Prince William received a “very large sum of money” from Rupert Murdoch’s media company to quietly settle a phone-hacking claim, according to new documents presented to court. Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) – publishers of the Sun and the now defunct News of the World – made the payment in 2020 after the Prince of […]
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SNP accountants Johnston Carmichael have resigned just days after Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was arrested by police investigating the political party’s finances, plunging the party into deeper crisis. The firm, which has audited SNP accounts for more than a decade said their decision to quit was taken after a review of its client portfolio. BBC Scotland […]
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Home secretary Suella Braverman is again under fire for her rhetoric, this time in singling out “British-Pakistani males” over concerns about grooming gangs and sexual abuse of children. With an eye on May’s local elections, Braverman said “senior politicians in Labour-run areas” have failed to prevent the abuse because they did not want to “call […]
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The Met Police is institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic and needs a “complete overhaul” a landmark report by Baroness Louise Casey has found. Britain’s biggest police force has lost the trust and confidence of the public it protects, Casey’s report said, warning policing by consent in London is “broken”. Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley […]
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Rishi Sunak’s pledge to stop people arriving to the UK in small boats is doomed to failure senior Tory MPs have warned, ahead of the prime minister’s key bill being introduced to parliament on Tuesday. One former minister called Sunak’s plans to stop small boats “a joke” and nothing more than electioneering to try and […]
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Police forces around Britain been told to prepare for abuse that could escalate into violence at polling stations in May’s local elections because of the introduction of voter ID. For the first time in British history, voters will be required to show photo identification in order to cast their ballot in the local elections on […]
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Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi must be sacked from the cabinet say Labour after further revelations about his tax affairs. Conservative MPs have joined calls for Zahawi to step down after it was revealed he paid a £1 million-plus penalty to settle an investigation by HMRC over non-payment of tax due. Senior Tories have called his […]
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Rishi Sunak is facing his first defeat in the House of Commons over the online safety bill and plans to fine social media bosses rather than jailing them for failing to protect children from harmful content. Labour has vowed to back an amendment already supported by nearly 50 Conservative MPs that would see social media […]
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Suella Braverman has provoked outrage over a U-turn on key pledges after the Windrush scandal and with her controversial plans to x-ray vulnerable child refugees. The home secretary is under fire for abandoning commitments the government made following the inquiry into the Windrush scandal – in the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the […]
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Trade unions have vowed to “fiercely resist” Rishi Sunak’s new anti-strike law that will give employers the right to sue unions and sack workers who take industrial action. The government plans to legislate for “minimum safety levels” in six key sectors – health, education, fire, ambulance, rail and nuclear commissioning – during strikes, giving bosses […]
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