Energy secretary decries Labour’s ambition to de-carbonise the UK electricity grid as ‘pure politics’ March 12, 2024 Speaking at international affairs think-tank Chatham House, Coutinho denied accusations from journalists and the audience that energy policy was being used as a political football and insisted the conservative road map was based on facts.
Demand for ‘urgent investment’ as number of duty solicitors at ‘crisis’ level March 12, 2024 The Law Society has called for “urgent investment” from the government as to avoid miscarriages of justice due to declining number of duty solicitors. The president of the society, Nick Emmerson stated that across England and Wales, “duty solicitor schemes are in crisis” because the government “continues to undervalue their work.” Duty solicitors are lawyers [...]
Michelle Donelan sorry for ‘distraction’ after posting defamatory (and expensive) letter March 12, 2024 Michelle Donelan has apologised for “any distraction” her posting of a defamatory letter on X which saw £15,000 of taxpayer money paid out to settle a libel case has caused.
Britain and Germany to sign science and tech research deal in post-Brexit leap after rejoining Horizon March 12, 2024 The UK and Germany will sign a fresh agreement to boost their joint science and technology research, the government has announced.
Rupert Murdoch and Daily Mail owner mull joint bid for Telegraph group March 12, 2024 A consortium of News Corp, Daily Mail General Trust and Redbird IMI may alleviate mounting concerns over the Telegraph takeover.
UK proposes new laws to crack down on push payment fraud March 12, 2024 New legislation to crack down on push payment scams via banking apps will be brought to parliament, the government has announced today.
Both Tories and Labour are being dishonest about immigration March 12, 2024 If the government tries to drastically slash immigration, it is in danger of cutting off one of the UK economy's success stories, Chris Dorrell writes.
Lee Anderson joining Reform UK leaves the Tories fighting on two fronts March 11, 2024 Former Tory MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK - a move that will likely amplify division in the Conservative Party.
Ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defects to become first Reform UK MP March 11, 2024 Former Conservative MP Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK to become its first MP, in a blow to the Tories ahead of the general election.
Competition watchdog and Ofcom deliver results of probe into Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph bid to media secretary March 11, 2024 The CMA has reported on jurisdictional and competition matters to the secretary of state, Lucy Frazer, who is also due to hear from Ofcom.