard, 43, came after Tobias Billström said on Sept. 4 that he was leaving the government in a shock departure. Malmer StenegardContinue Reading
Watch as MPs in the House of Commons debate Labour’s proposed cuts to the winter fuel allowance on Tuesday, 10 September. Sir Keir Starmer has faced fierce criticism over the plans, but has said he will not apologise for the changes his government have made. Addressing the Trades Union CongressContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has won his first major political test as prime minister after seeing off a major rebellion over his government’s plans to cut winter fuel payments to 10 million pensioners. On a day when the prime minister defended making tough decisions and rejecting the “snake oil of easy answers’’Continue Reading
Keir Starmer continues defence of winter fuel allowance cut 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 MPs will vote on Tuesday afternoon on the government’s plans to cutContinue Reading
Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer addresses the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton on Tuesday, 10 September, after its president warned that a second wave of austerity will boost the rise of the far right in Britain’s left-behind communities. The prime minister is braced for backlash as he continuesContinue Reading
Watch as the Covid inquiry began public hearings for its third investigation on Monday 9 September, which focusses on the effects of the pandemic on healthcare systems across the UK. The first public hearings of module three of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will see leaders from the Health and SafetyContinue Reading
Around 16,000 people could not vote in the general election because of the photo ID requirements, a watchdog has found. Others were put off from going to the ballot box entirely, it added. The Electoral Commission said the vast majority of voters were able to cast their ballots in July’sContinue Reading
The government has assessed the number of people who will be pushed into fuel poverty by its winter fuel payment cuts, but will not publish the figures until after MPs vote on the measure, The Independent can reveal. Answering a parliamentary question from former Labour frontbencher John McDonnell, energy ministerContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is bracing himself for a clash with the unions as his determination to remove winter fuel payements from 10 million pensioners has sparked a significant rebellion among Labour MPs. With the prime minster expected to address the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton, the UK’s top unionContinue Reading
Keir Starmer continues defence of winter fuel allowance cut 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 is bracing for a major rebellion over his government’sContinue Reading
