Disposable vapes are set to be banned across Britain next year amid fears children are illegally buying the devices. New laws will reportedly give suppliers a deadline of 1 June 2025 to get rid of all stock across England, with the UK government expecting devolved nations in Scotland, Wales andContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves will turn on the spending taps to upgrade Britain’s creaking infrastructure and invest in the clean energy transition, she will tell world leaders today. The chancellor is planning to change the government’s fiscal rules to free up billions of pounds of borrowing, which she will promise to spendContinue Reading
Tory leadership frontrunner Kemi Badenoch has launched a blistering attack on Keir Starmer’s “lack of statesmanship” as the transatlantic row between Labour and Donald Trump continued to blow up. Sir Keir has denied accusations of “election interference” but Ms Badenoch accused him of being a “student politician” whose politics haveContinue Reading
Elon Musk has declared war on a campaign group founded by Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, just hours after Donald Trump accused the Labour Party of interfering in the US election in an extraordinary attack. The tech billionaire accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of “violating USContinue Reading
The UK risks suffering a shortage of drinking water by the mid-2030s, a Labour cabinet minister has warned. Environment secretary Steve Reed said without investment in the country’s creaking infrastructure, the system could run into crisis. His warning came as it emerged that water companies want to raise bills byContinue Reading
The claims follow reports of senior Labour officials meeting with Kamala Harris’ campaign (Reuters) Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Donald Trump’s campaign has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party of interfering in theContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s “far-left” Labour Party of interfering in the US election. The Trump-Vance campaign filed a complaint with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) accusing Labour of illegal foreign campaign donations. In a statement, the campaign’s co-manager Susie Wiles campaign claimed: “The far-leftContinue Reading
Four new badge activities have been launched for the Scouts, backed by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), to help young people learn how to stay safe online. The activities will form part of the Digital Citizen Badge and have been designed to teach children aged eight to 14 howContinue Reading
Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has hit out at Boris Johnson‘s Partygate fines. The former prime minister was found to have lied to parliament over late night bashes in Downing Street while the rest of the country was under Covid restrictions. And he was fined when he received a fixedContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure to rethink the UK’s position on reparations for its role in the slave trade, as the government is set to face a showdown next year with a delegation of Caribbean nations over the issue. It comes as the prime minister travels to Samoa forContinue Reading
