Rhys Matthews Rice was homeless for two years before finding suitable accommodation with the charity Emmaus Vulnerable people in need of care are living in “abusive” homes because the Government has so far failed to enforce a new law, MPs and charities claim. The Supported Housing Act was passed in June last year to create…
getty images The Government is facing criticism after rejecting compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age. In opposition, senior Labor figures were vocal supporters of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign, which argues that 3.6 million women born in the 1950s were not properly informed about the increase in…
A campaign adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump has called incoming British Ambassador to the US Lord Peter Mandelson “a complete idiot”. In a post on social media, Chris LaCivita said Lord Mandelson should “stay at home”. Mr LaCivita, who was Trump’s co-campaign manager for the presidency, criticized the British government’s decision, saying it was…
getty images Carwyn Jones will be made a life peer after serving as First Minister from 2009 to 2018 Former First Minister Carwyn Jones will be made a life peer by Downing Street. Former Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan is also set to be elevated to the House of Lords. Mr Jones was the first…
getty images Liberal Democrats have called for the Saturday deadline to be extended to access the winter fuel payment, warning that thousands of older people could miss out. Applications for pension credit have surged since Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in July that this year’s payments would be limited mainly to benefit recipients. But by mid…
getty images “I’m a fighter… not one to give up!”, roared Peter Mandelson at the Hartlepool election count in 2001. The then Labor MP returned to Parliament just five months after resigning from Tony Blair’s government after being accused of helping an Indian billionaire obtain a British passport. He was later cleared of involvement in…
The rejected plan to build a data center on green belt land has been approved by the Housing Secretary after an appeal. Angela Rayner stepped in to lead proposals from Affinius Capital for a 65,000-square-metre (700,000 sq ft) site at the Court Lane Industrial Estate in Iver, Buckinghamshire. Deputy Prime Minister’s decision reversed Buckinghamshire Council’s…
getty images It’s been a remarkably tumultuous year in Scotland’s political landscape, and for none other than John Swinney. As recently as April this year, the SNP stalwart, a humble backbencher at Holyrood, had begun to consider whether he might step down in 2026. But then came the self-inflicted fall of Hamza Yusuf, sending Mr…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged councils need to “step up” to fix potholes, as the Government announced how it will allocate its £1.6 billion budget for road maintenance. Every local authority in England will receive a budget cut for the next financial year – £500 million more than the previous amount. The government said…
getty images Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be named as Britain’s next ambassador to the US. The Labor grandee, who served in a number of ministerial roles under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown before becoming a life peer in the Lords, was considered one of the frontrunners for the post. He succeeds Dame Karen…
