Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Ministers have been told to come clean on suspicions the UK will break promises to fund climate crisis help for poorer nations, after failing to set out what money is being provided. As the crucial […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A key ally of Rishi Sunak has admitted he was told of a bullying allegation against Gavin Williamson when he brought the twice-sacked minister back to the cabinet. But Oliver […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Former Conservative cabinet ministers have condemned No 10’s failure to act on a bullying complaint against Gavin Williamson, as the controversy provokes a fresh crisis for Rishi Sunak. The prime […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The Department for Education (DfE) has been reprimanded by the UK’s data protection watchdog after it allowed gambling companies to access a database of children’s learning records. The Information Commissioner’s […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Rishi Sunak is under fire for claiming that the world has charted a course to avoid catastrophic global heating despite experts warning that a temperature rise above 1.5C is now almost “inevitable”. As he set […] More
People seeking to make the treacherous journey across the Channel to seek asylum in Britain are experiencing “routine” human rights abuses in northern France, charities have warned Rishi Sunak.In a letter to the new prime minister, grassroots organisations under the banner of Calais Appeal accused his nascent government of “mocking” the rights of those fleeing war, after home secretary Suella Braverman invoked the far-right rhetoric of an “invasion” on England’s south coast.As the record numbers of people crossing the Channel in small boats dominate headlines, aid groups warned the “harsh reality on the ground” is being ignored, with Calais and Grand Snythe remaining “cruel and dangerous” places for the thousands of displaced people living there. More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Thousands have taken to the streets of London to demand a general election now, along with greater support for ordinary people struggling with the cost of living crisis. The “Britain […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Rishi Sunak has promised he can hold down hikes in mortgage bills, as he argued spending cuts and tax increases are a price worth paying to curb inflation. In his […] More
