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Housing Minister Denies Planning Reforms Target Farmers as Government Unveils New Bill

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has rejected claims that the government’s new planning reforms are designed to penalize farmers, as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill...

Michael Gove Accused of Trying to “Circumvent” Watchdog in Dyson Ventilator Bid, Covid Inquiry Hears

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard allegations that Michael Gove sought to bypass regulatory processes to fast-track James Dyson’s bid to supply ventilators to...

Tories Propose Deportation of All Foreign Nationals with Criminal Convictions

The Conservative Party has unveiled a controversial new policy that would see all foreign nationals in the UK convicted of a crime deported, regardless...

Rupert Lowe: A Classic Tory Caught in Reform UK’s Civil War

The upcoming by-election in Runcorn and Helsby, triggered by former Labour MP Mike Amesbury’s assault conviction, was supposed to be a golden opportunity for...

Senior Aide to Wes Streeting Pleads Guilty to Indecent Exposure

Sam Gould, a senior aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, has been suspended from the Labour Party and faces calls to resign as a...

Planning Reforms Must Not Undermine Local Democracy, Warn Critics

The UK government is set to unveil sweeping planning reforms this week aimed at accelerating infrastructure projects and boosting housebuilding. However, concerns are growing...

Mike Amesbury to Resign as MP Following Assault Conviction

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has announced he will step down from Parliament after receiving a suspended prison sentence for assaulting a constituent. Amesbury,...

Sentencing Council Defends Guidelines Amid “Two-Tier Justice” Debate

The Sentencing Council has pushed back against Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood's call to scrap new sentencing guidance, arguing that both major political parties had...

Starmer Criticizes Welfare System as “Unfair and Indefensible”

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has denounced the current welfare system as "unsustainable," "indefensible," and "unfair," arguing that the government cannot simply "shrug its...

UK Jets Escort U.S. Bombers in Middle East Power Display

Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets deployed in the Middle East have escorted U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers and carried out joint training missions...

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