Peter Bone: Tory MP faced with suspension over misconduct has whip withdrawn October 17, 2023 Former minister Peter Bone has had the Tory whip removed after being found to have committed bullying and sexual misconduct against a staff member. The Conservatives acted a day after a watchdog recommended he should be suspended from the Commons for six weeks – potentially triggering a by-election in his Wellingborough seat. Mr Bone was alleged to have exposed himself [...]
Those who lost jobs in Carillion deserve answers, GMB says, as execs avoid trial October 17, 2023 Questions circulate around why the Government had invested "substantial" amounts of money into a Carillion trial that was dropped last week.
Break up Treasury and scrap cabinet secretary job, civil service review to urge October 17, 2023 The Treasury should be broken up and the cabinet secretary role should be scrapped, a review of the civil service is expected to urge.
Slow progress on sexism in the City as women still ‘battling’ to the top, MPs told October 17, 2023 Limited progress has been made on tackling sexism in the City of London, with women still “battling their way to the top”.
Israel-Gaza latest: Joe Biden to visit region on Wednesday October 17, 2023 US President Joe Biden will visit Israel and Jordan from Wednesday amid fears the war with Hamas could engulf the wider Middle East.
Sending prisoners overseas won’t help UK re-offending rates October 17, 2023 Crime rates had spiralled. Prisons were overwhelmed. Eventually, we decided to simply send them to another country altogether. Sound familiar?
Gove in a fresh bid to scrap green housebuilding rules and slams Labour’s ‘crude, nimbyist appeal’ October 16, 2023 Communities Secretary Michael Gove has signalled the Government will make a fresh bid to scrap environmental rules to boost housebuilding. The House of Lords last month defeated an attempt by ministers to scrap EU-era rules that force developers to mitigate the impact new homes have on river health. Earlier in the month it was reported [...]
Rishi Sunak confirms six Britons among dead in Hamas’ Israel ‘pogrom’ October 16, 2023 Rishi Sunak has confirmed at least six Britons are among the dead in Israel following Hamas’ attacks, which the prime minister branded a ‘pogrom’. The Prime Minister told MPs: “The murdered and the missing come from over 30 countries including the United Kingdom. “The terrible nature of these attacks means it is proving difficult to [...]
Ministers could reopen trade talks with China October 16, 2023 Plans to reconvene a joint trade committee with China are being considered by the government, according to a report. Officials are said to be examining options to strengthen trade ties with the Asian superpower, including relaunching the joint economic and trade committee (JETCO), two people familiar with the discussions told Politico. The UK-China forum has [...]
Ex-Boris Johnson adviser switches sides to boost Labour business plans October 16, 2023 Former Tory adviser Iain Anderson has been recruited to work with Labour on securing closer relations with business.