London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK Health Secretary expresses NHS cannot be turned around ‘overnight’ but promises to get service ‘back on its feet.’ The health secretary Wes Streeting has cautioned that the NHS will not be turned around in one budget,
Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham criticized train services as “embarrassing” and damaging local economies due to cancellations. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has criticised train services, calling them “embarrassing” over a “do not travel” service. Northern put out a
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Labour’s tax increase will not strike workers’ payslips, the UK education secretary has pledged. Bridget Phillipson expressed that the tax rises being prepared by Rachel Reeves would not impact employees’ take-home pay, as ministers struggle to define
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A march by Tommy Robinson supporters from Victoria railway station to Parliament is underway. Tommy Robinson supported the Unite The Kingdom march despite being unable to attend after being remanded in custody. The anti-Muslim campaigner’s followers were
Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham has administered an update on the destiny of Salford Lads Girls Club with its future in suspicion. The iconic Coronation Street institution is facing an existential danger. As first announced by the Manchester Evening
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK Government has declared the sale of disposable vapes will be restricted by next summer. New legislation to prohibit the sale of single-use vapes from June 1, 2025, has been presented in Parliament, the Department for
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stated that “main taxes on working people” will not increase in the Budget. The reassurance came a week before Reeves delivered her first Budget, and the first delivered by a woman. Labour pledged
Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham expressed that Greater Manchester is proving the case for transformation when it comes to public transport. Bus orders for a fresh fleet developed to reach more rural communities have assisted create jobs across Greater
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Londoners have been sentenced for smuggling 1,500 kilos of cannabis into the UK from Ghana in sacks of cassava flour. Persons named Daniel Yeboah, Kristoffer Baidoo, and Kwaku Bonsu, all from London, and Edward Adjei from Grays,
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Gender-critical advocates have cautioned Sir Keir Starmer that Labour schemes to bar trans conversion therapy risk criminalising parents who objected to their child’s transition. Around 140 people including peers, MPs, doctors and psychotherapists have signed an open
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A survey found that more than a fifth of councillors have received death threats or violence threats. The survey has been unleashed by the Local Government Association (LGA) before its annual conference next week. It is calling
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Students in London worry they may have to leave their school and university courses to save funds after a cyber hack on Transport for London’s (TfL) IT systems left them incapable of applying for discounted travel. TfL
