Ministers press for opening of Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza

Ministers press for opening of Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Ministers have been pressing for... Read more »
Deny severance payouts to rule-breaking ministers – Lib Dems

Deny severance payouts to rule-breaking ministers – Lib Dems

The party is calling for “taxpayer-funded handouts” to “disgraced” former members of government to be scrapped as it enters the third day of annual conference. Some £530,000 was received in ministerial severance... Read more »
Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned

Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned

T he Government must ensure lessons are swiftly learned from a series of self-harm related deaths in prison over the last three years, ministers have been warned. There have been 10 self-inflicted... Read more »
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ministers must act to end deadly NHS crisis 

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ministers must act to end deadly NHS crisis 

It is onerous to recall a winter when the NHS was not in disaster. The seasonal rise in respiratory infections appears to take hospital managers abruptly yearly. This 12 months, nevertheless, the... Read more »
Why Boris Johnson’s ministers are resigning and what could happen next

Why Boris Johnson’s ministers are resigning and what could happen next

Comment on this story Comment LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in serious trouble — again — with more than 40 members of his government resigning in the past two... Read more »
London mayor threatens legal action over minister’s veto on housing plan | London

London mayor threatens legal action over minister’s veto on housing plan | London

The simmering row between London’s political leaders and central government over transport funding is escalating on a fresh battleground: possible legal action over suburban station car parks. London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has... Read more »
UK sanctions Russian minister’s stepdaughter with ‘£4m London pad’ over Ukraine war

UK sanctions Russian minister’s stepdaughter with ‘£4m London pad’ over Ukraine war

Polina Kovaleva, who reportedly owns a £4m pad in Kensington, is one of 65 new sanctions targets – alongside the feared Wagner Group, which has been tasked with assassinating Ukrainian President Volodymyr... Read more »
Ministers to provide third of Hammersmith Bridge stabilisation costs

Ministers to provide third of Hammersmith Bridge stabilisation costs

One-third of the cost of stabilising west London’s Hammersmith Bridge will be met by the Government. Ministers announced funding of £2.93 million to ensure the crossing remains open for pedestrians, cyclists and... Read more »
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Covid news latest: New BA.2 variant ‘under investigation’ as ministers ‘consider delaying’ NHS vaccine mandate

Welsh First Minister says UK Government has ‘abandoned science’ in new Covid rules Health authorities are investigating BA.2, a lineage of the Omicron variant, after it was found to have caused hundreds... Read more »
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Ministers say ‘nothing in the data’ to force new Omicron curbs in England

Boris Johnson today suggested NHS staff could be moved to plug shortages amid fears about the Omicron wave triggering a lockdown by default.       The PM revealed that the government is... Read more »