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Ex-Tory MP defects to Reform UK
Ex-Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK.
Mr Anderson was suspended as a Conservative MP after refusing to apologise for claims Islamists had "control" of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.…
The UK risks blackouts unless it builds new, gas-fired power stations
The UK risks blackouts unless it builds new, gas-fired power stations, Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho will warn today.
The new stations will replace existing plants, many of which are aging and will soon be…
UK government pledges extra cash for Muslims’ security
The British government on Monday pledged 117 million pounds ($150 million) towards protecting Muslim communities amid a rise in Islamophobia as it promises more action to tackle extremism.
The new funding, announced just over a week…
Elizabeth Emblem to honour UK public workers who die in line of duty
An award for public servants killed in the line of duty has been announced by the UK government.
The Elizabeth Emblem will be awarded as recognition to the next of kin of “those who lost their lives in the course of undertaking eligible…
They were killed in the London Bridge terror attack, seconds apart
Sara Zelenak was brutally unlucky. Her parents, Mark and Julie, can reel off all the different reasons why she shouldn’t have been walking down the pavement at the junction of London Bridge and Borough High Street 19 seconds after 10.07pm…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the government will scrap the non-dom tax status in the UK
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the government will scrap the non-dom tax status in the UK.
Mr Hunt previously defended the arrangements, arguing they helped ensure that the UK was an attractive place for wealthy…
UK Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt cuts National Insurance again as election looms
Jeremy Hunt has announced cuts to the tax paid by workers from April, in a bid to revive Tory fortunes ahead of this year's election.
In the last spring Budget before the poll, the chancellor slashed National Insurance by a…
UK PM: Forces here at home trying to tear us apart
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned that Britain's multi-ethnic, multi-faith democracy is being "deliberately undermined" by "forces here at home trying to tear us apart".
The PM made the remarks in a statement he made outside 10…
UK boosts MPs’ security amid Gaza war fears
The UK government announced a multi-million-pound package today to boost the security of elected lawmakers who say they face increasing threats amid tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.
The £31 million ($39 million) in extra funding…
Protests descending into mob rule,British PM warns police
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned police chiefs of a "growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule".
He wants more robust police responses that he says are needed to protect politicians and democratic…