Category: Politics

The report author, Sir Brian Langstaff, thinks a cultural change within government is possible. Source link

The foreign secretary tells MPs the EU’s new border IT system “still needs testing and improving”. Source link

As the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg began her Sunday Morning programme, she gave her Conservative and Labour guests a quick pop quiz to see if they could name their respective parties’ election pledges. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was quick to reel off all of the the Tory party’s priorities, while Labour’s Wes Streeting named five from...

The shadow foreign secretary says he will find “common cause” with the de-facto Republican presidential nominee. Source link

Labour criticises a dossier released by the Conservatives that adds up how much their spending commitments would cost. Source link

Mr Sunak became the first front-line politician to feature on the Sunday Times’ annual wealth list in its 35-year history when he appeared on it as chancellor in the 2022 edition. At that point, the family’s wealth was estimated at £730m. Mr Sunak worked as a hedge fund manager before entering politics and is personally...

Laura Anne Jones is being investigated over allegations of making false expenses claims. Source link

He then returned to the same group and “acted aggressively, shouting and swearing”, calling them “useless” and “invading their personal space”. Lord Ranger, who worked as Mr Johnson’s director for transport policy during his time as mayor of London, did not contest the report. He said he did not recall the incident but was “deeply...

Jeremy Hunt promises further tax cuts, as he launches an attack on Labour’s plans ahead of an election. Source link

Catriona Myles’ father, Gerry McLarnon, died in Hospital with Covid in 2020. She told BBC Radio Foyle’s North West Today that watching the inquiry brought a mixture of emotions. “Some days we left sort of feeling very deflated, we felt that the line of questioning didn’t go deep enough, other days we felt we had...