Denmark’s three-party centrist government said Wednesday it will create three new ministries, including a government office in charge of emergency preparedness. The government wants a minister in charge of European Union affairs ahead of Denmark’s rotating EU presidency in the second half of 2025. The shuffle means Denmark, like Sweden,Continue Reading
Keir Starmer has vowed to “turn a corner on Brexit” and rebuild relationships with EU member states as he visits Germany and meets with chancellor Olaf Scholz today. Touching down in Berlin, the prime minister says he wants to fix “broken relationships” left by the previous governments, and strike newContinue Reading
Keir Starmer says things are ‘worse than we ever imagined’ in first keynote address as PM 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 promisedContinue Reading
Generative AI tools are to be trained to help teachers create lesson plans and mark homework under a new project announced by the Government. The £4 million scheme will see government documents including curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments used to train AI to create tools which canContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has said he was forced to check every day whether there were enough prison spaces to arrest and jail suspects during the far right-fuelled riots in the wake of the Southport knife attack. As reports suggested prison capacity had reached an all-time low on Tuesday, with justContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that the country is set to be hit with “a very painful budget” in October as his new Labour government tries to “fix the rot” left by the Tories. Speaking to a group of 50 voters and supporters in the Downing Street rose garden, theContinue Reading
Urgent action is needed to replace dangerous cladding in the wake of a major fire at a tower block in east London, the author of a report into the Grenfell Tower disaster has warned. Dame Judith Hackitt, who led a government review on building safety after the deadly Grenfell TowerContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has warned that Labour’s first autumn Budget will be “painful” in his first keynote address from No 10, prompting fears of that unpopular tax rises will be amongst the announcements. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already confirmed that her statement will bring fresh tax rises as she says moreContinue Reading
Downing Street officials are preparing a “media plan” to announce the eventual passing of Larry the cat, The Independent understands. Larry has become a widely loved fixture of Downing Street and is often seen outside the door to Number 10 during major political events and news broadcasts. The 17-year-old ‘chiefContinue Reading
In his first keynote speech as prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer will promise to “get a grip” on the problems facing Britain and “reverse a decade of decline” said to have taken place under the previous Conservative government. Comparing his task as prime minister to the communities that rallied round to cleanContinue Reading
