38 h. ago Former Labour MP calls for party to ditch 'rigged' voting system

Scottish Labour members have said they are concerned the system could be manipulated to block left-wing candidates.

Politics

5 d. ago 'Stealing' your OWN car: How Brits can use trackers and even hire private security to get their vehicles back from thieves instead of waiting for overstretched police to act

Victims, exasperated by the crimewave, now appear to be taking the law into their own hands by hunting down and 'stealing back' their pinched motors.

Events

1 week ago Eight in 10 Scottish small businesses cite barriers to growth this summer as concerns over rising fixed costs soar to five

More than eight in ten Scottish small business owners (83%) cite barriers holding their businesses back from growing – with concerns over fixed costs and the cost of hiring skilled labour on the rise - according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.

Economics

1 week ago Sadiq Khan urges Rachel Reeves to give more cash to London in spending review

The London mayor is concerned the capital’s transport priorities have been ignored by Labour

Economics

3 w. ago Kemi Badenoch 'has questions to answer over car hire security concerns’, says Labour

Tory leader has denied there were security concerns about a private car hire arrangement when she was a senior minister

Events

3 w. ago ‘Badenoch has questions to answer over car hire security concerns’ – Labour

The Conservative leader has denied there were security concerns about the arrangement when she was a senior minister.

Events

3 w. ago UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme

Despite praise for Sure Start from some in the Labour party, there are also concerns that resuming the service would be difficult and costlyThe government-backed child poverty taskforce is likely to recommend the return of the early years service Sure Start, the Guardian understands, though there are doubts in government about whether it could be funded.Senior ministers including Rachel Reeves, Liz Kendall and Bridget Phillipson have praised the service in the past, citing it as one of the crowning achievements of the last Labour government. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Tory MP appeared to make ‘offensive’ Irish potato famine remark, Commons told

Concerns were raised in the chamber by Labour MP Adam Jogee.

Politics