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Minister distances Government from Tory MP Lee Anderson’s food bank comments

A minister has distanced the Government from controversial comments made by a Tory MP facing a backlash for suggesting some food bank users “cannot cook properly”. Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, caused outrage on Wednesday after telling the House of ...

12 May 2022 at 11:25

MP: Make cyber-flashing a criminal offence so law catches up with technology

It is time the Government made cyber-flashing a criminal offence to “ensure that the law catches up with technology,” a Conservative MP has said. Fay Jones warned there is evidence to show cyber-flashing – where a person digitally sends an ...

25 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Afghan refugee resettlement scheme to open in January

A programme to help Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban settle in the UK will open in January, the Government has announced. The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), which was first announced in August shortly after Taliban forces ...

23 Dec 2021 at 16:55

Ministers stress need for discipline over public sector pay rises

Millions of public sector workers have been warned that the Government will show “discipline” over their pay rises amid further signs of union unrest at Rishi Sunak’s approach. Teachers from the NASUWT union in England plan to stage ...

12 Jul 2023 at 17:09

Sunak and Hunt yet to make final decisions on public sector pay awards

There will be no extra borrowing to pay for public sector wage rises and any increases must not risk fuelling inflation, a Treasury minister said. The Government is still considering whether to accept the recommendations of pay ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:10

JSO’s tactics ‘pathetic’, Rachel Reeves says after Osborne wedding stunt

Just Stop Oil’s tactics at major events ‘pathetic’, Rachel Reeves says

Labour’s Rachel Reeves has hit out at Just Stop Oil’s tactics as “pathetic”, after Tory former chancellor George Osborne was targeted with orange confetti at his wedding. Mr Osborne and his wife Thea Rogers were strewn with ...

09 Jul 2023 at 11:54

BBC urged to act ‘very swiftly’ on explicit photo claims about unnamed presenter

The BBC has been urged to act “very swiftly” to deal with the claims centring on an unnamed presenter alleged to have paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. Government minister Victoria Atkins described the claims ...

09 Jul 2023 at 12:06

Frazer: BBC investigating presenter allegations ‘swiftly and sensitively’

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said BBC director-general Tim Davie has assured her the corporation is “investigating swiftly and sensitively” into allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager for sexually ...

09 Jul 2023 at 13:53

Culture Secretary to speak to BBC boss over ‘deeply concerning’ allegations

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will hold urgent talks with BBC director-general Tim Davie over “deeply concerning” allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. Senior officials ...

09 Jul 2023 at 12:57

Channel crossings top 1,000 over two days

More than 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in two days, taking the provisional total for the year so far to over 12,500. A total of 384 people were detected on Saturday and 686 on Friday ...

09 Jul 2023 at 12:06

No ‘headroom’ to talk tax cuts, Treasury minister tells Tory MPs

Tory MPs clamouring for tax cuts have been told there is not the “headroom” in the public finances to consider them as the Government struggles to control inflation. Financial Secretary to the Treasury Victoria ...

09 Jul 2023 at 10:27

Just Stop Oil ‘applaud’ Osborne wedding protest but say group ‘not responsible’

Just Stop Oil (JSO) have said they were not responsible for throwing orange confetti over Tory former chancellor George Osborne at his wedding. Mr Osborne and his wife Thea Rogers were strewn with the confetti ...

09 Jul 2023 at 15:10

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