UK’s top civil servant said Boris Johnson ‘cannot lead’, COVID inquiry WhatsApps reveal October 30, 2023 Cabinet secretary Simon Case messaged former chief of staff Dominic Cummings while the coronavirus pandemic ripped through Britain, saying the then-Prime Minister’s behaviour left him “at the end of my tether”, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry has heard.
Government stuck in public services ‘doom loop’, top think tank warns October 30, 2023 The government is stuck in a “doom loop” with the UK’s public services “in a dire state”, a top think tank has warned. An annual report on UK public services has forecast that almost all services, other than child social care, could perform worse in 2027-2028 when compared to pre-pandemic levels. This is due to [...]
Israel-Gaza latest: Mark Rowley calls for ‘sharper’ clarity on extremism laws October 29, 2023 Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has called for greater clarity from the government on laws policing extremism amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London during the Israel-Hamas crisis.
Government to ‘announce plans to phase out leasehold’ in King’s Speech October 29, 2023 All new houses across England and Wales will have to be sold as freeholds, as part of a Leasehold Bill led by Michael Gove, and expected to be announced in the King's Speech, according to the Sunday Times.
MPs call on Rishi Sunak to stop delaying audit reform October 29, 2023 A group of MPs and peers have written to the Prime Minister to call on him to include the Audit Reform Bill in King Charles’ state opening of Parliament on Wednesday, November 7.
NHS data will be safe with Palantir, boss pledges amid £500m contract bid October 29, 2023 Chief executive and co-founder of the US tech giant Alex Karp told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg the firm would have no access to the information for its own purposes.
UK urged not to hand over territory to ‘Chinese-aligned’ Mauritius October 27, 2023 The UK government should not cede the Chagos Islands - the site of a key naval base in the Indian Ocean - to “Chinese-aligned” Mauritius, a leading think tank has warned.
Mikhail Fridman loses High Court bid over mansion upkeep October 26, 2023 Mikhail Fridman has lost a High Court challenge against UK sanctions after he was refused permission to upkeep a London mansion.
‘No reasonable person’ can expect China to play by AI rules: Truss October 26, 2023 Liz Truss has urged Rishi Sunak to rescind China’s invite to the government’s landmark summit on artificial intelligence (AI) next week. The short-lived former Prime Minister wrote to her successor asking him to reconsider extending the invitation to Xi Jinping’s government in Beijing. Sunak plans to host foreign government representatives, including US vice-president Kamala Harris, [...]
Rachel Reeves denies plagiarism in new book October 26, 2023 Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has denied accusations of plagiarism in her new book on women in economics.