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Conservatives Demand End to Care Worker Dependant Loophole as New Figures Reveal Family Migration Surge
The Conservatives have called for urgent action to close what they describe as a major immigration loophole after new Home Office figures revealed some migrant care workers are still bringing large numbers of family members to the UK despite restrictions introduced under the previous Conservative government. According to figures reported by The Times, some m
NHS Consultants Threaten Strikes as Union Demands £166,000 Pay and Shorter Working Week
NHS consultants have secured a mandate for industrial action after voting in favour of strike action in an escalating dispute over pay and working conditions. The ballot, organised by the British Medical Association (BMA), saw 76 per cent of participating consultants back strikes on a turnout of 51.5 per cent. The result gives senior doctors […]
Missing Esther finds her way home after a century
Last year research curator and collector Jeremy Warren spotted a rare 16th Century tapestry for sale at a fine art fair and recognised it as one of several that once adorned the walls of The Kings Room at Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk. Thought to have been acquired by the Bedingfeld family of Oxburgh Estate around […]
Banks told to improve access to basic accounts for vulnerable customers
Some of the UK’s largest banks and building societies have agreed to make it easier for vulnerable people to access basic bank accounts after a review by the financial regulator found many customers were being let down. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said some banks had failed to properly support people facing homelessness, financial hardship or
Reeves accused of ignoring her own mis-selling scandal as MPs demand she reverse student loan freeze
Chancellor under fire for extending stealth tax on graduates, even as cross-party report finds £200bn student finance system amounts to mis-selling. Rachel Reeves is facing demands to reverse a stealth tax she imposed on graduates last year, after a hard-hitting cross-party report found that student finance had been mis-sold to more than five million people,
Britain Leads the Way: Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group Guards NATO’s Northern Flank
Human Rights Watch Allowed to Intervene in Chagos Appeal as Pressure Mounts on Labour Government
“It is extraordinary that a Labour Government led by people who have built their careers on human rights law now finds itself opposed not only by the Chagossian people but also by Human Rights Watch. The Court of Appeal’s decision to allow intervention from one of the world’s most respected human rights organisations should ring […]
Nigel Farage resigns as MP to trigger Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage has resigned as an MP, forcing a by-election in his Clacton constituency that he intends to contest himself, as he seeks to head off mounting criticism over undeclared financial support. The Reform UK leader made the announcement in a video statement on Tuesday, insisting he had “done nothing wrong” and had “not broken […]
Archbishops threatened to cancel General Synod fringe event on gospel, sexual identity and conversion therapy ban
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have threatened to cancel a General Synod fringe event in York exploring how the government’s proposed “conversion therapy” ban could impact the gospel, Christian testimony and freedom of speech. The event, “People Change: Sexual Identity Transformation”, is due to take place at this year’s General Synod in York and […]
Solihull Celebrates As Conservatives Secure New Town Centre Police Station
A decade-long Conservative campaign to keep a police station in the heart of Solihull has taken a major step forward after plans were unveiled for a new town centre base on Church Hill Road. The Conservative-led administration at Solihull Council has announced proposals to relocate Solihull Police Station from its current Homer Road site to […]