Nina Lloyd
Tech
Starmer set to announce social media ban as ministers pledge screentime advice
A separate consultation will lead to guidance for parents on when a child should get a smartphone and how long under-16s should spend online.
By Nina Lloyd
8 Jun 2026
Politics
Healey says Rayner ‘not a victim’ amid Labour reshuffle discontent
The Defence Secretary said a ‘good team’ was in place following Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.
By Nina Lloyd
7 Sept 2025
Politics
Kyle to fly from US to China ahead of Trump state visit
The Business Secretary will visit the US and China in his first major engagements after Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet reshuffle.
By Nina Lloyd
7 Sept 2025
Politics
Mahmood to host Five Eyes border talks in first major job as Home Secretary
The meeting between US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and UK counterparts will take place in London this week.
By Nina Lloyd
7 Sept 2025
Politics
Migrants could be moved to military sites as PM tells new Cabinet ‘go up a gear’
Sir Keir Starmer used a major reshuffle over the weekend to make wide-ranging ministerial changes at the Home Office.
By Nina Lloyd
7 Sept 2025
Politics
Mahmood will be ‘just as tough’ on Palestine Action as Cooper, Healey says
John Healey suggested supporters of the group would need to face consequences in order to avoid ‘two-tier policing.’
By Nina Lloyd
7 Sept 2025
Politics
PM ‘to move asylum seekers into barracks’ after Home Office shake-up
Dozens of asylum hotels are expected to close after they became the focal point of demonstrations over the summer.
By Nina Lloyd
7 Sept 2025
Politics
Starmer ‘focused on delivery’ after post-Rayner purge
The Prime Minister is seeking to draw a line under the damaging fallout from his former deputy’s breach of the ministerial code.
By Nina Lloyd
6 Sept 2025
Politics
PM shakes up Home Office in sweeping reshuffle after Rayner exit
Former borders minister Dame Angela Eagle and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson have been moved to other departments.
By Nina Lloyd
6 Sept 2025
Politics
UK cannot take US special relationship for granted, Mandelson warns
In a wide-ranging speech, Lord Mandelson, a key architect of New Labour, said the country cannot afford to show any ‘complacency’.
By Nina Lloyd
6 Sept 2025
Politics
Minister rules out early election amid Government reshuffle
A junior ministerial reshuffle is expected to take place on Saturday.
By Nina Lloyd
6 Sept 2025
Politics
Public banned from Commons chamber amid hidden phone probe
Tourists and visitors will be unable to enter the main chamber ‘until further notice’, parliamentary authorities said.
By Nina Lloyd
6 Sept 2025
Politics
Minister defends prospect of Government meeting Israeli president in UK
Douglas Alexander said the UK must engage with Israeli as well as Palestinian authorities.
By Nina Lloyd
5 Sept 2025
Politics
Starmer says ‘of course’ he will act on standards probe into Rayner tax row
Angela Rayner has been under mounting pressure in recent weeks after reports emerged she had saved £40,000 in stamp duty.
By Nina Lloyd
4 Sept 2025
Politics
PM and Cabinet rally round Rayner amid property tax row
The Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the Deputy Prime Minister their ‘full confidence’.
By Nina Lloyd
4 Sept 2025
Politics
Ministers defend Rayner in tax row as fresh property purchase details emerge
Sources close to the Deputy Prime Minister said she was given three separate pieces of legal advice before buying an £800,000 property in Hove.
By Nina Lloyd
4 Sept 2025
Politics
Cost of Afghan data breach scheme unknown to Government – watchdog
The amount spent on the scheme was not recorded separately to other resettlement activity following the fall of Kabul, the NAO said.
By Nina Lloyd
3 Sept 2025
Politics
Tories will challenge Government to rule out property tax hikes
Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering ending the exemption from capital gains tax for more expensive homes.
By Nina Lloyd
2 Sept 2025
Politics
Farage to say UK has ‘authoritarian censorship regimes’ after Linehan arrest
The Reform UK leader will give evidence to the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on free speech in the UK.
By Nina Lloyd
2 Sept 2025
Politics
Greens to unveil new leadership after fiercely fought race
Voting has closed in the race between front-running London Assembly member Zack Polanski and MPs Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns.
By Nina Lloyd
2 Sept 2025
Politics2 Sept 2025
Keir Starmer to meet Cabinet after poaching top Rachel Reeves aide
The Prime Minister is celebrating his 63rd birthday today as he faces a host of challenges from the small boats crisis to tight public finances