Theresa May struggled to reshuffle her own cabinet yesterday after ministers point-blankly rejected her proposals. With very little moves to report on the day it has since been revealed that many ministers defied her attempts to change their jobs. Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, successfully faced down the Prime Minister ...
Toby Young has resigned from his universities watchdog role apologising for the offence his social media posts and writings have caused over the years, just two days after the Prime Minister defended his controversial appointment to the role. On the weekend Theresa May said that the controversialist who had made ...
Instead of selling off NHS land, the Government should create a People’s Land Bank, and use the land to build genuinely affordable homes The Government’s sale of NHS land is failing to produce affordable homes and is exacerbating the affordability crisis across the UK, according to new research from the ...
In today’s reshuffle, despite an unprecedented winter NHS crisis, Jeremy Hunt has not only retained his role as Health Secretary, but also been given control of social care. - Another area in crisis under successive Conservative cuts. A Government policy paper on social care is due to be published next ...
People without immigration status are not allowed to work in the UK - unless that is, they are being detained indefinitely on immigration grounds by the Home Office. In that case they can work to buy essentials like sanitary towels and phone cards for the companies such as G4S and ...
Amber Rudd Downing Street today confirmed is to stay Secretary of State for the Home Department. Which may be why she appeared so relaxed admitting to Parliament that there are now 20% less firefighters. (See video below.) The South West Fire Brigades Union (FBU) confirmed to The London Economic that ...
Education Minister Anne Milton, who is tipped to replace Jeremy Hunt as Health Secretary, has had her Wikipedia page edited today to remove links to Virgin Care. The page recently read that the MP's husband, Dr Graham Henderson "holds a high level position with Virgin Care". However the record was amended ...
Consultants KPMG have announced they are quitting their advisory role with the Grenfell Tower blaze inquiry. The accountancy giant have waived all their fees for work carried out so far after campaigners pointed out their links to firms that are to come under the scrutiny of the inquiry. KPMG has ...
Theresa May has today backed down on election pledges to hold a vote on the fox-hunting ban in this parliament. The news will be welcomed by the majority of the population. Recent polling had suggested opposition to hunting in the UK was at an all-time high of 85 per cent, and ...