T he Governor of the Bank of England said there is still a chance the UK Government will meet its pledge to halve inflation this year after a welcome drop below double-digits in April. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak previously promised to halve inflation by the end of this year, targetingContinue Reading
T he Home Secretary will not face an investigation over the row about whether she attempted to avoid a speeding fine, Downing Street confirmed on Wednesday. In a letter to Suella Braverman, Rishi Sunak said he had conferred with independent adviser on ministerial interest Sir Laurie Magnus and determined noContinue Reading
More than a third of parents said they had to cut back on, or have gone without, heating over the past six months due to pressures caused by inflation, a report has said. The research is based on a survey of a sample of 315 parents, as well as 30Continue Reading
P rime Minister Rishi Sunak said net migration must be controlled or it could lead to “unmanageable pressures on housing, schools and hospitals in many of our communities”. Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Sunak said: “We can’t have uncontrolled legal migration… when it is too high and too fast, itContinue Reading
B oris Johnson is accusing the Cabinet Office of making “bizarre and unacceptable” claims about him after the department referred the former prime minster to police over further potential lockdown rule breaches. Mr Johnson said the Government was “entirely wrong” after it emerged he had been reported to two forcesContinue Reading
B oris Johnson has been reported to the police by the Cabinet Office over fresh claims that he may have broken lockdown rules during the pandemic. Information has been passed to two forces over alleged visits from the former prime minister’s friends to Chequers as well as potential breaches withinContinue Reading
Minister for Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman has said 259 international protection applicants are currently without accommodation. He said the number of people on the “unaccommodated list” has fallen due to the reopening of Dolcain House in Clondalkin for international protection applicants. Mr O’Gorman said: “It’s still too high, butContinue Reading
L ondoners will be handed free vapes if they recycle their old devices amid growing concerns about the number of fires at recycling plants. Consumers will get one free vape for every 10 they return under the initiative, due to start in London, Birmingham and Manchester at the end ofContinue Reading
A n SNP MP has said he is “confident” his party can win a by-election in Margaret Ferrier’s constituency if one is called. David Linden, the party’s spokesman on social justice, also said he does not recognise reports that some in the SNP Westminster group feel the party lacks aContinue Reading
A spokesperson for the National Private Hire and Taxi Association has called for changes to the taxi industry such as a liaison between the industry and gardaí when reporting incidents such as assaults. Jim Wilton told Newstalk Breakfast that there were sufficient numbers of taxi drivers, the issue was thatContinue Reading
