[ The future of Fujitsu could be sealed as soon as next week as the public inquiry into the Post Office scandal hears from the firm for the first time. The company will also give evidence to MPs as pressure on the Government to exclude it from future public-sector contracts continues to grow. Ministers have … Read more
[ The chief of the HS2 project has admitted that cost for the remaining HS2 leg between London and Birmingham are set to soar by up to £10bn. Sir Jon Thompson, chief executive of HS2 Ltd, told MPs on the transport select committee that the cost for Phase 1 of the project was between £49bn … Read more
[ FOX News will host three live town halls with presidential candidates this week, with the first installment featuring Nikki Haley airing tonight (January 8) on the network. Co-moderated by Special Report‘s Bret Baier and The Story’s Martha MacCallum, the first two town hall events will center on former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (tonight) and … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak admitted that he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists, despite his pledge to do so in 2023, but said strikes had “hindered” his progress. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday morning, Mr Sunak said: “We’ve virtually eliminated those waiting two years and then one-and-a-half years, and I … Read more
[ Former energy minister Chris Skidmore has been accused of being “self-indulgent” for standing down months before a general election when his seat is set to be abolished. Mr Skidmore announced on Friday that he was resigning from the Conservative Party and would seek to quit Parliament “as soon as possible”. But he had already … Read more
[ Conservative rebels who are pushing for a tougher immigration policy will this week open talks with ministers which will decide whether they continue their revolt. MPs including Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick have pledged to strengthen the Safety of Rwanda Bill, which is designed to ensure the Government’s flagship asylum scheme can no longer … Read more
[ Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has strongly criticized parents who pull children from schools for holidays and days out amid a stark rise in absences. Latest figures from the Department for Education show that one in five children were persistently absent from schools over the last academic year, up from just over one in … Read more
[ Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Prime Minister of putting “vanity before country” by not announcing an election date and suggests he is trying to run up two years in Downing Street. Speaking to Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, the Labour leader said he wanted to see a general election held “as … Read more
[ The Bank of England must stop “dithering” and cut interest rates as soon as possible or risk damaging the prospects of economic growth in 2024, senior Tories have said. A bigger-than-expected fall in inflation last month has fuelled hopes that the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) could start to bring down the cost of … Read more
[ The Government’s former net-zero tsar has resigned as an MP over Rishi Sunak’s plans to allow more offshore oil and gas. Chris Skidmore, who was chair of the independent government review on net zero and a former energy minister, said he would be stepping down as an MP next week over new legislation which … Read more
