Tag: UK Politics
fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Brexit trade deal could be suspended if Boris Johnson triggers Article 16, Ireland warns

The move would plunge the UK into a no-deal Brexit

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

UK’s Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains

Exclusive: All trade deals combined worth less than 50p per person a year, analysis of government figures shows

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Keir Starmer abandons pledge to abolish House of Lords

The Labour leader has abandoned a number of policy promises in recent months

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson picking Brexit fights to distract from scandals, Keir Starmer says

Labour leader says triggering Article 16 will not solve problems in Northern Ireland

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Jacob Rees-Mogg must resign over Owen Paterson scandal, Labour says

Opposition says position of leader of the Commons has become ‘untenable’

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

UK’s Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains

Exclusive: All trade deals combined worth less than 50p per person a year, analysis of government figures shows

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Sajid Javid launches Covid booster jabs push for vulnerable

NHS booking system will be updated to speed up rollout of boosters

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson facing prospect of ‘cash for votes’ inquiry after claims Tory whips blackmailed MPs

The cabinet secretary is being urged to investigate the allegations

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fast 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Brexit: Triggering Article 16 would be ‘monumentally stupid’, warns John Major

Former PM brands mooted UK policy “absurd”.

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Keir Starmer urged not to drop Labour policy banning MPs from second jobs

Pledge from 2019 manifesto has gone missing during Owen Paterson scandal

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

John Major blasts Boris Johnson’s ‘politically corrupt’ and ‘un-Conservative’ government

Former prime minister describes party’s conduct as ‘shameful’

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
dailymail.co.uk

Vicious blame game erupts after Boris's sleaze U-turn fiasco

Mark Spencer is facing the wrath of many MPs over the bungled bid to save Owen Paterson from punishment over lobbying...

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
dailymail.co.uk

Labour MPs warned their home addresses could have been stolen

Labour MPs have been warned that 'a significant quantity of information' could have been stolen after an IT firm, whi...

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson’s Brexit demand is impossible and he knows it, says EU vice president

Frans Timmermans said it was ‘extremely well-known in London’ that UK demand was impossible

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Remainers must never give up trying to rejoin the EU, Michael Heseltine says

Former deputy prime minister says we ‘must restore Britain’s position in the corridors of European power’

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
dailymail.co.uk

House of Lords defeats Government bid to axe triple-lock on pensions

The House of Lords backed by 220 votes to 178, majority 42, a cross-party move to keep the link between earnings and ...

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson suffers heavy defeat in House of Lords over pensions triple lock

The government lost a vote on Tuesday evening by a large majority of 102

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Jacob Rees-Mogg comes to defence of Tory MP who ‘repeatedly’ broke lobbying rules

Owen Paterson was found to have promoted companies who paid him

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

UK accuses EU of ‘wilful misrepresentation’ of its Brexit position on Northern Ireland

EU ‘increasingly concerned’ that UK wants to ‘embark on a path of confrontation’

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

COP26: Stop treating nature like a toilet, UN secretary general António Guterres tells world leaders

Former Portuguese prime minister said ‘addiction’ to fossil fuels is ‘pushing humanity to the brink’

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Britain tells France: you have 48 hours before we sue you over Brexit fishing threats

Anglo-French relationship in meltdown on first day of COP26 UN climate summit hosted by UK

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Public supports nationalising ‘gig economy’ apps such as Deliveroo and Uber to improve working co...

Oxford University study finds strong support for action on gig economy

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

France still holding British fishing boat and risks breaking Brexit trade deal, says UK

Minister warns threats by France for further crackdown don’t appear ‘compatible’ with Brexit deal

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Brexit: France detains British trawler amid dispute over fishing rights

This is the latest incident in the feud between Britain and France over fishing rights post Brexit

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Rishi Sunak laughs off questions about Brexit damage to UK economy: ‘It was five years ago’

Brexit ‘benefits’ named by chancellor all judged by OBR to have negligible economic impact

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Brexit has worsened UK supply chain crisis, government’s spending watchdog says

Office for Budget Responsibility contradicts government line

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Face-to-face GP appointment plan prompts "anger and upset" in Bristol area

Local health chiefs vow to do what's right for patients after controversial proposals

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Budget: Inflation to rise to 4% but economic growth forecast up

Chancellor unveils new fiscal rules to restrain spending

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
dailymail.co.uk

'Less than 20% chance' No10 will activate plan B, sources say

Despite warning last week that UK daily cases could rise to 100,000 this winter, Downing Street is thought to have ta...

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Rishi Sunak planning to soften blow of Universal Credit cuts with ‘taper rate’ tweak

But chancellor’s last-minute change will not help families affected by anywhere near as much

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

EU commissioner says Brexit has been ‘catastrophe’ and caused shortages

Thierry Breton also accuses UK of ‘a lot of bad faith’

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

We were not defeated in Afghanistan, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace says

‘Aim your anger at the US’ for signing deal with the Taliban, defence secretary tells MPs

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Government accused of trying to ‘scupper’ own Covid Plan B by leaking cost

Treasury and Cabinet Office documents released to media

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Stop using aid cash to invest in fossil fuels, MPs tell government

International development committee says hard to take UK government seriously on climate change

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Public sector pay freeze imposed on millions during pandemic to be lifted

‘It’s right that nurses, teachers and all the other public sector workers who played their part during the pandemic s...

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

UK rejects compromise plan on EU court role in Northern Ireland Brexit deal

Lord Frost says European Court of Justice cannot be kept in ‘by some other name’

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Minimum wage to rise from £8.91 an hour to £9.50

The national minimum wage for adults is to go up to £9.50 in this week’s budget, it has been reported.

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

MPs avoiding £70,000 a year in congestion and emissions charges by putting them on expenses

Exclusive: Clean air groups write to expenses watchdog as investigation finds 116 MPs expensing anti-pollution charges

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etwa 3 Jahre ago
independent.co.uk

Tory reforms redistributed schools cash from poor to rich areas, MPs find

Public Accounts Committee contradicts government claims to be ‘levelling up’

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