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Healey wanted UK to join global defence bank, BBC told
Allies of the former defence secretary claim the Treasury tried to shut down the idea. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnAllies of the former defence secretary claim the Treasury tried to...
Are the Downing Street dominoes about to fall?
John Healey's resignation as defence secretary is a disaster for the prime minister, writes Laura Kuenssberg. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnJohn Healey's resignation as defence...
I have a duty to stay on, says PM as he justifies defence spending decisions
Sir Keir did not mention Burnham, or other potential leadership rivals by name, but said that on questions about spending: "For every answer that is being suggested, the question has to be when you're in government - which is about trade-offs - what is it then that...
PM needs to make ‘bold’ decisions on defence spending, says Carns
Al Carns quit as the armed forces minister in a row over defence spending, hours after John Healey also quit as defence secretary. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnAl Carns quit as the...
UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt
The economy shrank slightly in April as the Iran war began to have an impact on businesses, official data shows. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe economy shrank slightly in April as...
Grooming survivors left with criminal records still being failed, BBC told
Victims who were abused and prosecuted as children are still being failed, says grooming report author. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnVictims who were abused and prosecuted as...
Armed forces minister quits after Healey exit as defence funding row deepens
Al Carns says the military isn't "sufficiently funded", as Dan Jarvis becomes the new defence secretary. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnAl Carns says the military isn't "sufficiently...
Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party
Surveying all of this are Sir Keir's potential leadership challengers Burnham, Streeting and others – including Carns, who told me, while still a serving minister, that as far as a leadership contest was concerned, "if someone fires a starting gun, I'm not scared of...
What’s happened to UK defence spending?
Spending on working-age benefits was lower than on defence in the mid 1980s - but now it's more - and is projected to rise to around 4.3% of GDP by the end of the decade, pushed up, in part, by rising claims for things like Personal Independence Payments (PIP)....
Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oil costs
Rachel Reeves says the Treasury is also looking at "different options" to help households most vulnerable to soaring energy bills. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnRachel Reeves says the...
Doomed hereditary peers spy chance to stay in the Lords
The Tories are deciding which hereditary peers to keep after being offered 15 seats in a compromise deal. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe Tories are deciding which hereditary peers...
Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into PM over Mandelson appointment
Sir Laurie Magnus said the relevant process appeared to have been followed when Lord Mandelson was made ambassador. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnSir Laurie Magnus said the relevant...
UK economy failed to grow in January ahead of Iran war
Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnAnalysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at...
Oil price profiteering will not be tolerated, says Miliband
Ed Miliband says the competition watchdog is primed to intervene if firms use the oil price shock to "rip off" customers. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnEd Miliband says the...
Minister defends PM’s handling of Mandelson appointment
He said Sir Keir has not sought to move on from the issue but instead is "understanding the damage that it has done and then putting in place changes to public life, to the very structures of power in our society … that have ignored what has happened to women and...
Chris Mason: There may be no knockout blows from Mandelson files but it’s far from over
So, for now at least, the circus of what amounts to a public slanging match between the prime minister and the government on the one hand, and the man they appointed just over a year ago to one of their marquee roles on the other, continues. It is the prime minister's...
A ‘weirdly rushed’ appointment – and other key takeaways from Mandelson files
In an email following his sacking, dated 17 September, 2025, Lord Mandelson wrote: "My chief concern is leaving the US and arriving in the UK with the maximum dignity and minimum media intrusion which I think is to the advantage of all concerned, not least because I...
PM warned of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson’s Epstein links
Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnDocuments also suggest the...
Polanski stood by breast enlargement hypnosis claim
The same month, when asked about the Sun piece on the Pod Save the UK podcast, he said: "I went out on BBC Radio the next day, so not twelve years later when I became a politician, but literally the next day to go 'this article doesn't represent me'." Article...
Union cuts Labour funding by 40% over bin strike
The union votes in favour of an "unprecedented" £580,000 cut, due to anger over ongoing action. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe union votes in favour of an "unprecedented" £580,000...
Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM
Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September, when a 5p cut is phased out. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnFuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September,...
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