Far-right riots have pushed Britain’s prisons to breaking point as the government triggers emergency measures to ease overcrowding. Experts fear hard-won capacity gained by releasing prisoners early has “rapidly evaporated” after at least 677 suspected rioters were charged following widespread disorder. In Merseyside – where clashes first erupted following theContinue Reading
Half of the public believes Nigel Farage is “personally responsible” for the recent riots that erupted across the UK, a new poll has revealed. The survey, conducted by Savanta between 9 and 11 August among 2,237 participants, found 51 per cent of British voters hold the Reform UK leader accountableContinue Reading
James Cleverly has emerged as the favourite to take over as Tory leader among party members, the first major poll of the contest has shown, while Tom Tugendhat appears to be the most popular among the wider public. In the first poll of Conservative Party members since the race beganContinue Reading
Staff who are consistently contacted by bosses outside of normal working hours could be in line for thousands of pounds of compensation under Labour plans. The government’s plans to introduce a right to switch off, establishing a barrier between workers’ professional and home lives, could see staff securing bumper payoutsContinue Reading
A British Foreign Office official has resigned in protest at the continued arms sales to Israel by the UK. Mark Smith, a counterterrorism official based in the British embassy in Dublin, said he can no longer “in good conscience continue to work with a government which is complicit in warContinue Reading
More than half of people think Britain is “moving in the wrong direction”, according to a new poll that shows a drop in favourability of Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet. The poll by Ipsos, which was conducted between 9-12 August, shows that people still prefer Labour leaders to ConservativeContinue Reading
The last Tory rail minister has made a surprise intervention in the row over train driver pay – praising railway staff and saying he understands why Labour ministers chose to “cut a deal” with the train drivers. Last week the new transport secretary, Louise Haigh, reached an agreement with theContinue Reading
A British Foreign Office official has resigned in protest at continued UK arms sales to Israel. Mark Smith, a counter-terrorism official based in the British embassy in Dublin, said he can no longer “in good conscience continue to work with a government which is complicit in war crimes”. In aContinue Reading
Labour will end “divisive rhetoric” and blame culture towards people on benefits, the new work and pensions secretary has said. Liz Kendall has said that an overhaul is needed to get people back to work, warning that the increasing number of people needing financial support from the state is unsustainable.Continue Reading
The Labour government is incapable of tackling racism and Islamophobia effectively, a member of its own national committee has claimed in the wake of widespread race riots. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Labour’s National Executive Committee member Mish Rahman has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for his failure toContinue Reading
