Category: UK
Badenoch says 10% of civil servants are ‘very bad’ and jokes they are ‘should be in prison bad’ – UK politics live
6.36pm.) Robert Jenrick has almost caught up with Badenoch in terms of popularity with members, a poll suggests. (See 9.37am.) 1.01pm.James Cleverly or Tom Tugendhat.the [more…]
Covid inquiry told how putting on PPE delayed treatment of dying patients
Dying patients experienced vital delays in being treated by paramedics because of the time it took ambulance crews to put on protective personal equipment, the [more…]
Treasury asking ministers to draw up billions of pounds of infrastructure cuts
Ministers are being asked to draw up billions of pounds in cuts to infrastructure projects over the next 18 months despite Rachel Reeves pledging to [more…]
Man arrested after bow and arrow found in car parked next to House of Lords
A man has been arrested after a bow and arrow were found in a car parked next to the House of Lords. The Metropolitan police [more…]
Met settles £1m civil case after wrongful arrest of black bank manager in 2017
A black executive who sued the Metropolitan police for £1m has told of the “bitter-sweet moment” of reaching a settlement with the force after alleging [more…]
Jenrick tells Tory conference it’s ‘leave or die’ as he ramps up calls for UK to exit ECHR – UK politics live
James Cleverly. There is not a lot of non-leadership action at the conference, but today we’re also getting Liz Truss, the former PM, and Jeremy [more…]
UK house prices hit highest annual growth since 2022
UK house prices are growing at their fastest annual rate for nearly two years as borrowing costs continue to fall on expectations that the Bank [more…]
Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyers ‘breached code to stifle HMRC revelations’
Nadhim Zahawi instructed his lawyer to threaten legal action against a tax campaigner who helped reveal that the then chancellor was under investigation by HM [more…]
Rightmove rejects £6.2bn takeover offer by Murdoch-backed real estate firm
Rightmove has rejected a £6.2bn takeover offer from REA Group, the Australian real estate firm backed by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. The UK property portal [more…]
Calls for flood compensation scheme in England and Wales to be overhauled
Ministers are being urged to overhaul the “nightmare” compensation scheme for flood victims after it emerged that nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of [more…]
