Politics
Leaked Mercer memo confirms Tory gerrymandering with voter IDs
Gerrymandering: The practice of politicians picking their voters instead of voters picking their politicians.
Severn Trent hikes dividend despite rising sewage spills and increasing bills
Severn Trent was responsible for more than 60,000 sewage spills last year, up about a third on 2022.
Ireland, Norway and Spain to formally recognise state of Palestine
Taoiseach Simon Harris said the country will join Norway and Spain in the move.
Government borrowing in April higher than forecast in blow to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Public sector net borrowing came in £1.5 billion higher than in April 2023, partly pushed up by falling National Insurance contributions.
Cross-party MPs and Lords call on Government ‘to do all it can to support ICC’
The letter follows comments from Rishi Sunak on Tuesday.
Equality regulator probing DWP over treatment of disabled benefits claimants
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is ‘extremely worried’ about the department’s treatment of some claimants.
‘Unprecedented’ fall in water firm customer satisfaction amid pollution failings
Household satisfaction with water companies across all measures has seen an unprecedented decline, the Consumer Council for Water found.
Israel aims to contain fallout from arrest warrant request backed by some allies
France, Belgium and Slovenia each backed the move by International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan on Monday.
‘How many children have to be killed?’: Lammy’s speech disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters
The heckling went on for around 10 minutes.