Cleverly under fire over joke about spiking wife’s drink with date rape drug December 24, 2023 Home Secretary James Cleverly is facing calls to quit after joking about spiking his wife’s drink with a date rape drug.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan backs cars for Ukraine scheme in apparent U-turn December 23, 2023 The Mayor of London has pledged his support to send 4x4s and other vehicles to Ukraine that would otherwise be scrapped under the Ulez scheme.
Sadiq Khan confirms TfL budget after £250m cash injection — but ‘difficult decisions’ made December 22, 2023 Transport for London’s (TfL) proposals are now “on track to be financially sustainable”, after the government announced a fresh boost.
Rail fares to go up by 4.9 per cent in March next year December 22, 2023 Regulated rail fares in England will increase by up to 4.9 per cent next year, in a blow to UK commuters.
Data: protection, possibilities, purpose December 22, 2023 The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has arrived in the House of Lords and peers have questioned the minister.
Royal Mail boss could face MPs over ‘deeply disturbing’ parcel priority claims December 22, 2023 The Royal Mail chief could face a summons before MPs following allegations that the service is prioritising parcel deliveries over letters.
Jeremy Hunt signs ‘groundbreaking’ financial services agreement with Switzerland December 22, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has signed what he called a “groundbreaking” deal with Switzerland on financial services.
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong court rejects bid to throw out sedition charge December 22, 2023 A Hong Kong court has rejected a bid by prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai to throw out a sedition charge against him.
Government rows back on £38k family visa earning threshold hike December 22, 2023 Ministers have rowed back on plans to hike the earning threshold Brit need to bring foreign family members to live in the UK to £38,700.
Falling UK debt interest may allow room for tax cuts, Jeremy Hunt says December 22, 2023 Lower levels of UK debt interest may allow room for the government to cut taxes, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said.