Asylum backlog in UK hits record high, Home Office figures show The backlog of asylum cases in the UK has hit a new…
Sunak failed to correctly declare wife’s childcare interest, watchdog rules Rishi Sunak “inadvertently” broke the code of conduct for MPs by not…
Health secretary hints at changing status of inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes Health Secretary Steve Barclay has hinted at changing the status of the…
India-UK trade deal held up by ‘sticky’ issues as trade secretary visits Delhi Kemi Badenoch heads to India this week in the hope of making…
Starmer says questions over CPS role during Malkinson case should be ‘directed elsewhere’ Sir Keir Starmer has said questions about his role as the director…
Half of renters ‘are only one paycheque away’ from potentially losing their home, says housing charity Half of private renters in England are only “one paycheque away” from…
Govt’s plan to clamp down on illegal migration could spark ‘perma-backlog’ and cost Britons £6bn a year Home Office plans to clamp down on illegal migration risk creating a…
Sir Keir Starmer urged to co-operate with potential public inquiry into Andrew Malkinson’s wrongful rape conviction Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to “say something” about the case…
Mayor and scientist accused of ‘alarmingly cosy relationship’ to ‘silence’ ULEZ criticism Sadiq Khan’s deputy and a scientist the mayor’s office helps to fund…
Banks warned on branch closures as access to cash to be ‘protected in law’ The banking sector is being warned it faces penalties if it does…
Home secretary urged to ‘stand up’ to France after report of falling Channel interceptions Suella Braverman has been urged to “stand up” to France as reports…
Councils must do ‘everything they can’ to help pubs open early for World Cup final, minister says Calls from pubs and the Liberal Democrats for alcohol licensing laws to…
Tory MP tells police to ‘turn a blind eye’ to pubs opening early for Women’s World Cup final A Tory MP has written to his local police force asking officers…
Labour frontbencher fails to deny claims party has watered down commitment to workers’ rights A Labour frontbencher has failed to deny claims the party has watered…
Legionella and over 100 sewage leaks in government buildings in the past year There have been over 100 sewage leaks in government buildings across the…
Ministers confirm plans to scrap two-thirds of cancer targets by autumn The government has confirmed that two-thirds of NHS England cancer targets will…
Gender reform legal challenge between SNP and Westminster set for next month The Scottish government will go to court next month to challenge Westminster’s…
Tory ‘chaos and incompetence’ have left families worse off, says Labour ahead of new inflation data The government will have left households in Britain “worse off”, even if…
PM refuses to say if he was informed about potential health risks on Bibby Stockholm Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he was personally warned about…
£250m to tackle NHS waiting times – but fresh funding labelled ‘sticking plaster’ Ministers are injecting £250m into the NHS ahead of winter as they…
Patel takes aim at govt’s ‘alarming and staggering lack of clarity’ over asylum seeker plans Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel has accused her former department of…
Asylum seekers should be moved back on Bibby Stockholm despite row over Legionella, says health secretary Asylum seekers should still be put back on the Bibby Stockholm barge…
Government denies ‘stop the boats’ plan is failing after deaths in English Channel The government has defended its immigration strategy after deaths in the English…
Govt under pressure after ‘appalling and preventable’ deaths in the Channel The deaths of six people after a migrant boat capsized in the…
