UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins €100,000 libel case after Dublin jury finds BBC defamed him by alleging he approved a spy’s murder in a 2016 documentary. As reported by The Guardian, Gerry Adams successfully sued the
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Energy Secretary Ed Miliband admits his Doncaster North seat is at risk as local election results show Reform UK gaining ground in key Labour strongholds. Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North since 2005, has admitted he could
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour’s pension reform may let firms tap £160bn in surpluses, risking final salary schemes’ stability while generating a £40bn tax boost for the Treasury. As reported by The Telegraph, Labour plans to lift safeguards protecting pensions from
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK to slash nature-friendly farming fund post-2026, restricting aid to small farms only, raising fears over future biodiversity and conservation efforts. As reported by The Guardian, the upcoming UK spending review proposes deep reductions to the nature-friendly
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ex-Number 10 aide Dominic Cummings says Tory leader Kemi Badenoch may be ousted soon, predicts the party may be “dead” and Nigel Farage might become PM. As reported by Sky News, Dominic Cummings says Kemi Badenoch will
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Lord Duncan faces inquiry over helping a nuclear firm in a meeting between Terrestrial Energy and a minister, raising conflict of interest concerns. As reported by The Guardian, the House of Lords watchdog has opened an investigation
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Angela Rayner plans to strip councillors of power on minor housing plans, handing control to unelected officials to fast-track Labour’s housing goal. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has proposed removing elected councillors from the decision-making process for
Wandsworth (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Wandsworth’s new Youth Mayor team has launched an initiative to foster unity, amplify youth voices, and promote engagement across the borough’s young population. Wandsworth’s youth have chosen Kwasi Agyekum-Koranchie as the city’s youth mayor and Sophia Dyson
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says ministers are considering scrapping the two-child benefit cap; lifting it could lift 470,000 children out of poverty. As reported by Sky News, Bridget Phillipson said the government may remove the controversial two-child
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Red wall voters turn on Labour over welfare reforms, with 48% disapproving amid outrage over fuel payment cuts and tighter disability aid rules. As reported by The Guardian, a new poll reveals widespread dissatisfaction among red wall
The Fabian Society today releases research that calls for new Universal Credit payments to tackle poverty for children under five. The report, First Steps – An ambitious strategy to tackle early years poverty with public consent, recommends several measures for the 2025
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Institute of Race Relations says parts of the UK Border Force now operate under military command, indicating rising paramilitary policing in Europe. As reported by The Guardian, a recent report on global law enforcement revealed the
