Meanwhile, Joe Biden is urging Netanyahu to show restraint as the US seeks to stamp down fears of a wider regional conflict amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that has left nearly 34,000 Palestinians dead, according to health authorities in the
Rishi Sunak succeeded in seeing through his flagship smoking ban policy this evening, after pledging to end the practice during last year’s Conservative Party Conference. 383 MPs backed the policy, however around 60 Tory rebels meant Mr Sunak was forced to rely
Peers are expected to mull the Rwanda Bill on Tuesday and could then send it back to the Commons with amendments later in the week, prolonging the process known as parliamentary ping-pong where legislation is batted between the two Houses. Once passed,
Ministers are considering banning the sale of mobile phones for all under 16-year-olds. It comes as soaring mental health cases among teenagers have provoked widespread fears that social media and smartphones are to blame. Nearly two-thirds of the public support a ban,
Generations of parents were given the wrong “tough love” advice about how to care for newborn babies, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has warned. The Department for Health has launched a campaign called Start for Life designed to dispel myths, such as the
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has replaced six ministers as she faces a political crisis linked to an alleged luxury watch scandal. Lawmakers seek Boluarte’s removal, citing moral incapacity after a police raid on her home. Boluarte faces investigation for allegedly acquiring luxury
Conservatives face near-wipeout at the next election leaving them with just 98 seats in England and none in Wales or Scotland, a shock poll suggests. Cabinet Ministers set to be kicked out of Parliament include Home Secretary James Cleverly, Defence Secretary Grant
Rishi Sunak has been hit by two senior ministerial resignations this afternoon, as both an armed forces minister and an education minister announced their departures from Government. James Heappey, Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence, announced his intention to quit
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended the cost of the Government’s stalled Rwanda deportation scheme while admitting it had been “very challenging” to implement. He insisted the “overall picture” has improved despite figures showing a hike in migrant crossings in the English Channel.
Ex-pensions ministers told the government it is time to pay up after a watchdog found thousands of women are owed compensation over retirement age changes. A blistering report found women born in the 1950s were not properly told the age they could