London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Sadiq Khan accused Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of him due to his “ethnicity” and Muslim Faith, a statement likely to spark the long running clash between the two political figures. The heated debate started between Trump and
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK government has decided to intervene in the management of Tower Hamlets council in east London, following a critical report by inspectors, mentioning the administration’s failure to “effectively” manage local tensions over Gaza and some other
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Sanjeev Gupta, CEO and chairman of the GFG Alliance, plans to go to court to gain approval to restructure the majority of Liberty Steel’s remaining operations in the UK. A private company, Liberty Steel, owned by Mr
Italian authorities have successfully dismantled a sprawling network of European art forgers responsible for producing and attempting to sell fake works attributed to iconic artists like Andy Warhol, Banksy, and Pablo Picasso. This criminal operation, involving 38 individuals across multiple countries, was
Belfast – Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has cautioned that Northern Ireland may be unable to match pay raises granted to healthcare workers in other parts of the UK, despite a recent £350 million boost to the health budget. This additional funding, part
Metro Bank has been fined £16.6 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) due to severe shortcomings in its anti-money laundering (AML) systems between 2016 and 2020. These lapses in regulatory compliance allowed gaps in transaction monitoring for more than 60 million
For the first time in history, Bitcoin has crossed the $80,000 mark (£62,000) following Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the recent U.S. election. With Republicans nearing full control of Congress, the cryptocurrency market is witnessing unprecedented excitement, fueled by Trump’s pro-crypto agenda.
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Boris Johnson claims Emily Maitlis became increasingly agitated during Channel 4’s US election coverage broadcast. Boris Johnson has suggested that Channel 4 broadcaster Emily Maitlis grew “pretty revved up” during the station’s live US election coverage. Johnson,
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Andy Burnham expresses worries about Trump’s return amid Labour’s internal conflicts over UK-US relations. Labour’s divisions on handling Donald Trump’s election as president have become more visible, with Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham voicing reservations. The internal strife
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to Mayor Sadiq Khan, London is undergoing the toughest housing market since the 2008 global financial crisis. Mayor Sadiq Khan, in an address to the annual London Conference, expressed high interest rates, a rise in construction
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Nine boats carrying 572 people were intercepted in the Channel, with rising deaths and new security plans. The Home Office reported that nine boats carrying a total of 572 people attempting to cross the English Channel have
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – New MP Steve Witherden receives a reminder about strict no food or drink rules in the Commons. Steve Witherden, Labour’s newly elected MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, was caught sipping milk from a carton in the House
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The recent death of a Brook House detainee may be linked to the drug spice. The death of a detainee at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre is suspected to be linked to the drug spice, marking what
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson was fired from Channel 4’s U.S. election night program for advertising his book too much. The ex-U.K. PM, providing commentary for the British broadcaster, repeatedly held up his recently issued memoir “Unleashed” and dropped references
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Body found in search for missing artist Sarah Cunningham in London. An artist who went missing in Camden over the weekend has been found dead. Sarah Cunningham, an internationally recognised 31-year-old artist, was last noticed in north
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK Home Office is developing a new “Europe Hub” to boost relations with the European Union. The latest endeavour as part of PM’s strategy to encourage ties with the EU will sit within the International Strategy,
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Minimum pay in the UK will increase next April, with hourly rates for those over 21 arranged to rise to £12.21 an hour, the chancellor has confirmed. Chancellor Rachel Reeves stated the pay increase marked a “significant
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The London School of Economics has been slammed by a UN rapporteur and blamed for Islamophobia after presenting an allegation that students behind a pro-Palestine demonstration in July had stirred fears of a repeat of the 7/7
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the latest figures, there were more than 28,000 crossings – up slightly from last year, but down from 2022. More than 600 people travelled the Channel in small vessels, the day after a baby perished on
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The United Kingdom has announced the most extensive package of sanctions against Russia’s shadow oil tanker fleet. Britain has inflicted sanctions on 18 further Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK Foreign Office has issued a caution to holidaymakers staying within the European Union for their holidays this autumn and winter. UK tourists journeying to either France OR Germany have been alerted by the Foreign Office
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – London Stansted has announced details of a £1.1bn investment programme to expand passenger numbers to 43 million a year and expand the number of destinations it flies to. The centrepiece of the five-year program is a £600m
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ex-Mayor of London Boris Johnson has elucidated the cancellation of the highly controversial Garden Bridge scheme which left taxpayers with a £43 million bill – as “a pity”. The Garden Bridge a scheduled but unbuilt tree-lined footbridge
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham said that the Firefighters could become medical first responders. The mayor has expressed Greater Manchester’s firefighters could be asked to be the first responders in some medical troubles in a bid to “save more
In a new move to support the independent film industry, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy addressed Parliament with a set of initiatives designed to boost jobs, investment, and growth in the UK’s creative sectors. Key among these is a newly launched tax relief
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK’s population grew by 1% in a year, primarily due to net international migration, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has stated. The entire population of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland increased from an estimated
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – PM Sir Keir Starmer has expressed the “sparks” from the confrontation in the Middle East “light touch papers in our neighbourhoods here at home” as he called out ”vile hatred” that has been witnessed against Jews and
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The consequences of a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) which hacked the attributes of approximately 5,000 customers could soon be resolved, Sadiq Khan has indicated. The mayor expressed TfL was “working incredibly hard around the
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The military is to take cancer survivors for the first time in a bid to reduce its recruitment crisis. During an address at the Labour Party conference, John Healey, the Defence Secretary, stated that he would pitch
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A new wave of Brexit border checks is putting some trading relationships at “breaking point” for European exporters of plants and flowers, according to garden centres and nurseries. The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), which represents garden retailers
Greater Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham committed to seeing out his third term which ends before the 2029 General Election. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has yet again declined to dismiss a run for Labour leader as Sir Keir
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Cyclists will be prohibited from riding through the pedestrianized area of Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan’s plans to restrict traffic from the thoroughfare. The mayor Sadiq Khan announced that he had secured Government backing to re-boot seven-year-old
Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham has insisted the government reuse land reserved for HS2 to construct a new train line between Manchester and Birmingham through Cheshire. The suggested new line would build new ways from the end of HS2
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Revised procedures to overhaul Liverpool Street Station will reportedly be “substantially different” to the actual scheme presented to the City of London Corporation last year. The news that modifications were being made to the controversial proposal first
Manchester (London Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham has pledged to scale up measures to give rough sleepers homes in Greater Manchester in a proposal to follow Finland in slashing homelessness via a Housing First scheme. Around 400 people have been
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A Met Police officer has been dismissed after he employed “entirely inappropriate” antisemitic language while talking to a colleague. PC Morgan Griffiths, a ward officer based in Dagenham, was discovered to have perpetrated gross misconduct following his
Great Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Manchester United, the Trafford Council, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have agreed to form a strategic partnership to advance the growth and regeneration opportunities of the Trafford Wharfside zone through the Old Trafford Project.
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Russia blamed for ‘reckless sabotage’ across Europe by MI6 chief. The chiefs of MI6 and the CIA have accused Russia of executing a “reckless campaign of sabotage” across Europe. Sir Richard Moore and Bill Burns expressed the
Greater Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham has ‘concerns’ about the procedures to take the winter fuel payments away from many pensioners. Mayor Andy Burnham has pledged to relay concerns about pitching winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners to
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Workers in London have been lagging to return to the office than those in other global cities such as Paris and New York, a report has discovered. London was around the bottom of the pack, with office
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The North Sea industry has cautioned the government not to strengthen its windfall tax on oil and gas profits in the autumn budget, arguing it risks losing £12bn in tax receipts and threatening 35,000 jobs. The industry’s
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A senior Labour backbencher is aiming to have liabilities from schools and hospitals constructed under private finance initiative (PFI) deals analysed under a new budget responsibility bill. How Could the New Budget Responsibility Bill Impact PFI Liabilities?
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK financial watchdog is to analyse whether insurance firms are ripping off “vulnerable” customers who take out procedures designed to financially cover them and their families in case of severe illness or death. Are Insurance Firms
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Many people reaching the UK to work in the NHS are robbed of welfare benefits after five years due to rules that deprived them of welfare benefits for five years. How Is the ‘No Recourse to Public
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Civil Service trainees have been presented with classes on what Jesus and Mohammed can prepare them for becoming “confident leaders”. How Will the Prophetic Leadership Model Enhance Trainees’ Skills? The session, managed by the Fast Stream Muslim
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Substantial spending on public services and welfare compelled government borrowing to £3.1bn last month, more than double its status in the same month a year earlier and more sinister than experts had expected. What caused the significant
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ministers have agreed on plans for London City Airport to expand capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year despite complaints from environmental campaigners. What Are the New Plans for London City Airport’s Expansion? The
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has promised to crack down on people “pushing harmful and hateful beliefs”, including severe misogyny, as she revealed a new approach to combating extremism. What new approach is being introduced to tackle
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK has undertaken its first military satellite able to grasp daytime images and videos of the Earth’s surface. The satellite, called Tyche, will support British armed forces functions as well as monitor natural disasters, support map
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Downing Street has expressed that the Government’s support for Ukraine “remains unchanged” by the country’s invasion of Russia. What Are the Implications of Ukraine’s Attack on Kursk? On August 6 Ukrainian troops penetrated Russian territory in the