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Channel migrants face ban on claiming asylum in UK

Migrants crossing the Channel will face a ban from claiming asylum in Britain under plans announced by the Home Secretary. At the Conservative Party conference, Suella Braverman used her first major speech since taking on the role to set out the ...

04 Oct 2022 at 21:43

Truss puts faith in growth plan to quell Tory opposition and save premiership

Liz Truss will say the “disruption” from her plans to revive the country’s economy will be worth it as she battles to save her premiership after just a month in the job. The Prime Minister will insist there can be no more “drift and delay” in ...

05 Oct 2022 at 11:47

Truss rules out sacking Mordaunt for speaking out over benefits rise

Liz Truss ruled out sacking Penny Mordaunt after the Commons Leader put pressure on the Prime Minister to increase benefits in line with inflation. Ms Mordaunt, who ran against Ms Truss for the party leadership, said she has “always ...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:20

Focus on less controversial reforms, Frost tells PM

Liz Truss should focus on less controversial economic reforms for the next year, Lord Frost has said. The former Brexit negotiator said the Prime Minister should “err away from things we know are going to be highly controversial ...

03 Oct 2022 at 18:58

Putin ‘highly unlikely’ to use nuclear weapons but is not rational, says Wallace

Vladimir Putin is “highly unlikely” to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict but he is not acting in a “rational” way, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. The Russian president has threatened to use “all the means at ...

02 Oct 2022 at 21:08

Starmer promises to get 1.5 million more households on the property ladder

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to make owning a home a reality for another 1.5 million households, branding Labour “the party of home ownership in Britain today”. The Labour leader said he wanted to see 70% of households own ...

27 Sept 2022 at 17:31

Starmer: Working-class background gave me ‘hope’ and ‘impatience’

Sir Keir Starmer leaned on his working-class background to cast Labour as party of aspiration as he made his leader’s speech to the party conference in Liverpool. The Labour leader has often referred to his upbringing as ...

27 Sept 2022 at 16:43

Key points Sir Keir Starmer made in his Labour conference speech

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to create a publicly-owned energy company, boost home ownership and create a more stable economy. Here is a quick look at the key points Sir Keir made during his second in-person conference speech ...

27 Sept 2022 at 17:18

Michael Gove could vote against Liz Truss’s ‘profoundly concerning’ tax plans

Michael Gove could vote against Truss’s ‘profoundly concerning’ tax plans

Tory former Cabinet minister Michael Gove said Liz Truss’s plans to pay for vast tax cuts with increased borrowing were “not Conservative” as he threatened to vote against the mini-budget. The veteran of government, ...

02 Oct 2022 at 18:52

Rayner: Boris Johnson will be plotting comeback amid turmoil for new Government

Boris Johnson will be plotting his comeback “with a glint in his eye” as the Government plunges financial markets into “free-fall”, according to Angela Rayner. Labour deputy leader Ms Rayner took aim at the ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:22

Starmer vows to reverse ‘wrongheaded’ cut to income tax for rich

Sir Keir Starmer hit out at the Government’s “wrongheaded” economic policies as he pledged to reverse the income tax cut for people earning more than £150,000. The Labour leader, who said his party now had ...

25 Sept 2022 at 13:00

Cutting benefits to fund reduced tax ‘not right thing to do’ says Scottish Tory

A Scottish Conservative MP has said a possible plan to cut benefits to fund tax reductions for the richest is “not a good idea” but that he would not be drawn into “hypotheticals”. Andrew Bowie, speaking ...

02 Oct 2022 at 15:33

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