Labour Party
UK to give up Chagos Islands sovereignty to secure future of military base
Conservatives reacted angrily, with Robert Jenrick saying there has been a ‘surrender’ and James Cleverly labelling the Government ‘weak’
Minister investigating pay back option on BBC gift after Starmer donation action
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to pay for some gifts and hospitality has prompted questions on whether others will follow his lead.
Some savers charged at least £11,000 to withdraw cash from Lifetime Isas
Money app Plum is calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to review Lifetime Isa rules in the forthcoming Budget.
Charter flight carries Britons out of Lebanon as evacuation planning continues
Defence Secretary John Healey visited Cyprus where troops are preparing for an emergency evacuation if flights from Lebanon cease.
Lord Waheed Alli – Labour peer and media mogul at centre of Government gift row
Over the past 20 years, he has donated more than £500,000 to the Labour Party.
Jenrick sets out pitch for ‘new Conservative Party’ if he wins leadership
He said he would cut the foreign aid budget and raise defence spending to 3% of GDP if he leads the Tories back to government.
Healey visits Cyprus for talks as Middle East crisis deepens
British forces based in Cyprus would play a leading role in any evacuation of British nationals from Lebanon.
UK forces ‘played their part’ in attempt to prevent further Middle East violence
The Prime Minister said he was ‘deeply concerned that the region is on the brink’.
Ovo boss says Labour should launch social tariff to tackle rising energy bills
David Buttress said the Government should ‘get away from the short-term tactics’ of year-by-year handouts to tackle high fuel costs.
Businessman says he made £75,000 Jenrick donation amid transparency concerns
Phillip Ullmann said he made the donation though a fitness coaching app provider which he claims is ‘part of my family’s group of businesses’.