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
S ir Keir Starmer said protecting the UK’s borders is an “acute security concern” as he arrived in Canada for a summit of political leaders. The Labour leader is set to declare people smuggling, terrorism, climate change and weakening democracy the four major threats to western countries during the latestContinue Reading
M inisters will soon have to set out details of the Prime Minister’s planned ban on American XL bully dogs. Rishi Sunak said the dogs will be banned by the end of the year in response to a series of attacks. The decision was quickly backed by campaign groups, theContinue Reading
A proposed policy which could see the SNP seek to kick-start independence negotiations if it wins a majority of seats at the next general election has been rejected by Labour’s shadow chancellor. The motion, proposed by First Minister Humza Yousaf and SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, will be debated atContinue Reading
D rivers are being warned not to rely on sat navs for the speed limit on Welsh roads when a cut from 30mph to 20mph is imposed from Sunday. The RAC said motorists should “pay full attention” to signs rather than electronic devices after the change is made. First MinisterContinue Reading
