T he Government is reportedly considering reviving plans to fly people who arrive to the UK by unauthorised means to Ascension Island. Multiple reports say ministers and officials are considering the island as a “plan B” if the scheme to send migrants to Rwanda fails. The small, volcanic island couldContinue Reading
E mployment remains lower in the UK than before the pandemic, new analysis shows as Labour accused the Conservatives of “failing” to get people back to work. The research on official figures up to May showed the employment rate is lower now than it was in nine out of theContinue Reading
A bandoning green policies could cost the Conservatives the next general election, the Environment Secretary has warned colleagues vying for a rethink of key commitments. Therese Coffey said the party must show it cares about the environment in order to win, but cautioned it must not be in a wayContinue Reading
W rongly convicted people will no longer face having living costs covering their time in prison docked from compensation payments after ministers issued fresh guidance. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC made the reform with immediate effect on Sunday after the outrage sparked by the miscarriage of justice case centring onContinue Reading
F ormer Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe he will “have a think about” standing for election as an independent mayor of London. Mr Corbyn appeared alongside former Unite general secretary Len McCluskey as part of the All Talk event by broadcaster Iain Dale atContinue Reading
M inisters must “rocket boost” fostering to tackle a shortage of carers, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza suggested the Government could learn from its Homes for Ukraine scheme to access an “untapped well” of possible carers. The UK needs 7,200 more foster families, withContinue Reading
B oris Johnson has pledged to “do whatever it takes” to protect newts which may scupper his plans to build an outdoor swimming pool at his Oxfordshire country manor. The former prime minister said if needed he could create “newt motels” or a haven, dubbed “Newtopia,” at the Grade II-listed BrightwellContinue Reading
B ritain has demanded Russia releases Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was sentenced to a further 19 years’ imprisonment on charges he rejected as politically motivated. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday evening that Moscow’s “abuse” of the opposition leader shows a “complete disregard for even the mostContinue Reading
T he chairman of a UK-based Republican group has said a lot of conservatives wish former US president Donald Trump would not run in the forthcoming election. Greg Swenson, from Republicans Overseas UK, told the PA news agency the latest indictment against Mr Trump was a “weaponisation of the judicialContinue Reading
T he Justice Secretary has called on the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales to wield the “full force of sanctions” against unscrupulous lawyers after an investigation alleged false asylum claims are being submitted for a fee. The Daily Mail said multiple solicitors agreed to help an undercoverContinue Reading
