T he Lib Dems are rallying for the establishment of a dedicated “public toilet fund” in the wake of a decline in the number of public toilet facilities across England. Freedom of information requests by the party show the number of public toilets has fallen from 531 to 459 inContinue Reading
T he inquiry into serial killer Lucy Letby’s crimes should be led by a judge, Rishi Sunak has said. The Government has come under pressure to put the inquiry on a statutory footing, including from some of the families affected, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, and the NHS ombudsman. TheContinue Reading
M Ps will try to oust Nadine Dorries as an MP next month amid growing calls for her to follow through on her vow to resign. The Liberal Democrats will table a Bill when Parliament returns on September 4 that they hope will result in her suspension. The Tory formerContinue Reading
A walkout by senior NHS doctors in England continues on Friday as the Government shows no sign of backing down in the bitter row over pay. The strike by British Medical Association consultants began at 7am on Thursday, with NHS chiefs warning patients would face “severe delays” as a result. ConsultantsContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak warned the asylum system is under “unsustainable pressure” after the bill for the taxpayer almost doubled in a year to nearly £4 billion. The Prime Minister, who has promised to “stop the boats” bringing migrants across the English Channel, said the cost was “unacceptable”. Home Office spendingContinue Reading
A UK minister has warned it is important “not to jump to conclusions” over the reported death of the leader of the Wagner mercenary group in a plane crash which is speculated to have been an assassination. Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly on the passenger list of a private jet whichContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak broke the MPs’ code of conduct by failing to correctly declare his wife’s financial interest in a childminding company which was set to benefit from Government policy, the Commons’ standards commissioner has said. Daniel Greenberg concluded the breach arose out of the Prime Minister’s “confusion” around theContinue Reading
A festival boss has stepped up his legal threat against the Government over its ban of on-site drug testing at festivals in portacabins. Parklife co-founder Sacha Lord has written to the Home Office on Wednesday urging it legalise pop-up drug testing at festivals without the need for a permanent building.Continue Reading
A British father died from head and chest injuries while fighting with the Ukrainian army, an inquest has heard. Simon Lingard, 38, died at about noon on November 7 2022 in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region in east Ukraine. The former paratrooper, from Preston, died after being struck by fragmentsContinue Reading
U K Government support for Ukraine’s nuclear fuel supply will help end the country’s reliance on Russian supplies, Grant Shapps said after a trip to a Ukrainian power station. The Government has announced its intention to provide a £192 million loan guarantee through UK Export Finance (UKEF) – the UK’s export creditContinue Reading
