Greenwich (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The 204-home tower scheme’s developer, Comer Homes, has three years to remove the orange cladding. He has to pay the Greenwich council close to £7 million. The Planning Inspectorate has decided that a 204-home tower project in
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Reform MPs, including Nigel Farage, earn more than £10,000 through Elon Musk’s X platform, while critics accuse them of promoting harmful discourse. Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson, and Rupert Lowe have all reported receiving significant payments from Musk’s
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Health Secretary Wes Streeting supports private healthcare in cutting NHS waiting times but insists it must provide genuine additional capacity. The health secretary, who has criticised “middle-class lefties” for prioritising ideology over patient care, stated he would
Merton (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Merton council has awarded a new eight-year contract to the resource management company Veolia, which will provide maintenance services from April 2025. Environmental services organization will also offer the city residents recycling, trash picking and winter
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – David Lammy, addressing foreign policy experts, warned that Russian aggression has disrupted post-Cold War peace and backed increased NATO spending. In his first speech of 2025, the foreign secretary discussed the Cold War and criticized Vladimir Putin
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The latest data reveals that Transport for London has paid over £2 million in pothole compensation claims over the past three years. In 2022-23, TfL allocated £1.7m for just 12 pothole complaints, a sharp rise from £310,000
Hackney (Parliament Politics Magazine) – CMA Planning has granted the planning permission for the new co – living property at 305A Kingsland Road in the Haggerston, which is owned by Scape Living. The aim is to build 150 additional co-living units in
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Metropolitan Police’s handling of accusations against Mohamed Al Fayed is under scrutiny, with concerns about missed opportunities to conduct a proper inquiry. The Metropolitan Police is examining 21 claims made against the late former Harrods chief,
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine): The Labour government proposes a new deal to help farmers earn more and be sustainable, but protests continue over unpopular tax and subsidy cuts. Tens of thousands of farmers stage mass protests over controversial changes to agricultural inheritance
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour leader hit back at Elon Musk, accusing him of spreading false claims about child sexual violence while defending Jess Phillips from threats. During his speech on NHS reform, Sir Starmer responded to Elon Musk’s backlash over
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to a new report highlighting growing income inequality, FTSE 100 CEOs will make more money by midday Monday than the average worker in a year. The High Pay Centre report shows that executives will reach a
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Around 90% of schools affected by the RAAC crisis are still waiting for dangerous concrete to be removed, while critics are raising concerns. Stephen Morgan, Labour’s education minister, has revealed that the RAAC problem may take as
