Category: UK
Suella Braverman says it would be impossible for alternative leader to revive Tory fortunes before general election – UK politics live
Rishi Sunak, says she wants to see Boris Johnson return to frontline politics. That could involve Johnson getting a seat, or just him being at [more…]
‘Cuts will result in patient deaths’: hospitals shed medical staff after being told to balance the books
Hospitals are being forced to cut medical staff, threatening their ability to care for patients, senior health leaders have warned. NHS trusts are reporting budget [more…]
Prisons ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as inmates forced to share single cells
The scale of the prison overcrowding crisis has been laid bare by figures revealing that a quarter of prisoners in England and Wales have been [more…]
Revealed: key files shredded as UK government panic grew over infected blood deaths lawsuit
Disastrous failures that caused the contaminated blood scandal were denied by ministers for decades after officials destroyed, lost and blocked access to key documents, memos [more…]
Unite warns it will hold back funds if Labour weakens plan on workers’ rights
Labour’s biggest union backer has warned it may divert election funding earmarked for the party, amid claims that Keir Starmer is diluting plans to overhaul [more…]
Conservatives crushed by ‘worst local election result’ in years
The Conservatives are facing one of their worst local election results in 40 years, with striking Labour gains across England and Wales in key battlegrounds [more…]
‘Promising signs’: Greens dominate in Bristol election
The Greens are celebrating a spectacular win in Bristol, where it became by far the largest party, as it headed for a record number of [more…]
Ben Houchen victory bucks anti-Tory trend as Labour wins three mayoral contests
The Conservatives held on to their high-profile Tees Valley mayoralty with a reduced majority for Ben Houchen in the mayoral elections, but Labour won three [more…]
Video of sun’s surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss
The sun’s otherworldly landscape, including coronal moss, solar rain and 6,000-mile-tall spires of gas, is revealed in footage from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The observations, [more…]
Labour celebrates victories but loses ground in urban and heavily Muslim areas
Labour was celebrating a string of election successes on Friday in a set of results that party officials said showed it heading for victory in [more…]