37 m. ago Keir Starmer promises bonfire of red tape for struggling pubs with key changes

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is backing pubs and bars 'to thrive' with a four-week rapid review aiming to rip up old licensing rules

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9 h. ago Ministers barred from using emergency Treasury funds for public sector pay rises

The Treasury is limiting access to the reserve for departments ahead of the Budget.

Politics

9 h. ago Keir Starmer's cabinet warned not to use emergency cash to fund public sector pay rises

No10 described the clampdown on the use of the government's reserve funds ahead of next month's Budget as "tough but prudent"

Events

9 h. ago No more bailouts to fund public sector pay rises, cabinet ministers warned

Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves tightens purse strings ahead of difficult Autumn Budget

Events

39 h. ago Welsh First Minister stops short of condemning protests on October 7 anniversary

Speaking at First Minister’s Questions, Darren Millar, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, urged Baroness Morgan to condemn protesters.

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40 h. ago Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

Economics

3 d. ago The most dangerous asylum hotel in the country which has housed violent migrants who attacked victims with a machete, snooker cue and broken bottle... all at the taxpayers' expense

Three migrants among many staying at a public-funded hotel in seaside resort Bournemouth have faced sentencing for separate violent crimes over just 10 days.

Events

4 d. ago Campaigners demand rethink of Scots bank investing public funds in 'Scotland's second largest landowner'

Land campaigners claim Gresham House has recently become Scotland’s second biggest landowner.

Economics

5 d. ago Michelle Mone told us ‘business isn’t easy’ during Covid. How are things now, your ladyship? | Marina Hyde

After a company she was linked to was ordered to repay £122m it made from pandemic deals, the baroness has embarked on a masterclass in victimhoodBy their own accounts, there have been two Westminster-adjacent victims of inflammatory language this week. One is the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, hurt to the point of requiring smelling salts by some politically commonplace words spoken by the prime minister. And the other is legally besieged bra baroness Michelle Mone, who has always been performatively sensitive, with chaos as her rising sign.Alas, far from their shared victimhood drawing our two snowflakes closer together, in Michelle, we may have finally found the Tory from whom Nigel would not accept a defection to Reform. Which really means something, considering Britain’s would-be next prime minister currently has precisely zero peers in the House of Lords. Like the PPE she provided during the pandemic, Michelle would be deemed incredibly expensive and absolutely unusable.Marin...

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6 d. ago Tory grandees turn on Kemi Badenoch after party leader vowed to scrap climate legislation

Kemi Badenoch faced criticism from her predecessor Baroness May and two former Conservative ministers for her proposal to put cheap energy above environmental targets.

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6 d. ago Clubbing and theatrical brutalism at Ministry of Sound’s new members’ bar

Clubbing and theatrical brutalism at Ministry of Sound’s new members’ bar  wallpaper.com

Society

6 d. ago Michelle Mone branded 'disgraceful' by fellow Tories as pressure mounts on disgraced peer to quit Lords

The former lingerie saleswoman was made a Baroness by then prime minister David Cameron in 2015.

Events

6 d. ago Israeli navy intercepts some flotilla boats but others are nearing the coast of Gaza, activists say

Israeli navy soldiers have boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists from a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

Politics

6 d. ago Stars and stripes flags for Trump UK visit had to be changed for brighter red

Switch of 66 hand-sewn flags for use along Mall and at Windsor Castle cost estimated £52,800 in public fundsDozens of US flags used for Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK last month had to be replaced because the stripes were the wrong shade of red, a government supplier has claimed.The switch of the 66 hand-sewn flags that had been due to be used along the Mall in London and at Windsor Castle cost an estimated £52,800 in public funds. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Unions are handing Democrats a golden opportunity amid the shutdown battle | Judith Levine

Federal workers’ move offers Democrats a chance to win the budget battle – and their identityThe Federal Unionists Network (FUN) and 35 national, state and local unions have written a letter to the Democratic congressional leadership – Chuck Schumer in the Senate and Hakeem Jeffries in the House, urging them to hold out against Republicans in the budget negotiations, even if it means a government shutdown and halted paychecks. The signatories represent “tens of thousands of federal workers”, according to an FUN press release.The Democrats’ demands, the letter says, should include “adequate funding for critical public services” and a “guarantee” that funds appropriated by the Congress are spent.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in Fascism Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Reform is a threat to national security, says First Minister

Baroness Eluned Morgan made the comments at First Minister’s Questions after the former leader of Reform UK in Wales admitted to accepting bribes.

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8 d. ago New negotiating body comprised of trade unions and employers will help end 'poverty pay and zero hours exploitation' for care workers

The health and social care secretary today pledged £500million of funding to boost pay and conditions in the sector and described it as 'just the start'.

Economics

9 d. ago Calls for wealth tax to fund public services supported at Labour conference

Labour delegates passed the public spending motion, which called for the wealthy to ‘pay their fair share’.

Economics

9 d. ago Labour has done more in every one of its 451 days in office than in 5,000 days in opposition, says Reeves – UK politics live

Chancellor lists ‘first genuine living wage’, capping bus fares, public sector pay rises in speech to Labour party conferenceIn her Today interview Rachel Reeves was asked about a FT report saying she will urge business leaders to highlight the risks of a Reform UK government in her speech later.The FT say Reeves will tell the Labour conference.Who is standing up for Britain’s stability. A Labour government that is resolute in cutting interest rates and borrowing or a Reform party that cheered on Liz Truss’ mini-budget?Who is standing up for Britain’s businesses? A Labour government that is forging a closer relationship with our nearest trading partners or a Reform party that talks Britain down and is hungry to cut us off from the world? Continue reading...

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1 week ago Explosion of barber shops in Britain's beleaguered town centres could be sign of 'criminal activity', Labour minister says

More than 750 barbers opened in the UK last year despite a broader High Street downturn - with police saying some of them are being used for money laundering.

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