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Ofcom investigations into GB News in danger of looking biased, says Tory
Sir Michael Ellis said the news channel conducts itself in the same way as other broadcasters.
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Ben Hatton
22 Feb 2024
UK
£19,500 artwork representing 2019 election goes on display in Parliament
The taxpayer-funded project means the first mobile has entered the Parliamentary Art Collection.
By
Ben Hatton
11 Apr 2022
UK
Budget and spring statement will take £28 billion from women, Labour says
Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch said she did not recognise Labour’s figures.
By
Ben Hatton
30 Mar 2022
UK
Fuel price hikes risk sending UK into ‘de facto lockdown’, Tory warns ministers
Former minister Robert Halfon said parents will soon no longer be able to afford to take their children to school.
By
Ben Hatton
17 Mar 2022
UK
I want to get my career started, says teenager facing seven-month licence delay
An MP has criticised what he called ‘gross discrimination’ in the service the DVLA is providing to people who declare a medical condition.
By
Ben Hatton
14 Mar 2022
UK
Delay for disabled drivers getting their licence is discrimination, says MP
Peter Grant said he knew of cases where drivers with medical conditions had to wait more than six months to get their licence.
By
Ben Hatton
14 Mar 2022
UK
Brandon Lewis welcomes ‘deserved’ apology for historical institutional abuse
The apology will be given by five Stormont ministers on behalf of the powersharing Executive on March 11.
By
Ben Hatton
9 Mar 2022
UK
Minister: taxpayers did not pay for food, drink and a fridge linked to partygate
The Government said there was no cost to the taxpayer for food and alcohol at gatherings in Downing Street under investigation.
By
Ben Hatton
22 Feb 2022
UK
Labour warns ‘wave of devastating bus cuts imminent’ without funding clarity
Labour’s shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh warned of a ‘looming bus crisis’.
By
Ben Hatton
21 Feb 2022
UK
Johnson rejects comparison of West’s approach to Russia with ‘appeasement’
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called for the West to move away from an “appeasement policy” in its approach to Russian aggression.
By
Ben Hatton
20 Feb 2022
UK
Boris Johnson refuses to commit to resigning if found to have broken the law
The Prime Minister said there was ‘not a jot’ he could say about partygate while investigations continue.
By
Ben Hatton
20 Feb 2022
UK
Post-Brexit immigration system ‘will do little to change UK economic trajectory’
The Resolution Foundation argued economic strategy and not immigration changes are needed to produce substantial and long-term economic change.
By
Ben Hatton
17 Feb 2022
UK
Crucial window remains for diplomacy and Russia to step back – Johnson and Biden
The two leaders agreed that western allies should stay ‘united in the face of Russian threats’.
By
Ben Hatton
14 Feb 2022
UK
Government sets out plan to protect leaseholders from cladding remediation costs
New laws could see developers and manufacturers effectively blocked from the housing market if they do not help fix cladding safety issues.
By
Ben Hatton
14 Feb 2022
UK
Labour: Government has ‘badly let down’ British Council workers in Afghanistan
The Government said it is working with the international community to help relocate people.
By
Ben Hatton
20 Jan 2022
UK
Government tolerates human rights abuses for trade with Bahrain – SNP
SNP’s Westminster human rights spokesman Brendan O’Hara criticised the UK Government’s approach.
By
Ben Hatton
13 Jan 2022
UK
Speaker ‘not impressed’ with minister’s answer on Liz Truss £3k lunch allegation
Ms Truss, who was then international trade secretary, is said to have overruled officials over a £3,000 lunch for a US trade representative.
By
Ben Hatton
13 Jan 2022
UK
Government apologises to 118,000 people who saw benefits mistakenly cut
At least 118,000 people with disabilities and health problems had their payments wrongly cut when they were moved on to ESA from other benefits.
By
Ben Hatton
13 Jan 2022
UK
MP breaks down in tears while questioning minister over No 10 drinks party
DUP MP Jim Shannon said his his mother-in-law had ‘died alone’ during the pandemic.
By
Ben Hatton
11 Jan 2022
UK
Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab to reduce risk to babies
The Government said Covid-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and have no impact on fertility.
By
Ben Hatton
10 Jan 2022
UK
Man charged after reports of anti-vaccine protest outside Javid’s home
Labour’s shadow health secretary said the incident ‘should be taken seriously’ by the police.
By
Ben Hatton
4 Jan 2022
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