By: Jessica Frank-Keyes

Political Reporter Political Reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes is the political reporter at CityAM. She covers Westminster politics, City Hall, Labour and the Conservative party.

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Dry sewage discharges branded ‘toxic filth’ as MPs demand investigations

September 6, 2023

Illegal dry sewage discharges have been branded “stinking, toxic… filth” as MPs demanded investigations into the claims thousands of hours of releases breached permits. Water companies are only supposed to discharge sewage into UK rivers and seas when it is raining, as releasing sewage when it is dry can lead to higher concentrations of pollution. [...]
Less than two per cent of £1bn lost to Covid fraud recovered in three years

September 6, 2023

Ministers have only recovered around £20m of the more than £1bn lost to Covid fraud in the three years since the start of the pandemic.
Fraud ‘increasing national security threat’ thanks to AI, Lord Mayor warns

September 5, 2023

Fraud is increasingly a threat to “national security” as advances in artificial intelligence serve to boost the chances of scammers, the Lord Mayor has warned. Nicholas Lyons, Lord mayor of the City of London, told the International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge that addressing economic crime “must be seen as a foundation for a [...]
MPs criticise government for ‘dragging feet’ over Economic Crime Bill

September 5, 2023

MPs have criticised the government for “dragging its feet” over the Economic Crime Bill, after a string of measures aiming to toughen up dirty money protections were voted against or watered down. Peers had passed a series of amendments to the legislation aimed at fighting back against economic crime, fraud and illicit wealth prior to [...]
We’re buzzing about this London hotel’s overnight bee package

September 5, 2023

We tried out the Royal Lancaster hotel’s new beekeeping overnight package If you’re ever wandering through London’s leafy Hyde Park and hear a gentle humming sound, don’t panic – killer AI robots aren’t here for us just yet. What you might be hearing (very faintly, as it is 17 floors up) is the sound of [...]
UK solar projects risk being ‘tainted’ by Uyghur forced labour, government told

September 5, 2023

UK solar energy projects could be at risk of being “tainted” by forced Uyghur labour due to large-scale human rights abuses taking place in China, the government has been warned. Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair Alicia Kearns has tabled an amendment to the Energy Bill – which MPs are set to debate today – calling [...]
What does Starmer’s Labour reshuffle signify?

September 5, 2023

Keir Starmer’s reshuffle, on the same day Sue Gray joins him as Labour’s chief of staff, tells us a fair bit about how he would plan to govern.
Analysis: Rishi Sunak must wish he was still on holiday

September 4, 2023

Rishi Sunak may have enjoyed the break but an afternoon of bad news will have brought reality crashing back to him
Darren Jones: Keir Starmer moves rising star to Labour’s shadow treasury team

September 4, 2023

Labour MP Darren Jones has been appointed shadow chief secretary to the treasury, in Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle of his top team. Jones made headlines and viral TikToks as he clashed with Royal Mail, Amazon and P&O bosses in his role as business and trade select committee (BTC) chairman. He will now serve alongside shadow [...]
Angela Rayner promoted to shadow levelling up secretary as Starmer reshuffles top team

September 4, 2023

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has secured a promotion to shadow secretary of state for levelling up in a reshuffle of Sir Keir Starmer’s front bench. Rayner, who was independently elected deputy party leader by the membership, has been moved from shadow secretary for the cabinet office and also given the title of shadow deputy [...]

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