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Safety fears mount for geologist jailed in Iraq as Truss is urged to intervene

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has faced demands to “intervene at the highest level” after safety concerns were raised for a retired British geologist jailed for 15 years in Iraq. Jim Fitton, 66, is being moved from an airport detention cell to a ...

09 Jun 2022 at 11:45

Holidaymakers warned of 10-week wait for new passports amid fee hike

Holidaymakers have been warned to allow 10 weeks for new passports if they are planning to travel abroad this summer. According to The Daily Telegraph, the Home Office has advised that the 10-week deadline introduced during the pandemic would ...

07 Feb 2023 at 05:56

‘Focus on future’ not Boris Johnson, says PM

Rishi Sunak said he wanted to “focus on the future”, as he sought to draw a line under the partygate saga following Boris Johnson’s exit from Parliament. The Prime Minister has faced accusations of being too “weak” to stand up to his former ...

22 Jun 2023 at 15:46

Commons Leader says she hears the concerns of charities affected by NI rise

Commons Leader Lucy Powell has said she hears the concerns of charities who will be subject to a rise in employers’ national insurance, and there will be an update “soon”. This came in response to calls from the Liberal Democrats to exempt ...

21 Nov 2024 at 13:41

Royal Mail’s six-day delivery service must continue, says business minister

Royal Mail’s six-day delivery service must continue, a business minister has said, as the group proposes cuts. The postal service put forward proposals in April that would see a dramatic reduction in second-class letter deliveries. ...

02 May 2024 at 12:16

Minister supports calls to address issue of gender bias in English literature

A minister has supported calls to address the issue of gender bias in English literature, after MPs were told that just 2% of pupils studied a female author at GCSE. Commons Leader Lucy Powell said more young people should be ...

13 Sept 2024 at 08:50

Rishi Sunak flies to Southampton and back on taxpayer-funded helicopter

Rishi Sunak has flown by helicopter to Southampton and back to London, in the latest short trip the Prime Minister has made by air rather than by car or train. Downing Street said taking the aircraft to visit a pharmacy on ...

09 May 2023 at 19:01

Mordaunt: Kicking Johnson off Privy Council would not be ‘appropriate’

Penny Mordaunt has said kicking Boris Johnson off the Privy Council would not be “an appropriate course of action”, as the threshold for that is “much higher”. The Commons Leader’s comments came as Liberal Democrat Wera ...

22 Jun 2023 at 13:01

Coffey: Eating turnips could help avoid produce shortages during winter months

Eating turnips could help avoid fruit and vegetable shortages in UK supermarkets during the winter months, the Environment Secretary has suggested. Therese Coffey told MPs that ongoing shortages of produce will be a ...

23 Feb 2023 at 16:33

Minister: We’re looking to address problems of Cycle to Work scheme

Ministers are assessing how to help more low-income workers buy a bike after acknowledging the Cycle to Work scheme has “problems”. Transport minister Simon Lightwood said he will be working closely with his ...

10 Oct 2024 at 11:17

Government majority ‘gone by Easter’ if rebellion continues – shadow minister

Shadow leader of the House of Commons Chris Philp has said the Government’s majority will be “gone by Easter” due to their “significant back bench rebellion” over the two child benefit cap. During Business ...

25 Jul 2024 at 13:09

Lammy to raise MP’s denial of entry to Hong Kong with Chinese authorities

The Foreign Secretary will raise the decision to refuse an MP entry to Hong Kong with Chinese authorities, describing the incident as “deeply concerning”. Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse was denied ...

13 Apr 2025 at 00:31

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