Politics (Page 410)

R ishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have clashed over the justice system and crime at Prime Minister’s Questions. Sir Keir said there was a record backlog in the court system which meant“violent criminals go free”, while the PM hit back branding the Labour leader “Sir Softy. Soft on crime.Continue Reading

T he SNP is facing a “critical moment” with decisive action needed, or it “will be in trouble”, defeated leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said. The former Holyrood finance secretary, who was defeated by Humza Yousaf in the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and ScottishFirst Minister, spokeContinue Reading

T he SNP is facing a “pretty critical moment” with decisive action needed, or it “will be in trouble”, defeated leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said. The former Holyrood finance secretary, who was defeated by Humza Yousaf in the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scottish FirstContinue Reading

P eople are “praying they don’t fall ill” because they “can no longer be sure their 999 call will be answered or that an ambulance will arrive when they need one”, Labour has said. The party made the comments after it was revealed that one 999 caller in December wasContinue Reading

An Irish diplomat serving as EU ambassador to Sudan is in “good shape” after being attacked in his residence, the Tánaiste has said. Micheál Martin gave an update on Aidan O’Hara, 58, after he was targeted during a violent robbery at the property as disorder flared in the country. MrContinue Reading

T he DUP will not be “brow beaten” into a return to powersharing in Northern Ireland, its party leader has warned. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments came after Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris claimed a restoration of the Stormont institutions was the surest way to secure the region’s place in theContinue Reading

R ishi Sunak must “come clean” and publish his financial interests while under investigation over a possible failure to make a declaration to MPs, Sir Keir Starmer has demanded. The Labour leader urged the Prime Minister not to “hide behind the process” and to make the details public to “clearContinue Reading

B ritain’s unemployment rate has risen and vacancies have fallen for the ninth month in a row as the uncertain economic outlook begins to take its toll on the UK jobs market, official figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the unemployment rate lifted to 3.8% inContinue Reading