Brexit
— After Brexit, the UK has had fewer migrants from the EU, but they have been far outstripped by people coming from elsewhere.
Brexit
— After Brexit, the UK has had fewer migrants from the EU, but they have been far outstripped by people coming from elsewhere.
Health
— The health secretary has announced a delay in the delivery of the 40 new hospitals in England that Boris Johnson had pledged as Prime Minister until beyond 2030.
UK Politics
— Foreign Secretary James Cleverly recently used a luxury business jet for his eight-day tour of the Caribbean and Latin America despite the cost of living crisis.
Investigation
— WhatsApp messages reveal VIP COVID testing contracts awarded to Tory donors. Conversations expose lobbying efforts and raise concerns about political donations influencing government decisions during the pandemic.
UK Farmers
— As a Downing Street summit discussed UK food crisis, highlighting the need for transparency and fairness in supply chains, over 4 million people in the food industry struggle due to an unfair system with low wages and unequal marginal costs across the chain.
UK Politics
— Former Tory minister Rees-Mogg calls voter ID law “gerrymandering”, saying it hurt elderly Conservative voters in the recent local elections. Government ministers have denied partisan motives.
Accountability
— What if Rishi Sunak has invested his wealth in Oil and Gas shares? This is worth considering because if he has, his reluctance to impose a substantial windfall tax on Oil companies’ excessive profits would have a new significance.
Migrant Workers
— Since 2011, I’ve worked in more than 20 precarious workplaces in hospitality, manufacturing and logistics – and I have only seen a union once.
NHS Strike
— The NHS Staff Council, representing over a million NHS staff in England, has accepted the government’s revised pay offer for 2022-23 and 2023-24.
UK Politics
— Housing and migrants charities blast ‘shameful’ plan to relax licensing rules around HMOs for people fleeing danger.
Voting Rights
— The Good Law Project has expressed concern over the new voting rules, which they fear may lead to the disenfranchisement of certain groups, especially young people.
COVID-19
— A campaign group of bereaved families who lost relatives to COVID-19 and want the government to account for its errors during the pandemic are dissatisfied with the COVID Inquiry and feel they are being sidelined.
Illegal Migration Bill
— The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that interim measures are legally binding under international law.
Brexit
— The British government is becoming more realistic about Brexit, evident in the Windsor Framework and Integrated Review. Brexit remains central yet marginal, adversely impacting the UK but no longer a major political issue.
UK Politics
— A new book provides a behind-the-scenes look at the chaos and downfall of Boris Johnson’s premiership, including how the former PM’s indecisiveness and knack for pointing fingers led to his downfall, and how Dominic Cummings and Carrie Johnson influenced decision-making in Downing Street.
UK Politics
— A report found the deputy PM to have been abrasive and intimidating to civil servants who have waited months for action to be taken. Dominic Raab’s case leaves current and future victims of ministerial bullying unsure if their grievances will be taken seriously.
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