by News Feed Editor | Jul 25, 2024 | Politics
Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham has criticised Reform UK MP Lee Anderson for his response to footage which appeared to show a police officer kicking and stamping on a man. Mr Anderson told the BBC the police officers involved faced a “clear...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 25, 2024 | Politics
Getty ImagesThe government is set to use British seabed owned by the Royal Family to help build windfarms which it hopes will power 20 million homes.It is the first major plan to be announced by Great British Energy, the government’s new company aimed at...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 24, 2024 | Politics
PAFormer minister Tom Tugendhat has announced he is running to be the next Conservative leader.Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said he was “not just running to be the next Conservative leader” but also to become the “next Conservative prime...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 24, 2024 | Politics
UK ParliamentSir Keir Starmer had a gentle introduction to Prime Minister’s Questions, as Rishi Sunak asked him to continue the UK’s support for Ukraine.Their first Commons exchanges since the election were dominated by agreement on the need to continue...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 23, 2024 | Politics
MPs are to vote on whether they support scrapping the two-child benefit cap, as the government faces growing pressure to get rid of the policy. An SNP proposal – known as an amendment – expresses regret that abolishing the cap is not in the King’s...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 22, 2024 | Politics
PA MediaFormer Prime Minister Harold Wilson agreed late in life to sell his entire archive of personal and political papers to help fund his care, according to documents released by the National Archives.Lord Wilson initially planned to sell the collection to McMaster...
