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Minister backs David Attenborough monument but suggests private sector funding
Culture minister Ian Murray said the Government ‘does not routinely fund such monuments’.
9 Jun 2026
Business News
Reeves urged to reverse ‘rash’ tax commitments and reform system by think tank
The Institute for Government said Labour’s ‘unrealistic’ approach to tax has left the Chancellor reaching for ‘piecemeal changes’.
24 Sept 2025
Politics
Some people openly want a family member dead, Baroness Berger warns
The Labour peer warned of potential harms in the assisted dying Bill, during its second reading.
19 Sept 2025
Politics
Families could push for assisted death for their own gain – Tory former minister
The upper chamber heard the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would ‘protect’ the inheritance of family members.
19 Sept 2025
Tech
US firm’s £1.5bn investment a major boost to UK defence sector, says John Healey
The partnership with Palantir will see the development of artificial intelligence-powered capabilities.
18 Sept 2025
Politics
Attempts to ‘undermine’ strengthening of workers’ rights rejected by MPs
Concerns over a weakening of the legislation had been raised by unions following Angela Rayner’s departure as deputy prime minister.
15 Sept 2025
Politics
Ban new floating bus stops to protect disabled people – Tories
Shadow transport minister Jerome Mayhew accused the Government of being ‘deaf to the blind and not prepared to take effective action’.
10 Sept 2025
Politics
Tory MP accuses Labour backbenchers of using ChatGPT to write speeches
Tom Tugendhat said members on the opposite benches were clearly using the chatbot because their contributions included American phrases.
9 Sept 2025
Politics
Patel: ‘UK’s enemies queuing up’ to get close to Mauritius after Chagos deal
The shadow foreign secretary said adversaries such as Russia, Iran and China back the deal, which was signed earlier this year.
9 Sept 2025
Politics
Minister cannot say if cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover was state-sponsored
Sir Chris Bryant said he will not ‘jump to conclusions’ with investigations ongoing.
9 Sept 2025
Politics
Badenoch needs ‘full blown resuscitation’ to rescue her leadership, Powell says
Commons Leader Lucy Powell claimed Conservative MPs spent much of their summer checking whether Mrs Badenoch ‘had a pulse or not’.
4 Sept 2025
Politics3 Sept 2025
Starmer ‘too arrogant’ to admit he’s got things wrong, Badenoch tells Commons
The Conservative leader pressed the Prime Minister on borrowing costs, unemployment, and future tax rises, at PMQs.
Politics
Local government reforms backed by MPs despite ‘power grab’ concerns
Transport, planning and housing will be devolved to new unitary local authorities, under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
2 Sept 2025
Politics
MP declares he is Cornish, not English, and urges others to be ‘loud and proud’
Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, said he has been ‘mocked’ for describing himself as Cornish.
2 Sept 2025
Politics
Cooper accused by Labour MP of ‘scapegoating’ migrants over asylum plans
Kim Johnson called for ‘more humane policies’, such as safe routes for migrants, as she criticised the Government’s plans.
1 Sept 2025
Politics
Greater focus on allergy prevention by NHS needed to protect children – MP
Labour’s Becky Gittins is pressing the Government to adopt advice which recommends babies are weaned early if they show signs of an allergy.
31 Aug 2025
Politics
Minister urges take-up of chickenpox jab to defeat vaccine conspiracy theorists
The vaccine, which currently costs around £150 at private clinics and pharmacies, will be rolled out on the NHS in England from January.
29 Aug 2025
Politics
Cancer and dementia patients could see improved treatment with new facility
A new facility in Darlington will be backed by £29.6 million of Government funding, with the aim of maintaining the UK’s lead in RNA science.
28 Aug 2025
Politics
Young people being ‘overdiagnosed’ with mental ill health – Hunt
The former health secretary argued that society has ‘lost sight of the fundamental reality that child development is a messy and uneven process’.
27 Aug 2025
Politics14 Aug 2025
Starmer welcomes Zelensky at No 10 ahead of Trump meeting with Putin
The Prime Minister’s meeting with the Ukrainian president comes after he said Britain stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia if necessary
Politics14 Aug 2025
BBC apologises to Robert Jenrick for Radio 4 'xenophobia' claim
The shadow justice secretary accused the BBC of smearing ‘millions of worried citizens as ‘xenophobic’ for their completely understandable fears’