Category: UK Politics
UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest
The government’s own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects will likely increase death and disease
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Tech minister Kyle vows action on children’s ‘compulsive’ use of social media
Peter Kyle said he wanted to help ‘tip the balance’ in favour of parents who struggle to keep their children from spending hours online.
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Angela Rayner made ‘a big mistake’ over riots warning, Michael Gove claims
The former communities secretary has warned that the comments made by the deputy prime minister make the government look as though ‘it is at the mercy of events’
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Starmer’s fury over Afghan data breach as he warns Tories ‘have questions to answer’
On a dramatic day in Westminster, questions have been asked over why nobody was sacked for the data breach and why the information commissioner is not planning to investigate
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Suspended Labour MP ‘can’t promise’ Starmer he won’t rebel again
Suspended Labour MP Brian Leishman was defiant in his promise that he could not guarantee he would rebel again
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Sainsbury’s to ban unhealthy snacks for staff amid government obesity crackdown
Sainsbury’s says the change in food provisions will give employees a chance to ‘make light meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner’
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Keir Starmer suspends Labour rebels after repeated backbench revolts
Prime minister seeks to reassert his authority after welfare revolt leaves £5bn hole in the public finances, prompting speculation the chancellor Rachel Reeves will be forced to raise taxes in the autumn
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Stella Creasy thanks passengers for intervening as she was ‘hassled’ by man on London Underground
Stella Creasy said she is considering reporting the man to police
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Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached rules on declaring freebies, watchdog finds
The chancellor apologised for the error involving the declaration of theatre tickets for an adaptation of the classic children’s novel Ballet Shoes
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Voices: ‘We failed those who protected us’: Independent readers react to UK’s ‘shameful’ MoD data breach
Our community has reacted with anger, disbelief and deep concern to revelations that a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach, which put tens of thousands of Afghans at risk, was kept hidden under a superinjunction for nearly two years, as the government quietly launched a covert evacuation programme
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