Donald Trump has said NATO allies should be spending 5% of national income on their armed forces – and the UK currently invests less than half of that. Security and Defence Editor @haynesdeborah [http://twitter.com/@haynesdeborah] Wednesday 12 February 2025 20:35, UK The UK defence secretary repeatedly swerved questions on whether Britain should heed calls from the…
Macho Keir is part of the Labour fightback in response to the Sky News/YouGov poll that put Reform ahead of Labour for the first time. Chief political correspondent @joncraig [http://twitter.com/@joncraig] Wednesday 12 February 2025 15:43, UK Has Sir Keir Starmer raised his game at Prime Minister’s Questions? Suddenly, he’s less wooden, robotic and lawyerly and…
Staff have reported a “rodent infestation”, broken CCTV cameras, faulty lighting and an “ongoing legionella issue” across the prison estate in England and Wales, according to the report. Wednesday 12 February 2025 15:29, UK Conditions in UK prisons have “drastically deteriorated” after the previous Tory government decided to privatise all maintenance work, according to a…
The guidance applies to those who have already arrived and any future arrivals, where previously refugees coming on small boats had to wait 10 years before being considered for citizenship. Political reporter @alixculbertson [http://twitter.com/@alixculbertson] Wednesday 12 February 2025 10:49, UK Migrants arriving illegally in the UK in small boats or stowed away in lorries will…
The Home Office has said it “rigorously” contested two appeals at tribunal hearings after the family’s application to live in the UK was initially refused. Wednesday 12 February 2025 03:53, UK A Palestinian family that fled Gaza has been granted the right to live in the UK following an appeal – after they applied to…
John Tuckett, who has worked as the immigration services commissioner for six years, has told MPs he currently travels to the UK for work when he needs to. Wednesday 12 February 2025 00:34, UK The government’s top candidate to become the chief of the borders and immigration watchdog has told MPs he lives in Finland…
Sir Keir Starmer’s ex-chief of staff resigned last October amid a power struggle in Number 10. Political reporter @alexrogerssky [http://twitter.com/@alexrogerssky] Tuesday 11 February 2025 16:29, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog…
Sir Keir will be hoping his rapid response will have taken the heat out of the scandal – but there’s no doubt that damage has been done. Political correspondent @amandaakass [http://twitter.com/@amandaakass] Monday 10 February 2025 19:17, UK Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a ruthless streak when it comes to suspending MPs who’ve brought the…
An independent body decides MPs’ salaries, with expenses for staffing, office costs, accommodation and travel paid in addition. Political reporter @alixculbertson [http://twitter.com/@alixculbertson] Monday 10 February 2025 12:57, UK MPs are in line for an above inflation pay rise this year to reach an annual salary of £93,904, the body that decides parliamentary salaries has announced….
Sunday 9 February 2025 22:59, UK A Labour MP has said he “deeply regrets” comments made on a WhatsApp group – a day after health minister Andrew Gwynne was sacked for leaked racist and sexist remarks posted on the same chat. In a statement on X, Burnley MP Oliver Ryan said: “Between 2019 and early…
