by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Politics
To put that instability into context, I was 27 years old before I was on to the fourth prime minister of my lifetime, Gordon Brown in 2007. In the previous just over a quarter of a century, there had been just three: Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair....
by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Politics
National Wealth Fund Bill – In October 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves rebranded the previous government’s National Infrastructure Bank as the National Wealth Fund, with the aim of stimulating private sector investment in infrastructure projects. The...
by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Politics
A government source stressed that they were making reforms in this area without new legislation, such as “right to try” rules meaning people with health conditions can undertake work without necessarily having their benefits reassessed, and a guarantee of...
by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Politics
Melanie Ward, aide to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, has become the latest Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to quit, following Naushabah Khan, PPS to Cabinet Office Minister Darren Jones, and Tom Rutland, PPS to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds. Article...
by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Politics
Was the prime minister’s speech enough to avert a challenge to his leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory? Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about...
by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Politics
A precise figure of how much full nationalisation of British Steel could cost has not been announced and it is understood that following legislation an independent valuation would be carried out of the business, to see what, if any, compensation might be due to...
