Petition to protect UK food standards against chlorinated chicken hits 60,000 signatures
The Tories and Reform UK are willing to water down UK food standards for a trade deal with the US
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Union slams Nigel Farage for holding its ‘Save Our Steel’ posters in mayoral election photo opp
‘Nigel Farage does not speak for Community. Farage is holding old posters and does not represent steelworker interests.’
Green Party takes aim at Reform UK and appeals to disillusioned voters in local election campaign launch
‘Reform is trying to make gains on the back of a weak and lacklustre political old guard. It’s a party that uses the politics of fear to divide our communities.’
Keir Starmer confirms he is still committed to lowering the voting age to 16
“We will definitely get it done, it’s a manifesto commitment and we intend to honour it.”
Covid VIP lane: Arrest made in fraud investigation
The Good Law Project has revealed that Karen Brost, the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract when it had no employees and thousands of pounds of debts – has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and interviewed under caution by HMRC, and her husband, Tim Whyte, is also being investigated in connection with the offence.
Reform suspends Savile defender and Islamophobic candidate after Farage boasted about vetting
Last month, Farage claimed Reform was vetting candidates “to a standard that no other party has ever done before for local council elections”
Labour government recruits over 1,500 extra GPs since October in bid to end 8am appointment scramble
“This doesn’t mean it’s ‘job done’. Loads to do. But the NHS is going in the right direction.”
Half of Brits back retaliation as Trump’s tariffs strain US-UK relations
67% of the public are worried about the Trump tariffs worsening the cost-of-living and stifling UK economic growth
MPs join cross-party photo in solidarity with Labour colleagues barred from entering Israel
Over 70 MPs, including government ministers, posed in protest after two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel.
Tory HQ in Leeds likely to close after one of the party’s biggest donors pulls funding
It’s getting worse for Kemi Badenoch and her cash strapped Conservative Party, following news that one of the party’s biggest donors has decided to pull the plug on his donations, in a move that will likely mean the closure oftest