BBC MPs and peers could be forced to undergo criminal record checks due to the level of access they have to young and vulnerable people, under proposals introduced by the new MP. Labor MP Jo White has suggested in-depth background checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as part of getting MPs into Parliament….
Ben Scofield/BBC Karen James said it took her about 20 minutes to climb the stairs to Luton railway station while her husband Mansfield carried her in a wheelchair. For nearly two decades, passengers at the city’s main railway station have been repeatedly promised lifts – but they never arrived. Name of passengers included in Luton…
Reform UK/PA Reform UK Treasurer Nick Candy (left) and party leader Nigel Farage (right) chat with Elon Musk (centre) in Florida. The world’s political disruptor-in-chief, Elon Musk, meets the UK’s political disruptor-in-chief, Nigel Farage. They’re making news, core blimey, take a look at this picture. But they are much more than that, as they are…
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to nominate his former top adviser Sue Gray for a seat in the House of Lords. The former civil servant who rose to fame with her 2022 report into the Partygate scandal is expected to be one of the new Labor peers to be announced on Thursday. It comes just…
Mauritius says it has submitted changes to a proposed deal on the future of the Chagos Islands, with the country’s new prime minister saying the original agreement did not sufficiently benefit his country. under the terms of the original agreementIt was announced in October that Britain would give up Mauritius’ sovereignty over the archipelago, but…
pa media Police forces in England and Wales could receive up to £17.4 billion in funding in 2025–26, an increase of £986.9 million or 3.5% on the previous year. However, almost a third of the increase will depend on police and crime commissioners adding £14 to the council tax of the average Band D property….
Senior judges have upheld MI5’s findings that an alleged Chinese agent had infiltrated Parliament and funded a Labor MP and others. In a highly significant ruling, the Investigative Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that the security service had acted under the law when it described Christine Lee as a threat to national security in an “intervention…
pa media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Chinese President Xi Jinping last month The Chinese embassy has told Britain to “stop causing trouble” after a businessman was banned from the country on charges of being a spy for China. Yang Tengbo, who denies wrongdoing, and the revelations about his relationship with Prince Andrew have…
getty images A register to identify children not attending school in England will be part of a bill introduced in Parliament on Tuesday. The Department for Education says knowledge of where children are will enable councils to ensure high quality education is being provided and the support needed. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it would…
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Local areas will be able to take control of buses, which Greater Manchester is doing as part of the B network. The Deputy Prime Minister has announced the biggest restructuring of local government in England in 50 years. Angela Rayner wants to give everyone a directly elected mayor, and merge district councils into broader…
