A Labour MP is renting out flats in London scourged by black mould and ant infestations, his tenants have said. Jas Athwal, the newly-elected MP for Ilford South, is parliament’s biggest landlord, co-owning a total of 18 rental properties, 15 of which are residential. Redbridge Council, which Mr Athwal ledContinue Reading
Employees could get the right to a four-day working week under new laws being considered by Labour as part of their new package for workers. This would come in the form of “compressed hours,” where an employee is allowed to work their regular hours over four days instead of five,Continue Reading
Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to relent on his opposition to introducing the Youth Mobility Scheme to allow under-30s to travel freely between the EU and UK and rejoin the Erasmus scheme for students. A petition launched by the pro-EU European Movement supporting both schemes has hit 50,000 signatures,Continue Reading
Newcastle United has distanced itself from Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick, after he filmed a promotional video with the club’s former owner in St James’ Park. In the video, Jenrick and businessman Sir John Hall stand on the pitch of the Newcastle stadium discussing the “indoctrination” of people in theContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has been spending more time removing portraits of “great strong conservative female leaders” rather than governing, Priti Patel said during the official launch of her Tory leadership bid on Friday, 30 August. The former home secretary’s remark came after the prime minister moved a £100,000 portrait ofContinue Reading
Keir Starmer and Olaf Scholz shake hands as prime minister arrives in Berlin Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit emailContinue Reading
Keir Starmer and Olaf Scholz shake hands as prime minister arrives in Berlin Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit emailContinue Reading
The UK’s largest Jewish community organisation has lambasted Tory MP Esther McVey over her “repugnant” use of a famed poem warning of the horrors of Nazi persecution to criticise plans to ban smoking in pub gardens. It emerged on Wednesday night that the government is considering a ban on outdoorContinue Reading
Nigel Farage has branded smokers the “heroes of the nation in terms of the amount of taxation they pay”, in response to a potential cigarettes ban outside pubs. The Reform UK leader lit up a cigarette outside the Westminster Arms shortly before 6pm on Thursday (29 August), less than 400mContinue Reading
Ministers are considering a ban on outdoor smoking as part of a way to end the use of cigarettes and other tobacco products for future generations, according to reports. Papers seen by The Sun, suggest that Sir Keir Starmer’s government is considering a ban in specific outdoor areas such asContinue Reading
