Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The government has U-turned on its pledge to reopen a railway line – less than a day after it was announced as an alternative to the northern leg of HS2. And promises to […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has said he cannot promise a Labour government would reverse the government’s decision to scrap HS2. Rishi Sunak has been criticised by two former prime ministers, David Cameron and Boris […] More
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The daughter of a Covid victim who died alone in hospital said bereaved families in Northern Ireland were left “disgusted” by revelations of Downing Street parties during lockdown. Catriona Myles told the UK […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The UK has joined a new global coalition of nations which will explore new telecoms technologies and work together to improve security in the sector. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A tetchy Rishi Sunak has defended his decision to ban smoking but not impose restrictions on junk food, saying cigarettes are “different to a pack of crisps or a piece of cake”. The […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Jeremy Hunt hit back at criticism from Rachel Reeves over his past support for HS2 being built in full. The chancellor said in 2020 that going ahead with the high speed rail line […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Voters are going to the polls in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. The seat was vacated after former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier was ousted in a recall petition. Ms Ferrier was kicked […] More
