Graeme Biggar, the NCA’s director general, said his agency believed the much larger “flimsy, unseaworthy” vessel now being used by criminal gangs to transport up to 80 migrants at a time were in breach of safety regulations issued by Brussels. He said that meant the boats – which are beingContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan are under growing pressure over the crumbling concrete closing schools, as the Education Secretary was forced to apologise after claiming others had failed to tackle the crisis in a sweary outburst. In criticism caught on camera after an interview on Monday, a frustrated MsContinue Reading
R ich countries that have “decoupled” their economic growth from carbon emissions will take more than 200 years to reduce their emissions to net zero, a team of sustainability researchers estimates. They calculated how long it would take 11 nations to reach net zero if they included consumption emissions –Continue Reading
S ir Lindsay Hoyle joked there are “too many Keirs” as the youngest MP took his seat in the House of Commons alongside two other newcomers. The Commons Speaker made the quip after Labour’s Keir Mather swore the oath of allegiance to the King as Parliament returned from its summerContinue Reading
T hree new MPs are expected to be sworn in to the Commons on Monday as Parliament returns after summer recess. Keir Mather, Steve Tuckwell and Sarah Dyke will take their seats on the green benches after winning contests triggered by the departure of three Conservative MPs including former primeContinue Reading
P olice should have a zero tolerance approach to shoplifting, and investigate even if the stolen goods are worth less than £200, the policing minister said. Chris Philp told The Daily Telegraph forces must look into every crime where there is CCTV footage. Mr Philp said, of thefts worth underContinue Reading
P ublic buildings in Scotland containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) pose no “immediate risk to safety” to school pupils and hospital patients, a Scottish Government minister has said. Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray said investigations are under way to assess the scale of buildings in Scotland containing the collapse-riskContinue Reading
E ducation Secretary Gillian Keegan has told parents the closure of classrooms due to fears over crumbling lightweight concrete is “not a return to the dark days of school lockdowns”. More than 100 schools and colleges have been told by the Department for Education to fully or partially shut buildingsContinue Reading
J eremy Hunt has renewed his commitment to halving inflation as families grapple with the cost-of-living crisis after figures suggested the UK economy recovered from the pandemic faster than expected. In a message aimed at reassurance ahead of the next fiscal event, the Chancellor acknowledged the lingering pressure on householdContinue Reading
P olicing should not be used as a “political football”, a body representing the profession’s rank-and-file has said after Suella Braverman accused officers of partisanship on controversial issues. The Police Federation of England and Wales responded to the Home Secretary’s announcement that she has ordered a review into “police impartiality”Continue Reading
