KEMI Badenoch yesterday refused to rule out town hall coalition deals with Reform UK. Ahead of Thursday’s local elections, the Tory chief suggested in areas where no party wins overall control, the Conservatives could form a pact with Nigel Farage. 2 Kemi Badenoch refused to rule out town hall coalition deals with Reform UKCredit: Dan…
On the face of it, the forecast did not appear to be too bad for Labour. Lord Hayward, the Tory peer and polling expert, said his party are on course to lose 500 seats in next Thursday’s local elections. Labour, meanwhile, could end up with roughly the same number of councillors they have now, and…
130,000 have been given an update on a Labour Party government error that left them out of pocket for years. Warning over ‘biggest DWP scandal of modern times’ with 130,000 people impacted The “biggest” Department for Work and Pensions scandal of all-time means 130,000 people are owed compensation over underpayments. 130,000 have been given an…
The Tories are on course to lose around 500 seats in next week’s local elections as Reform UK makes huge gains across the country, according to a Conservative polling expert. In a major blow for Kemi Badenoch, Lord Hayward said his party will lose control of the 16 councils they currently run in the areas…
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…