Cabinet Minister Penny Mordaunt warned that the Royal Navy must “keep pace” with navies around the World otherwise “Britain’s interests cannot be secured”. And Lord General Richard Dannatt drew parallels with the 1930s when the “woeful” state of the UK’s armed forces
A library in England insists there are no hard feelings after a book was recently returned 44 years after it was due — and is just glad to have the copy back. The book, “Great Prime Ministers” by John Whittle, was originally
MPs will launch a fightback against nanny state proposals from the World Health Organisation tomorrow, aimed at handing over powers over tobacco control. Next month the WHO will call for COP10 countries to clamp down even harder on e-cigarettes and vapes, even
Prime Minister’s Questions is set to be even more newsworthy than usual today as Rishi Sunak may use it to announce a major breakthrough in the Post Office scandal. There are multiple reports this morning that the Prime Minister will use the
Ministers are trying to find a way to speed up overturning convictions that were handed down as part of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were convicted of theft, fraud, or false accounting after an issue with software. Post Office
Ministers are set to meet to discuss the fallout of the Post Office Horizon scandal that led to hundreds of sub-postmasters being wrongfully convicted. Justice secretary Alex Chalk will meet Kevin Hollinrake, the minister for the Post Office, on Monday. It comes
Ministers launch attendance crusade to get all children back in school (Image: Getty) In the 2022-23 academic year, figures from the Department for Education (DfE) suggest 22.3 per cent of pupils in England were persistently absent – 17.2 per cent in primary
Ministers have scaled back plans to hike the earning threshold Britson need to bring foreign family members to live in the UK. The Government had planned to up the wage required to £38,700 – from the current £18,600 – but have instead
Tory ministers have admitted they are fighting “for every single vote” in a fresh by-election test for Rishi Sunak. Voters in Wellingborough voted to oust disgraced MP Peter Bone after being accused of bullying and sexual misconduct in 2012 and 2013. And
Nature charities have sounded a wake-up call for the Government to meet its targets to restore nature. The National Trust, RSPB and Wildlife and Countryside Link warned 18 out of 23 targets are currently not on track with “good progress”. Action on