PoliticsGreen Party Courts Ravers at Leeds Nightclub Ahead of May Local Elections
The Green Party held a campaign event at one of Leeds' biggest nightclubs, drawing a crowd of over 2,000 people ahead of the 7 May local elections. The event, featuring Green politician Zack Polanski, was part of an effo...
PoliticsStarmer to Admit Misleading Parliament Over Mandelson Vetting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to tell the Commons he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information about Peter Mandelson's security vetting, while insisting he would 'never knowingly mislead parliament or the p...
PoliticsLabour Minister Attacks Greens Over Antisemitism Links Ahead of May Elections
Housing Secretary Steve Reed has accused the Green Party of welcoming activists expelled from Labour for antisemitic views, urging voters to be 'very careful' ahead of the 7 May local elections. Reed also targeted Reform...
PoliticsHome Secretary Blocks US Anti-Islam Influencer Valentina Gomez from Entering UK
US-based Maga influencer and anti-Islam activist Valentina Gomez has been blocked from entering the United Kingdom by the Home Secretary, after having initially been granted an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) the p...
PoliticsHome Office May Face Hundreds of Legal Claims Over Asylum Families in Hotel Rooms
A deputy High Court judge has ruled that two asylum-seeking families housed in single hotel rooms for over three years should have been moved to alternative accommodation within three months, criticising the 'extraordina...
PoliticsStarmer Faces Commons Showdown Over Mandelson Vetting Scandal
Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the House of Commons over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite his failure to pass security vetting, after the Foreign Office overruled that decision. Senior m...
PoliticsReform UK Pledges Full Review of Five Years of Asylum Claims If It Wins Power
Reform UK has promised to review all asylum claims made over the past five years should the party come to power. The pledge comes as the current Labour government has already announced significant immigration crackdowns,...
PoliticsPreston's Community Wealth Model Faces Uncertain Future Ahead of Local Elections
Preston Council's 'Preston model' — a local economic strategy aimed at keeping wealth and power within the area — faces an uncertain future as local elections approach and Reform UK gains ground. The approach, which ...
PoliticsEngland's Public Toilets Decline 14% in a Decade, Creating 'Toilet Deserts'
A report by the Royal Society for Public Health found the number of public toilets in England has fallen by 14% over ten years, leaving 15,481 people per facility. The shortfall is described as harmful to public health a...
PoliticsStarmer confronts Commons over Mandelson Foreign Office scandal
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces questions in the House of Commons over the Mandelson scandal after stating he was "staggered" to learn that Foreign Office civil servants had withheld information from him. The revela...
PoliticsBBC finds pattern of suspicious trades ahead of Trump public announcements
A BBC investigation has uncovered a recurring pattern of spikes in financial trades occurring ahead of public announcements made by US President Donald Trump, raising insider trading concerns surrounding his presidency. ...
PoliticsUK Will Not Join Iran Conflict Despite Trump's 'Small and Petty' Attacks on Starmer
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has dismissed Donald Trump's social-media insults toward Keir Starmer as 'small and petty,' characterising them as pressure tactics aimed at shifting the UK's position on Iran. Lammy insiste...
PoliticsStarmer Faces Commons Showdown Over Mandelson Vetting Scandal
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to deliver a statement to MPs over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, after it emerged that the Foreign Office overruled a decision to fail Mandelson's security clearance without info...
PoliticsEx-Scottish Labour leader Dugdale appointed Stonewall chairwoman
Kezia Dugdale, former Scottish Labour leader and current chairwoman of Shelter in Scotland, has been appointed as chairwoman of LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall. Dugdale described herself as 'thrilled and honoured' to tak...
PoliticsMinister defends Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal ahead of Commons showdown
Cabinet minister Liz Kendall defended Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he did not gamble with national security by appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington. Kendall argued Starmer should not lose his ...
PoliticsAl Jazeera interview examines global leadership crisis with former South African FM Pandor
Al Jazeera featured a discussion between activist Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla and former South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor on whether the world is facing a crisis of global leadership....
PoliticsReform UK rises in Scotland ahead of Holyrood elections, challenging views on immigration
Reform UK is gaining significant ground in Scotland, polling alongside Scottish Labour as potential official opposition to the SNP in the 7 May Holyrood elections. The party's rise, boosted by councillor defections from ...
PoliticsMandelson Vetting Failure Sparks Leadership Questions for Starmer
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces scrutiny after Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador despite failing security vetting. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Starmer would have blocked the appointment had he known...
PoliticsMoD Has Lost Contact Details for 95,000 Veterans on Strategic Reserve Recall List
The UK Ministry of Defence has failed to maintain full contact records for veterans in its 95,000-strong strategic reserve, according to defence adviser George Robertson. Robertson is calling on officials to identify tho...
PoliticsStarmer Would Have Blocked Mandelson Appointment Over Security Vetting Failure, Says Lammy
Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that Prime Minister Keir Starmer would have prevented Peter Mandelson from becoming UK ambassador to Washington had he known Mandelson failed security vetting. Lammy described it as '...