Dozens of business leaders have signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party’s economic plans ahead of the 4 July general election saying it is “time for a change”. In a letter published in Tuesday’s Times newspaper, 121 founders, CEOs, and former leaders at a range of financial services, retail and manufacturing firms say Labour has...
Handout Jade Marie Carnaje, 18, joined the air cadets in 2019 Over the weekend the Conservatives launched an election pledge that got people talking – the idea of getting 18-year-olds to take part in some form of national service if they win in July. Labour says it’s nothing but a “desperate gimmick” but what do...
He admitted the role of an MP “has just never been for me” and that he would find it “extremely difficult to step back” from being an executive leader. Before his loss, Mr Street had been mayor of the West Midlands since 2017. Previous to his political career he had a successful time in retail,...
Nicki Minaj has apologised to fans after postponing a concert in Manchester following her arrest in the Netherlands. The Trinidadian rapper, 41, was due to play the city’s Co-op Live arena on Saturday, but had to cancel at the last minute after she was held on suspicion of exporting drugs. She was fined €350 (£300;...
Labour MP Kevin Brennan has announced he will stand down ahead of the general election. Mr Brennan said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that he had originally intended to stand for a seventh term in Parliament following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s surprise election announcement, but had changed his mind following discussions with his...
Mrs May’s immigration policies, introduced when she was home secretary, caused “serious injustice” for Windrush immigrants who arrived from the Caribbean in the 1950s and 1960s, the equalities watchdog previously found. Demands to show missing documentation led to many being threatened with deportation, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said. Mrs May told ITV she...
A lifeboat crew in Devon was tasked with an 11-hour call-out over the bank holiday weekend after a motor yacht got into difficulty. The Exmouth all-weather lifeboat was launched at about 12:42 BST on Sunday after the coastguard received a distress call from a vessel 26 miles (41 km) east of Berry Head. Exmouth RNLI...
At least 16 people have died after a cyclone crashed into coastal parts of India and southern Bangladesh. The region was hit by strong gales of 110km/h, torrential rain and tidal surges that have left low-lying areas flooded. Nearly a million people were evacuated as Cyclone Remal made landfall on Sunday evening. According to local...
Scores were killed in the camp for displaced Palestinians which Israel says targeted “senior Hamas terrorists”. Source link
The Conservative Party says MP Lucy Allan has been suspended for backing a Reform UK candidate. Ms Allan is standing down in Telford, Shropshire, and publicly gave her support to Reform’s Alan Adams rather than Tory Hannah Campbell. A Conservative Party spokesman said she had been suspended “with immediate effect”, and that “a vote for...