Net migration to the UK could reach one million this year – almost double the record set last year.
Reducing net migration was a key Conservative promise in the 2019 general election. However, figures to be released by the Office for National Statistics in two weeks time will show that net migration will be even higher than the record 504,000...
XR to target Westminster for ‘the Big One’ and four days...
XR (Extinction Rebellion) have warned the government of “unprecedented” civil disobedience with more than 30,000 activists signed up to protest around Westminster for four days, starting on Friday (April 21).
A coalition of almost 200 environmental and social justice groups–...
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TikTok banned by Greater London Authority and across Westminster
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has become the latest UK organisation to block staff from having TikTok on their devices. Security concerns over the Chinese social media app are being...
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Sturgeon quits while Starmer bars Corbyn from standing for Labour
The shock decision by Nicola Sturgeon to stand down as Scotland’s first minister has overshadowed Sir Keir Starmer’s move to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from being a Labour MP. Sturgeon, Scotland’s...
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Nadine Dorries breaches ministerial code as Zahawi sacked over tax affairs
Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has been accused of breaking the ministerial code by parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog over hosting a TV show. Dorries failed to consult with the Advisory Committee...
Investigate Boris Johnson, the BBC chairman and an £800,000 loan, says Labour
Labour is demanding an investigation into Boris Johnson’s appointment of the BBC chairman who is reported to have helped the disgraced former prime minister secure an £800,000 loan.
Richard Sharp was appointed chairman of the...
Anti-strike law is ‘almost certainly illegal’; Starmer embraces ‘take back control’
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...
APPGs – No 10 ‘concerned’ about sex tourist,heavy drinking MPs and peers
Capping off an historic year of crises, sleaze and scandal is news that Downing Street is very “concerned” about MPs on APPGs trips abroad engaging in sex with prostitutes and heavy drinking.
One minister reportedly...
Britain’s an ‘international laughing stock’ after Tory scandal and turmoil, says Hoyle
A year of Tory turmoil, chaos and scandal turned Britain into an international laughing stock, Sir Lindsay Hoyle has opined.
Speaker of the House of Commons Hoyle said the country is still “struggling to recover”...
Could King Charles strip Lady Mone of her title?
A bill giving King Charles the power to personally strip titles from anyone, without parliamentary interference gets its second reading in the Commons on Friday (Dec 9).
Should the bill progress all the way to...