Amy Gibbons
UK
What is the cladding scandal?
Here are some answers on the nature of the problem, what action has been taken so far to help leaseholders, and what ministers intend to do next
By Amy Gibbons
4 Sept 2024
Politics
Minister confirms free train travel for veterans to attend remembrance services
It was previously reported that the Government had revoked the offer for military personnel because the cost to the taxpayer would be ‘too great’.
By Amy Gibbons
9 Oct 2022
Politics
Cabinet minister backs PM ‘swiftly’ sacking ex-minister Conor Burns
Nadhim Zahawi said he believes the MP for Bournemouth West has been treated fairly following a misconduct claim.
By Amy Gibbons
9 Oct 2022
Politics
Zahawi warns ‘delay is our biggest enemy’ as he urges Tory unity
A senior Conservative MP said the mood in the party is ‘febrile’
By Amy Gibbons
9 Oct 2022
Politics
Conor Burns was ‘on track for knighthood’ as he faces misconduct claim
The BBC reports that an eyewitness saw the ex-minister touching a young man’s thigh at a hotel bar during the Conservative Party conference
By Amy Gibbons
9 Oct 2022
Politics
Ministers urge party to rally behind PM or risk election defeat
The appeal for unity comes as fresh polling puts PM’s personal approval rating at minus 47
By Amy Gibbons
9 Oct 2022
Politics
Raising benefits in line with wages ‘would push 200,000 children into poverty’
Campaigners have warned ministers ‘U-turning on children’s futures cannot be an option’.
By Amy Gibbons
9 Oct 2022
Politics
Sacked minister denies he has met Mel B after singer posts cryptic tweet
Conor Burns has said he will ‘fully co-operate’ with a Tory probe into allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
By Amy Gibbons
8 Oct 2022
Business News
Truss hails ‘milestone’ as UK exports lamb to US for first time since 1989
The market is worth an estimated £37 million in the first five years of trade.
By Amy Gibbons
8 Oct 2022
Politics
Labour criticises Tories for failing to scrap ‘outrageous’ non-dom status
Rachel Reeves also claims the Conservatives have ‘unleashed a strategy for sleepless nights’ rather than a plan for growth.
By Amy Gibbons
8 Oct 2022
Politics
Archbishop concerned over potential move of British embassy to Jerusalem
The Prime Minister told her Israeli counterpart at the United Nations summit in New York last month that she was considering the relocation.
By Amy Gibbons
8 Oct 2022
Politics
Boris Johnson ‘full of energy with no bitterness’ after being ousted – Dorries
The former culture secretary said the ex-Prime Minister was ‘swinging a cricket bat’ when she went to see him earlier this week.
By Amy Gibbons
8 Oct 2022
Politics
Truss faces latest Tory scandal as minister sacked over misconduct claim
Conor Burns – who has also had the Tory whip suspended – has accused the party of rushing to judgment, as he vowed to clear his name.
By Amy Gibbons
8 Oct 2022
Politics
Truss ‘considering plans to send childcare cash straight to parents’
The Department for Education said ‘a wide range of options’ are being explored to make childcare more accessible and affordable.
By Amy Gibbons
7 Oct 2022
Politics
Minister to overturn decision to scrap free remembrance services train travel
The Government was said to have revoked the offer because the cost to the taxpayer would be ‘too great’.
By Amy Gibbons
7 Oct 2022
Politics
Sacked minister Conor Burns accuses Tory party of rushing to judgment
The former trade minister has had the party whip suspended pending an investigation into ‘allegations of inappropriate behaviour’ earlier this week.
By Amy Gibbons
7 Oct 2022
Politics
Conor Burns sacked as minister with Tory whip suspended pending investigation
The MP for Bournemouth West has reportedly said he will co-operate fully with the probe and ‘looks forward to clearing his name’.
By Amy Gibbons
7 Oct 2022
Politics
Tory chairman hits back at Dorries over call for Truss to change course
Jake Berry says the former culture secretary is a ‘very fine Conservative’, but stands by the Government’s plans.
By Amy Gibbons
6 Oct 2022
Politics
Historian admired by Truss says she completely misunderstood his work
Rick Perlstein says the Prime Minister missed the cynicism in his book The Invisible Bridge.
By Amy Gibbons
6 Oct 2022
Politics
Starmer recalls moment he was ‘struck’ by plight of woman in Grimsby
The Labour leader said a woman told him, very simply, that she does not want to merely survive, but ‘live’.
By Amy Gibbons
27 Sept 2022
Politics
Rayner warns ‘disjointed’ economy is crushing Britain’s ‘entrepreneurial spirit’
The deputy Labour leader makes the case for rewarding employers who want to do ‘the right thing’, so they can help promote ‘sustainable’ growth.
By Amy Gibbons
27 Sept 2022