Politics
Lords slam government’s ‘deep-rooted complacency’ in regulating water industry
Ministers have been told to make urgent corrections in how they are handling the ongoing sewage issue, peers have set out in an open letter.
Home Office minister says no plans to ‘interfere’ on drug consumption room pilot
Scotland’s Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC said prosecuting users of a facility for simple drugs possession charges would not be in the public interest.
Westminster falls behind as Wales boosts democratic equality
The Labour-led government has been credited for "implementing democratic equality" by moving to bring in more PR.
Labour calls on Sunak to block Liz Truss’s soon-to-be-published honours list
"If Sunak had any backbone, then he would block her honours list today... it's a kick in the teeth", Jonathan Ashworth said.
Femi explains what Labour’s Brexit policy could look like
"A Keir Starmer government will not take us back into the EU. But a Keir Starmer government could take us back effectively into the single market."
Climate activists spray Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate with orange paint
Police cordoned off the area and confirmed that they detained 14 activists affiliated with the Last Generation.
Senior government officials raised concerns about Boris Johnson to the QUEEN
There had already been worries at Buckingham Palace about the (illegal) prorogation of parliament in 2019.
Trump shares concerns about Biden’s ‘cognitive impairment’ leading US ‘into World War Two’
"You can’t make this sh*t up"
Mark Carney obliterates Brexit and Liz Truss at world leader event
"The rallying cry of the Brexiteers was ‘broken Britain’. But their solution - to ‘take back control’ - ended up code for tear down the future.”