Labour has scrapped plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Scampton, weeks after it dumped the Conservative government’s hugely controversial Rwanda deportation scheme. The Home Office said the much-criticised plan for the site did not represent value for money for the taxpayer. Campaigners welcomed the move, saying former military sites wereContinue Reading
Martin Lewis issues message to pensioners who could miss out on winter fuel payments 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 be given the chance toContinue Reading
Priti Patel eliminated from Tory leadership contest in first round 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 Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel was eliminated from the ToryContinue Reading
A major fire in Dagenham last month which had the same cause as the Grenfell Tower tragedy proves that fire fighters and the public are still at risk from a major blaze, a union boss has warned. Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), told TheContinue Reading
Union leaders have backed Keir Starmer’s planned ‘reset’ of Brexit and predicted that it will help save the British car industry. In an interview with The Independent, Paul Nowak, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), said he “absolutely” believed the policy would keep manufacturing and other jobs inContinue Reading
Water bosses are to be told today that new laws will mean they face prison if they continue to pump filth into Britain’s lakes and rivers. Environment secretary Steve Reed will warn executives from the industry directly at a major speech in Putney, London where he will unveil details ofContinue Reading
Robert Jenrick has won the first round of voting in the race to be the next Conservative leader as Dame Priti Patel was eliminated. The former immigration minister took 28 votes, beating the favourite Kemi Badenoch into second with the backing of 22 Tory MPs. The other contenders still inContinue Reading
Watch live as Conservative MPs participate in the first round of voting in the leadership contest to select a successor to Rishi Sunak. The first ballot begins the process of narrowing the list of the current six candidates – Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Mel Stride, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat andContinue Reading
Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Angela Rayner (Chris Furlong/PA) (PA Wire) 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 Angela Rayner is reportedly set to launch a consultationContinue Reading
The first major reform to public services by Keir Starmer’s government has passed all stages in the Commons less than two months after voters installed him into Downing Street. The historic Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill passed its third reading in Commons as the first step in renationalising Britain’sContinue Reading
