L abour’s hopes for a general election victory have been given a shot in the arm by a study which has found nine of ten Brits want new leadership. The Conservative Party has been in power for 13 years, since David Cameron entered a power-sharing coalition with Nick Clegg’s LiberalContinue Reading
T housands of NHS consultants are on strike across England in a dispute over pay as the health service braces itself for another wave of industrial action. Consultants will also walk out on Wednesday, when they will be joined by junior doctors in the first joint strike in the history ofContinue Reading
T he UK constitution is in urgent need of reform after a tumultuous period in politics exposed weaknesses that have damaged both public trust and the country’s international reputation, a major review has found. A joint report by the Institute for Government and Cambridge University’s Bennett Institute for Public PolicyContinue Reading
A British-born environmentalist who was jailed in Iran has been freed as part of a prisoner exchange brokered between the US and Tehran. Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent, was one of five US detainees who flew out of the Iranian capital and into Doha, Qatar, on MondayContinue Reading
L abour’s Sir Keir Starmer will rewrite Britain’s Brexit deal with the EU if he wins the next general election, he has pledged. The deal, negotiated by Boris Johnson, is due for a review in 2025, which Sir Keir said would be an “important” moment to improve cooperation and seekContinue Reading
T rade unions have welcomed the creation of a new Government taskforce aimed at easing the workload on under-pressure teachers. The move comes amid long-standing concerns about teacher recruitment and retention, with ministers ultimately hoping to cut working hours for teachers and school leaders by five hours a week overContinue Reading
L iz Truss will claim that Rishi Sunak’s Government has spent £35billion more than she would have as prime minister, in a speech on Monday. The short-lived PM will use a speech at the Institute for Government to defend tenure and explain her time in charge, nearly a year onContinue Reading
The Labour leader is in Canada for a summit of political leaders, as he seeks to burnish his image on the world stage. Norway’s premier Jonas Gahr Store and Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand, are among the other leading names at the event for “progressive” politicians thisContinue Reading
W ales has become the first country in the UK to roll out a default 20mph speed limit for residential roads. The scheme begins on Sunday and most roads in Wales that are currently 30mph have become 20mph although councils have discretion to impose exemptions. The Welsh Government has saidContinue Reading
A merican XL bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year following a series of attacks, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. It comes after it emerged a man had died after being attacked by two dogs – suspected to be bully XLs – in Staffordshire andContinue Reading
