Rhiannon James
Politics
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out tax hikes to fund defence spending
The Government’s defence investment plan is due to be published ahead of the Nato summit in Turkey, which begins on July 7.
10 Jun 2026
Politics
Starmer: Home Office to examine case of couple fined over immigrant in bike rack
Conservative former minister Sir John Whittingdale, who raised the case in the Commons, said the couple should be ‘thanked rather than punished’.
12 Mar 2025
Politics
Starmer ‘appalled’ by Israel blocking aid to Gaza
At Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer said the blocking of aid into Gaza risks breaching international law.
12 Mar 2025
Politics
Starmer faces backlash in the Commons over potential welfare cuts
Labour MP Richard Burgon said disabled people are ‘frightened’ as he pleaded with the Prime Minister to make the ‘moral’ choice.
12 Mar 2025
Politics
Inevitability of four-day week should be embraced, Labour MP says
Peter Dowd said a four-day week could lead to more productivity, with employees less likely to experience burnout.
12 Mar 2025
Politics
Shabana Mahmood: Serco’s performance fitting electronic tags ‘not good enough’
Serco has repeatedly come under fire for delays in fitting offenders with tags since it took over the Ministry of Justice’s tagging contract in 2023.
11 Mar 2025
Politics
UK should take ‘one in, one out’ approach to immigration, Reform UK MP suggests
Richard Tice put forward a ‘net-zero immigration’ policy, as he argued that ‘with competence’ legal migration could be ‘sortable’.
10 Mar 2025
Politics
Sentence reductions should be less generous if ‘no question of guilt’ – MP
Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox said there should be ‘a range of discounts available’, as opposed to an automatic one-third reduction for guilty pleas.
10 Mar 2025
Politics
MP calls for inclusive maternity care as NHS was ‘unprepared for body like mine’
Labour’s Marie Tidball, who has lived with a disability all her life, said she lost her confidence following her experience of pregnancy.
6 Mar 2025
Politics
Women forced to face ‘significant’ risks because of inclusivity – Reform UK MP
Rupert Lowe told the Commons that safety and dignity should be prioritised over inclusivity and ‘wokery’.
6 Mar 2025
Politics
Government working to mitigate risk to abuse survivors of emergency phone alerts
Labour MP Paulette Hamilton raised concerns that those with secret phones could be put in additional danger as a result of the siren-like alerts.
6 Mar 2025
Politics
Starmer accused of lying by Tory frontbencher during Prime Minister’s Questions
Victoria Atkins could be heard shouting ‘that is a lie’ following a question on the Government’s policy to charge VAT on private school fees.
5 Mar 2025
Politics3 Mar 2025
Starmer faces pressure from senior Labour MPs over aid cuts
Labour former minister Barry Gardiner argued the cuts will lead to more deaths
Money
Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist
Rupa Huq argued the amount of VAT imposed on private schools should be based on turnover, to prevent smaller schools getting ‘caught in this trap’.
3 Mar 2025
Business News
No plans to cap service charges for leaseholders, housing minister tells MPs
In the Commons, Matthew Pennycook argued a cap would ‘prevent necessary funds being raised for legitimate purposes’.
3 Mar 2025
Property News3 Mar 2025
Leasehold flats ban to mark beginning of the end for ‘feudal’ system
The Government has proposed bringing the leasehold system to an end which would give homeowners more control over how buildings are run
Politics
Tories will not drop opposition to Chagos deal despite US support – Badenoch
The Conservative leader said it is ‘not in our national interest to give away the Chagos Islands and pay for the privilege of doing so’.
2 Mar 2025
Politics
Putin wants sovereignty of Ukraine not territory – Tory former minister
Sir Iain Duncan Smith said Donald Trump is making a ‘completely wrong judgement’ if he think he can appease Putin with territory.
27 Feb 2025
Celebrity News
Nandy seeks ‘assurances’ Hamas did not receive money for BBC Gaza documentary
The Culture Secretary said she will keep MPs informed on the findings of an internal BBC investigation.
27 Feb 2025
Politics
Chagos Islands should be sold to the US not ‘corrupt Mauritius’ – Farage
During a debate on the British Indian Ocean Territory, Mr Farage argued the UK should sell the territory and ‘get a few billion quid’.
26 Feb 2025
Politics
Starmer pressed in the Commons to secure release of British-Egyptian activist
Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained in Egypt since 2019 and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2021 after being accused of spreading fake news.
26 Feb 2025