Starmer confirms that Labour has ditched Corbyn’s 2019 manifesto June 28, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed Labour will scrap the party’s 2019 manifesto in a final break from the Jeremy Corbyn-era. The Labour leader made the long expected announcement today, telling a Westminster event that “the slate is wiped clean”. His comments will draw fury from the left of the party, after Starmer pledged during the [...]
Boris Johnson set to announce increase in defence spending June 28, 2022 Boris Johnson is set to announce an increase in UK defence spending today as a response to the growing threat from Russia. The Prime Minister is expected to announce billions of pounds extra for military equipment today, on the last day of the 2022 G7 summit, after calls from defence secretary Ben Wallace to boost [...]
‘War crime’: NATO to up troop numbers as shopping mall blaze branded ‘one of most brazen terror attacks in European history’ June 28, 2022 NATO is set to increase troop numbers by up to 300,000, as Russia’s missile strike on a Ukrainian shopping mall has been branded “one of the most brazen terrorist attacks in European history” by Ukraine’s president. Vlodymyr Zelensky condemned the “calculated hit” against a shopping centre with 1,000 people inside, in the city of Kremenchuk [...]
Prime Minister and Chancellor to dismiss Tory calls for early tax cut June 28, 2022 The Prime Minister is set to bat away demands from Tory backbenchers to slash cuts in a major speech with the Chancellor next month. According to a report in The Times, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are set to outline the government’s economic strategy in the speech. However, they will delay announcing a timeline for [...]
Soaring inflation burns hole in councils’ finances, LGA finds June 28, 2022 Rampant inflation is burning a hole in the finances of English and Welsh councils and may force them to trim public services without more funding, reveals a fresh report published today. Rising energy costs caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lifting European gas prices and an uplift to the national living wage will heap an [...]
Telecom giants agree new cost of living plan amid rocketing prices June 27, 2022 The UK’s biggest broadband and mobile operators have agreed to a raft of new commitments to further help customers with the rising cost of living following a government-led summit at No 10 Downing Street.
Postal services face summer mayhem as strikes loom June 27, 2022 Over 100 Crown Post Offices will closed for one day in July, as workers strike against a massive real-terms pay cut.
Johnson says inflation is a ‘price worth paying’ to defend Ukrainian freedom June 27, 2022 Boris Johnson has today said soaring inflation linked to sanctions on Russia are a “price worth paying” as he compared Vladimir Putin’s regime to the Nazis. The Prime Minister told journalists during today’s G7 summit in Germany that the economic effects of not helping Ukraine would be worse than what the UK is currently facing. [...]
Ukrainian shopping centre with 1,000 people inside hit by Russian missiles June 27, 2022 Russia today launched a missile attack on a Ukrainian shopping centre with at least 1,000 people inside, President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed. At least two people have been killed and 20 injured in the strike, which took place in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, a senior aide to Zelensky, said that those [...]
Brexit: Johnson vows to push through Northern Ireland Protocol changes by end of year June 27, 2022 Boris Johnson has today vowed to push through his changes to the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol this year, despite the EU’s legal challenges. The Prime Minister said today at the 2022 G7 summit in Germany that “we can do it fairly rapidly”, while waving away concerns the legislation will lead to a trade war. Johnson’s [...]