Politics
Government LOSES bid to relax waterway pollution
Environmentalists warned that moves to free up developers could lead to "total ecological collapse" in some areas.
‘Reckless’ plans to defund BTecs could put future of thousands of students at risk
Young people will ‘pay the price’ if plans to withdraw funding for a number of applied general qualifications, such as BTecs, go ahead, report warns.
Raab warns of ‘wafer-thin ice’ in UK-China relations after spy arrest
The former foreign secretary said UK-China relations are like walking on wafer-thin ice that could give way at any moment.
New TUC president launches attack on Government
Matt Wrack said he is taking up the role at a decisive moment for unions following the wave of strikes.
Tory MP Tobias Ellwood resigns as Commons Defence Committee chair
The Conservative former defence minister had faced a backlash over remarks he made about Afghanistan.
Starmer brings the house down with ‘Inaction Man’ jibe
“How can anyone trust him to protect the country?”
MPs overturn peers’ attempts to strengthen crackdown on dirty money
The Commons voted 276 to 210, majority 66, to reject two Lords amendments.
Watchdog calls for ticket office closures to be delayed over machine upgrades.
Transport Focus chief executive Anthony Smith said passengers risk being ‘disadvantaged’ if that does not happen.
People can’t get over the Labour Party Conference brochure aesthetic
"This looks like the album Emma Thompson cries over in Love Actually", one person said.