R ishi Sunak has said Israel has “an absolute right to defend itself” and the country’s prime minister said it was “at war” after at least 100 people were killed during attacks by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. The UK Prime Minister said the Government is in contact withContinue Reading
S ir Keir Starmer has said he would be a prime minister for the “whole of Scotland”, including those who voted Yes to independence, as he pitched to SNP supporters following his party’s by-election win. Labour’s huge majority in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West result has also led to anContinue Reading
L abour has unveiled pledges to double the number of diagnostic scanners in hospitals and get tough on property developers as the party sets out its stall on health and housing ahead of its conference in Liverpool. Deputy leader Angela Rayner promised the party would deliver the “biggest boost toContinue Reading
G reen energy industrialist Dale Vince has announced he will stop funding eco-group Just Stop Oil and will instead focus on an anti-Conservative campaign to get the vote out among the younger generation. The Ecotricity founder, who has donated to both climate activists and Labour, said continued disruption was “pointless”Continue Reading
L abour’s overwhelming win in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election could put the party on course for Downing Street if it is replicated across Scotland, polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice has said. Labour candidate Michael Shanks won Scotland’s first recall by-election after securing more than twice the votesContinue Reading
T he Government’s Network North rail plan has been described as a “shambles” after apparent pledges were watered down or dropped altogether a day after being announced. A pledge of “£100m for a mass transit system for Bristol” appeared in documents on the Government website on Wednesday but had disappearedContinue Reading
T he commissioners appointed to oversee Birmingham City Council after it declared itself in financial distress last month have been announced. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) wrote to the city council’s chief executive, Deborah Cadman, on Thursday to inform her that leading local government figure MaxContinue Reading
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his speech at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday to confirm he has axed Phases 2a and 2b of the high-speed railway. Mr Cameron said the decision would fuel the view that Britain is “heading in the wrong direction”, while Mr Osborne stated he agreedContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak has faced criticism from his predecessors in Number 10 for losing a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” by cancelling the northern leg of HS2. The Prime Minister defied senior Tories and business leaders to scrap HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester saying “the facts have changed” and the cost of theContinue Reading
H S2 has been a controversial project since plans emerged in 2009. Here is a timeline of key events: – January 2009 Labour establishes HS2 Ltd to examine the case for a new high-speed rail line. – December 2010 A consultation on a route for HS2 from London to BirminghamContinue Reading
