UK Politics

!ukpolitics

@sh.itjust.works
Create post
The moment Liz Truss looses her seat

The moment Liz Truss looses her seat

Open link in next tab

Moment former PM Liz Truss loses seat in UK general election | BBC News

https://youtu.be/pKvqvgszng8

Former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss has lost her seat in the UK general election. Truss was standing in the constituency of South West Norfolk and l...

Tory winter plan could kill thousands, warns top A&E doctor

Tory winter plan could kill thousands, warns top A&E doctor

Open link in next tab

Tory winter plan could kill thousands, warns top A&E doctor

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-winter-plan-a-and-e-deaths-b2383864.html

Exclusive: Frail elderly and mentally ill will suffer most this winter, warns Dr Adrian Boyle

Tory winter plan could kill thousands, warns top A&E doctor
Polling is ruining politics

Polling is ruining politics

Open link in next tab

Polling is ruining politics

https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2023/07/polling-ruining-politics

Instead of substantive discussions about policy, elections are reduced to game theory.

Polling is ruining politics
Mortgage pain for 4 million as next interest rate rise looms but UK could be nearing 5.75% peak

Mortgage pain for 4 million as next interest rate rise looms but UK could be nearing 5.75% peak

Open link in next tab

Mortgage pain for 4 million as next interest rate rise looms but UK could be nearing 5.75% peak

https://inews.co.uk/news/mortgage-pain-next-interest-rate-rise-2515041

Many are hopeful that the ongoing cycle of rising interest rates is reaching an end as inflation across the UK begins to fall

Mortgage pain for 4 million as next interest rate rise looms but UK could be nearing 5.75% peak
Labour attacks 'abysmal' figures showing just 5.7% of crimes solved last year

Labour attacks 'abysmal' figures showing just 5.7% of crimes solved last year

Open link in next tab

Labour attacks 'abysmal' figures showing just 5.7% of crimes solved last year

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-attacks-abysmal-figures-showing-just-5-7-of-crimes-solved-last-year-12930927

The government says communities are safer than when it came to power 13 years ago, with the policing minister accusing Labour of being "soft on crime and soft on criminals".

Labour attacks 'abysmal' figures showing just 5.7% of crimes solved last year
Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'

Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'

Open link in next tab

Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'

https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-heads-to-scotland-for-net-zero-energy-policy-push-12930459

The government will support "hundreds" of new licences off the coast of Scotland, while new plans for a "clean" carbon capture industry could support up to 50,000 new roles, according to Downing Street.

Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'
Tory MPs want to block overseas workers from UK care homes in extreme plan

Tory MPs want to block overseas workers from UK care homes in extreme plan

Open link in next tab

Tory MPs want to block overseas workers from UK care homes in extreme plan

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tories-demand-rishi-sunak-stop-30371701

In a challenge to Rishi Sunak’s authority, Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson will speak at the launch of the New Conservatives Group that wants to block social care workers getting visas

Tory MPs want to block overseas workers from UK care homes in extreme plan
Customers withdraw record amount of savings in May

Customers withdraw record amount of savings in May

Open link in next tab

Customers withdraw record amount of savings in May

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66051711

People withdraw £4.6bn from accounts in May - the highest on record, Bank of England data shows.

Customers withdraw record amount of savings in May
Government plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

Government plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

Open link in next tab

Government plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

https://news.sky.com/story/government-plan-to-send-some-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-is-unlawful-court-of-appeal-rules-12911494

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Rwanda is not a safe third country for migrants to be deported to.

Government plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules
Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say

Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say

Open link in next tab

Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/boris-johnsons-allies-stymie-probe-partygate-lies-uk-100474711

A committee of British lawmakers has slammed allies of Boris Johnson in Parliament for trying to interfere with their investigation into whether the former prime minister lied about rule-flouting parties in his office during the coronavirus pandemic

Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say