Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says
Britain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if that means giving up its ability to negotiate free trade agreements, the Scotland secretary has said. Douglas…
Drop-off charges at UK airports to be reviewed after sharp increase
Airport drop-off charges are to be reviewed by the government following sharp price increases in recent years. Prices at major UK airports have risen by a third since the summer…
Victims of carer’s allowance crisis ‘need speedier repayments’, say campaigners
Campaigners have urged Andy Burnham to step in after it emerged just a handful of the tens of thousands of unpaid carers who unknowingly racked up huge debts when welfare…
We are behind you and that will not change, PM tells Zelensky
“We are behind you and that will not change,” Andy Burnham has told Volodymyr Zelensky, as he hosted the Ukrainian leader in Downing Street. Zelensky was in London as part…
Done family took £30m dividend from Betfred before warning of job cuts
The billionaire Done family took a £30m dividend from their Betfred gambling empire, before warning that they would close hundreds of bookies and cut jobs if the government increases tax…
Russell Brand was a ‘sexual predator’, prosecution alleges as rape trial begins
Russell Brand was described as “ruthless” and a “sexual predator” by the prosecution at the start of his trial for rape and sexual assault on Wednesday. The 51-year-old actor and…
Palantir and Sadiq Khan drop legal battle over Met contract
Palantir and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have called off their legal fight over claims the Labour mayor was blocking the US tech company from signing a contract with the…
Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
Warning: This report contains racist and offensive language. Reform UK has said “there is no room for racism” in its party after ITV News broadcast undercover filming, gathered over a…
The eyes have it: Reform politician’s ‘smart glasses’ prompt calls for ban in Westminster
It was a flowing speech packed full of precise statistics – but Jason O’Connell, a Reform UK Senedd member, was not quite the gifted orator he had first appeared. The…
Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support
Normal People author Sally Rooney has said her novels will no longer be supplied to booksellers in the UK as a result of her support for Palestine Action. The Irish…