Watch as the Covid inquiry began public hearings for its third investigation on Monday 9 September, which focusses on the effects of the pandemic on healthcare systems across the UK. The first public hearings of module three of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will see leaders from the Health and SafetyContinue Reading
Around 16,000 people could not vote in the general election because of the photo ID requirements, a watchdog has found. Others were put off from going to the ballot box entirely, it added. The Electoral Commission said the vast majority of voters were able to cast their ballots in July’sContinue Reading
The government has assessed the number of people who will be pushed into fuel poverty by its winter fuel payment cuts, but will not publish the figures until after MPs vote on the measure, The Independent can reveal. Answering a parliamentary question from former Labour frontbencher John McDonnell, energy ministerContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is bracing himself for a clash with the unions as his determination to remove winter fuel payements from 10 million pensioners has sparked a significant rebellion among Labour MPs. With the prime minster expected to address the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton, the UK’s top unionContinue Reading
Keir Starmer continues defence of winter fuel allowance cut Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer is bracing for a major rebellion over his government’sContinue Reading
Thousands of pensioners could die if the government proceeds with its plan to cut winter fuel payments for those not on benefits, Labour’s own research suggested. Analysis published in 2017, when Sir Keir Starmer was in the Shadow Cabinet, warned that Conservative plans to cut the fuel allowance for tenContinue Reading
The Green Party will pile pressure on Labour to pursue closer ties with the European Union after members backed a motion calling for the party to fight to rejoin. Party members used the second day of the Greens’ conference in Manchester to vote for a change that will see itContinue Reading
The question “do Tory MPs fix leadership votes with dirty tricks?” is usually on a par with “is the Pope a Catholic?” or “do bears s*** in the woods?”. It is obvious and it happens every time even if it takes place in secret. So it is of no surpriseContinue Reading
Tory former housing secretary Michael Gove has claimed that the Treasury impeded his efforts to punish firms responsible for the flammable cladding on Grenfell Tower. The damning final report of the seven-year inquiry into the blaze which killed 72 people on 14 June 2017 this week accused the three firmsContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has said that he will “have to be unpopular” to restore the public finances from the dire inheritance left by the Conservatives. Accusing his predecessors of “running away from difficult decisions”, the prime minister said Labour can only deliver change if he makes “tough choices” now. SirContinue Reading
