[ Following hot on the heels of a points-packed double gameweek for (some) Fantasy Premier League managers comes another bumper schedule, albeit for only two clubs. Chelsea, humiliated 5-0 by Arsenal in their last fixture, and Tottenham Hotspur, thrashed 4-0 by Newcastle in theirs, are the pair in question with each playing twice in Gameweek … Read more
[ The Renters’ Reform Bill has passed in the House of Commons, but will include an indefinite delay to ministers’ promises to end “no-fault” evictions. MPs voted in favour of the legislation on Wednesday, including a new amendment from the Government which would postpone a ban on “no fault” Section 21 evictions until a review … Read more
[ New voter ID rules will have their first big test at next week’s local elections and campaigners say it could mean mass disenfranchisement, with more than a fifth of the electorate unaware. Meanwhile Labour insiders are fretting that the changes will mean the difference between electoral success and failure in London. The ignorance among … Read more
[ The UK stock market hit a record high on Tuesday, helped by a weaker pound and positive corporate updates. The FTSE 100 gained 0.5 per cent to 8,059 points, surpassing its previous peak of 8,047 points in February 2023. Economists and traders are also hoping that UK interest rates, which sit at 5.25 per … Read more
[ The Government’s Rwanda Bill will become law after the House of Lords abandoned a final amendment in a late night debate. Peers ended their protracted stand-off over Rishi Sunak’s flagship deportation plan just after midnight, after months of wrangling over the controversial policy. Home Secretary James Cleverly described the bill’s passing as a “landmark … Read more
[ The Government’s Rwanda Bill will become law after the House of Lords abandoned a final amendment in a late night debate. Peers ended their protracted stand-off over Rishi Sunak’s flagship deportation plan just after midnight, after months of wrangling over the controversial policy. The House of Lords had been engaged in an extended tussle … Read more
[ It is no surprise if the Metropolitan Police force has an antisemitism problem, the president of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) has told i. The Met is at the centre of a new row over its handling of Israel-Palestine protests after an officer was filmed describing an antisemitism campaigner as “openly Jewish”. The … Read more
[ The outgoing head of the Government’s climate watchdog has launched a stinging attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of setting the UK back on reaching net zero. Chris Stark is due to step down as chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, the independent body set up in 2008, at the end of April. … Read more
[ Squatters have vowed to remain inside a £13m Gordon Ramsay pub despite being order to leave by the High Court. The group shut themselves in the York & Albany near Regent’s Park, north London, last week. Lawyers for Gordon Ramsay Holdings International Limited (GRHI) secured a High Court order for the possession of the … Read more
[ The Government has a “moral mission” to reform welfare and tackle the rising number of people out of work due to ill health, Rishi Sunak said as as he announced major changes to the system. The Prime Minister used a speech at the Centre for Social Justice to set out his short and long-term … Read more
