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UK government set to back working from home to boost productivity

Working from home could boost falling producitivty, especially if workers have the right to switch off, says PM.

TechRadar · Aug 20, 2024

What is the Online Safety Act and why have riots reopened debates about it?

Recent rioting and unrest in the UK has led to calls for the Online Safety Act to be revisited. Mayor Sadiq Khan has called it “not fit for purpose” and Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas Symonds suggested that the government could change the law, which was passed under the previous…

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024

UK riots: 6,000 riot officers to be deployed this weekend as police remain on ‘high alert’ – as it happened

Prime minister says he believes swift processing of rioters in courts has deterring effect but says police are poised for any further disruption

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2024

Senior Labour figures admit stance on Gaza cost party seats

Wes Streeting says it is clear Middle East crisis was real issue for some voters after wins for several independents

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Senior Tories turn on Rishi Sunak over failure to get a grip on election betting scandal

Rishi Sunak has been urged to suspend all those under investigation for placing bets on the date of the election – amid claims that more top Tories will be implicated after party data chief becomes fourth to be accused

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2024

Tory data chief takes leave of absence amid General Election betting claims

Nick Mason is understood to have taken time away from the Conservative Party.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2024

Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says

Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024

Labour dismisses no confidence vote in Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething as Tory ‘stunt’ – as it happened

Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Conservative leader, says vote reflects badly on Keir Starmer as Labour says vote is a stunt

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

Rishi Sunak grilled over Partygate by worker whose mother died in pandemic

The prime minister was asked ‘how anyone can trust you’ by a man who was unable to visit his mother in hospital before she passed away in 2020 while parties were happening in Downing Street

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

Infected blood scandal: who will get compensation, and how much will they get?

People infected as well as close relations of victims or those caring for victims will be eligible

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024