Liverpool is still waiting for Rishi Sunak's £2m waterfront promise £2 million to begin work on the project was announced by the Government in October 2021, but 15 months on no money has been received Liverpool Echo · Jan 16, 2023
Sunak can block Scot gender law, says ex-law chief Dominic Grieve accusing SNP of ‘manufacturing grievance’ The former senior Tory minister dismissed the row as ‘political froth’ which would ultimately be decided in the courts Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023
Tory MSP: Blocking gender bill would be 'gift' to independence movement A TORY MSP has warned the Prime Minister that the blocking of Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill would be a “gift to proponents of… The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2023
Two in three Britons say NHS services are ‘bad’ YouGov poll finds 85% of public think Rishi Sunak government handling health service badly The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
Brexit: No protocol breakthrough as UK and EU agree to ‘scope’ for solutions Hopes of joint political declaration dashed after talks between James Cleverly and EU’s Maros Sefcovic The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
Sunak plans to strengthen anti-protest laws with police powers U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to strengthen anti-protest legislation, giving police additional powers to clamp down on demonstrations even before they’ve caused any disruption. Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023
Police could be given powers to intervene before protests 'become too disruptive' 'We cannot have protests by a small minority disrupting the ordinary public. It’s not acceptable and we’re going to bring it to an end' Wales Online · Jan 16, 2023
Deadline approaches for Rishi Sunak to decide on blocking Scotland’s gender law He would become the first Prime Minister to trigger Section 35 if he chooses to stand in the way of the SNP’s gender reforms. The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak backs tougher police powers to shut down protests before they get disruptive Outrage from civil liberties groups over fresh attempt to curb ‘guerrilla’ tactics The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
'Senior Labour figures right to be haunted by fear of Conservative resurrection' The economy crash, the NHS crisis, Covid and the invasion of Ukraine don’t explain why we’re doing worse than similar nations, so Rishi Sunak will struggle to escape the grave Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023
UK seeks stronger powers to stop disruptive protests Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government will on Monday announce new proposals to clamp down on protests, broadening the range of situations in which police in England and Wales are able to act to prevent serious disruption. Reuters · Jan 15, 2023
Police may be able to intervene before protests become too disruptive The Public Order Bill is aimed at curbing the guerrilla tactics used by groups like Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion. The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
Signs that the UK economy could be recovering better than expected Experts forecast falling energy costs and a halving of inflation lie ahead but warned some will still struggle The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
Blocking Scotland’s gender reforms would be ‘calamitous’, campaigners say The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill passed in December. The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023 Labour vows to hand ‘weak’ Rishi Sunak first defeat over Online Safety Bill Exclusive: PM failed to ‘read the room’ over criminal penalities for social media giants, says shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell – as Labour plans to vote with Tory rebels
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023 It isn’t strikes putting us all at risk – it’s Tory cuts Letters: Nick Watts, Sharon Mills and John Robinson on striking healthcare workers and the damage done to the NHS by Conservative neglect
The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war live: rescue attempts continue for survivors of Russian missile attack on Dnipro apartment block — as it happened At least 20 dead and fate of 40 remains unknown with scores left homeless says governor
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023 Keir Starmer says 16 is too young to change gender amid ‘concern’ over Scottish law It comes as the UK Government considers whether to block a Scottish Bill that would allow people to self-identify as a different gender.
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023 Sunak urged to accept rebel MPs’ amendment to boost online safety for children Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan-Smith said tech giants ‘shouldn’t be so big that they cannot face punishment for failure’.
Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023 Millionaire Tory Nadhim Zahawi to 'pay millions in tax to settle HMRC dispute' Labour say the multi-millionaire former Chancellor - who is chairman of the Tory party - has ‘questions to answer’ over the way his family’s trust held shares in the polling firm he founded
Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023 Keir Starmer says he believes 16-year-olds are too young to change their legal gender Keir Starmer said he had 'concerns' over Scotland's reforms to the law for trans people, but did not say if he would block the law as PM, adding he did not want it to be a 'toxic political football'
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023 Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi ‘pays millions to settle tax row’ after investigation It comes after The Independent first revealed the inquiry into the Tory chair’s tax affairs last year
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023 New homes at risk as English local authorities cut housebuilding plans Nine local authorities pause plans following government’s decision to drop mandatory targets
Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2023 Keir Starmer admits ‘concern’ over new Scotland gender law It comes as the UK Government considers whether to block a Scottish Bill that would allow people to self-identify as a different gender
Daily Record · Jan 15, 2023 Keir Starmer contradicts Scottish Labour on Gender Recognition Reform bill Scottish Labour voted in favour of the bill but Starmer said 16 is too young to change gender.