[ A major rescue operation took place after a small boat believed to be carrying around 50 refugees ran aground on a sandbank in the English Channel off the Kent coast. Coastguard helicopter rescue teams and RNLI lifeboats were involved in the rescue mission which unfolded on Goodwin Sands off the Deal coast. The rescuers … Read more
[ Labour has been warned that it risks creating a “two-tier” pension system with its plans to reinstate a tax on large retirement pots in a way that does not deter senior public sector staff from leaving their roles – with experts saying the policy may be “unworkable.” The party has committed to reintroducing the … Read more
[ Labour will cut its green spending plans in half after concluding that “something had to give” to meet its promise of balancing the public finances, Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have confirmed. The party formally ditched its policy of spending £28bn a year on green infrastructure – sparking fury from environmental groups and … Read more
[ Labour is considering protecting “crucial” public workers when it reinstates a tax on large pension pots amid warnings that the policy could trigger an “exodus” of headteachers. The party has committed to reintroducing the lifetime allowance cap on pensions – a limit on the amount people can build up in pension savings over their … Read more
[ The Home Office’s unsuccessful scramble to meet Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear an asylum backlog is leading to a new “crisis” with a rapidly expanding mountain of appeals threatening to clog up the tribunal system, i has learnt. Specialist lawyers have said there will not be enough of them to handle the extra cases … Read more
