Major defence skills drive
Strategy aims to boost jobs and security The Government has unveiled a landmark Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) designed to place skills and jobs.
Defence
Politics
Politics
Chancellor sets November budget date
Reeves vows to ‘fix foundations’ Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the Government’s next Budget will be delivered on Wednesday November 26, setting.
Politics
World Affairs
Political instability: Europe’s new normal?
France’s latest government collapse (yes, again) is dramatic but far from exceptional in a continent beleaguered by uncertainty. The swift dismissal of François.
Politics
Cost of curiosity: Reform conference
Like it or not, Reform UK is gathering momentum – publicly and privately – every day. This past weekend, I attended Reform UK’s.
Leadership
Politics
Labour’s deputy leadership contest
An autumn of intrigue and distraction Angela Rayner’s dramatic resignation last week didn’t just leave a vacancy, it’s given an opportunity for Labour.
Crime
Politics
Met arrests 900 at protest
Largest single-day arrests in decades The Metropolitan Police arrested almost 900 people after a demonstration in central London in support of the banned.
Politics
Post-Rayner reshuffle
Lammy named deputy PM Angela Rayner’s resignation has triggered a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer moving to strengthen his.
Education
People
Politics
Special needs transport costs soar
Record £2.26bn bill Council spending on transporting children with special educational needs (SEND) has reached record levels in England, with costs more than.
Birmingham
Politics
Reform: Entertainers or statesmen?
“I went to the Reform conference so you didn’t have to” Reform UK rolled into Birmingham this week with the swagger of a.
Justice
People
Politics
“State prison photo censorship”
Allegation at Reform conference Lucy Connolly today claimed photos her husband took of her daughter competing for the UK at a European under-15.