Lessons from No 10: When government comms go badly wrong | Lee Cain
“It’s a comms problem” is the diagnosis politicians, pundits and the public often reach for whenever a prime minister flounders. It was arguably Keir Starmer’s biggest undoing. From the beginning,…
Burnham urged to intervene over ‘zero-hours’ custody officers in private prison
Andy Burnham is under pressure to intervene in a privately run prison that is seeking to recruit custody officers on zero-hours contracts for the first time across England and Wales’…
Isles of Scilly named friendliest place in England – and Barking least friendly
The Isles of Scilly have been named as the friendliest place in England as part of a major study into social division across Britain. All 296 local authority areas have…
Lee Cain: We found 4,000 government comms staff we didn’t know existed
The ex-comms boss on forgotten staff, the many ‘slow-moving car crashes’ of Covid, and Boris Johnson. Maja Anushka reports Lee Cain, the former No 10 director of communications, has revealed…
What are the free bus passes I can get after Andy Burham’s latest announcement?
The project to enable unlimited free travel will cost about £60 million Round-the-clock free travel will be given to eligible bus pass holders under prime minister Andy Burnham’s new rules.…
Russia warns UK of ‘consequences’ over reports Ukraine using British drones in attacks
Moscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time. Ukraine used drones made by…
Temperatures set to tumble as heavy rains bring UK flood threat
The ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’ in parts of the UK could result in surface flooding Flooding could hit parts of the country this week as heavy rain…
Man charged with manslaughter after dog-bite death in Wakefield
A 55-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who was bitten by a dog on a footpath. West Yorkshire police were called to reports…
Trump’s threat of 100% import tariff on UK ‘not a bluff’, US trade tzar warns
Donald Trump issued the threat in June over the UK’s digital tax on American companies – but has so far not followed it up Donald Trump’s threat of a 100…
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley tightens hold on Hugo Boss
The retail billionaire Mike Ashley has given the latest indication that his summer shopping spree may be far from over, after he increased his stake in the luxury giant Hugo…