All police officers and staff in UK to be checked following David Carrick rape case Serving office Carrick committed a string of rapes and sexual assaults Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023
Boris Johnson ‘wanted to scrap’ British tanks now being sent to Ukraine Exclusive: Army chiefs had to fight ‘tooth and nail’ to persuade the then-prime minister to keep the Challenger 2 squadron, sources claim The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Keir Starmer hammers Rishi Sunak over ambulance waiting times in PMQs and warns of ‘lethal chaos’ in NHS Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at Rishi Sunak over ambulance waiting times, urging him to "stop blaming others" for the NHS crisis. Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023
No 10 defends Zahawi after reports he paid millions to settle tax dispute – as it happened Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson says PM has full confidence in Tory chairman despite allegations over his tax affairs The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Rishi Sunak news – live: ‘Lethal chaos’ inflicted on NHS under Tories, Starmer claims NHS and strikes dominate another PMQs session The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
UN agency and US labour secretary deny backing UK anti-strike bill Remarks at odds with government claims that planned minimum service law has ‘international seal of approval’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Liz Truss Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers £4,175 Lectern featuring blocks of wood resembling popular game was made for ex-PM who lasted 45 days The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Rishi Sunak takes Nadhim Zahawi ‘at his word’ over tax affairs PM retains confidence in under-pressure Tory chair, says No 10 – as Sunak’s own tax returns set to be published ‘very short time’ The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
'I feel betrayed': Gender reform campaigners on the UK Government bill block Some suspected it, while others had hoped that the UK Government wouldn’t “weaponise” trans people and risk a constitutional row with the… The National (Scotland) · Jan 18, 2023
Launch date for new £130m Wales fund from the British Business Bank Chief executive of the British Business Bank Louis Taylor said the fund would help plug the equity gap in Wales Birmingham Post · Jan 18, 2023
Jeremy Hunt preparing ‘slim Budget without tax cuts’ Chancellor wants to balance the books, as Liz Truss supporters launch tax-cutting growth group The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
The UK government knows it’s on borrowed time – that’s why it’s tearing up our freedoms In relationships, controlling and coercive behaviour is now a criminal offence. In British politics, it is glorified, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
The Brexiters are getting their bonfire of EU law – and democracy will lie in the ashes Sunak’s fast-tracking of the retained EU law bill shows that the road away from Europe is one-way, and paved to the lowest possible standard, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
'Nuclear option': Why has the UK Government blocked Scotland's gender reforms? Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned Rishi Sunak's Government the decision to stop the landmark reforms - a constitutional first - will 'inevitably' end up in the courts Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023 Labour to force Commons vote on plans to ‘sunset’ 4,000 EU laws Exclusive: Party fears basic rights such as maternity protections and holiday entitlement could be swept away
Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023 Thousands of NHS England nurses go on strike today Staff from more than 55 NHS trusts will take part in industrial action over two days
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023 'Paying strike-breaking nurses is a bit rich - what a pity we can't sack the Tories' The £40 per hour inducement to cross picket lines at York Hospital is unlikely to be the only instance of lucrative deals being dangled before the eyes of replacement staff
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023 Health bosses warn NHS strikes could become ‘war of attrition’ as nurses walk out Strike action underway in 55 trusts across England in bitter pay dispute
Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023 Personalised 'Jenga' lectern used by Liz Truss during 49 days as PM cost taxpayers £4,000 Downing Street has revealed that £4,175 of public money was spent on the higgledy-piggledy lectern that was specially made for Liz Truss, before she was forced to quit
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 The Guardian view on a deal for Northern Ireland: Sunak must face down his ultras Editorial: Brexit maximalists must not be allowed to derail progress in easing barriers to trade across the Irish Sea
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 I worked for Matt Hancock and I say this: ministers need to pay-up and end the NHS strikes The government should quickly accept it cannot win this dispute, but it can end it, says Richard Sloggett, a former adviser to Matt Hancock at the Department of Health
The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023 FACT CHECK: Does Tory strike legislation bring the UK into line with Europe? Was Oliver Dowden right about anti-strike legislation?
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023 Ryanair launches six new routes from London airports after record bookings Ryanair has announced six new routes from London airports in 2023, with flights to Asturias, Belfast, Cornwall, Edinburgh, Klagenfurt and Leipzig,
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 Blocking Scotland’s gender bill is no anti-woke crusade. But it’s not a democratic outrage either Some may suspect Rishi Sunak of trying to start a culture war, but there is a real legislative problem here, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023 UK to ban conversion therapy for all - after U-turn on exclusion of trans people The Government will publish draft legislation setting out its plans for a ban on conversion therapy, which forces people to change or deny their sexuality