British Steel Plant (AP file photo) LONDON: Britain’s government on Monday raced to secure raw materials to keep the country’s last steelmaking blast furnaces running after passing emergency legislation to take control of British Steel.Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government swooped in on Saturday to prevent the closure of British Steel’s main plant in northern Scunthorpe…
Farmers are planning a fresh round of protests against the Labour Government amid continued backlash to controversial inheritance tax changes. Frustrated farmers who think Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeeves are out to get them will stage demonstrations outside local election polling stations on May 1 to encourage voters to choose “anyone but Labour”. Anna Longthorp,…
The United Kingdon will aim to slash the number of civil servants by 10,000 as it targets a 15% reduction in the government’s operating costs, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said ahead of Wednesday’s key statement on the public finances. The Labour government will stick with its plan to lift real-term spending in every…
Over one million people on zero-hours contracts will now benefit from guaranteed hours policies, providing them with greater job security and financial stability. Livingston MP Gregor Poynton(Image: WSH]) Livingston MP Gregor Poynton has hailed the UK Government’s Employment Rights Bill as a landmark step forward for workers’ rights in Scotland. Speaking in the House of…
Reform is set to take control of Doncaster, where Energy Security Ed Miliband is an MP, from Labour at the local elections in May, according to a recent poll. The poll, conducted by Electoral Calculus for The Telegraph, predicts that Reform will take control of eight councils in less than seven weeks’ time, with the Conservatives…
Accusation over ‘Plan for Neighbourhoods’ initiative follows withdrawal of £5m in Levelling Up cash for Perth projects. Perth and Kinross-shire MP Pete Wishart(Image: Angus Findlay) A Perthshire MP has accused the UK Labour Government of “once again snubbing” Perth and Kinross when the region was left out of a new funding initiative. It follows the…
The British finance minister’s plans to visit China next month may be the latest signal that the Labour Party wants to take a pragmatic approach that balances economic ties with concerns over security and human rights, analysts have said. One said it may also be a way of “testing the waters” about whether this approach…
A senior official from the United Kingdom is in Hong Kong to meet government officials and the British business community, in a sign the country’s new administration is moving to revitalise bilateral relations after a fraught few years. Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West arrived the day before to “discuss areas of cooperation and challenge…