A Liberal Democrat MP who was denied entry to Hong Kong on a family visit has said it should be a “wake-up call” to all parliamentarians. Wera Hobhouse told Sky News Breakfast…
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The art of the steel | Politics News
👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 It’s the Monday after a dramatic weekend in the House of Commons and Sam and Anne are here to bring you…
Rise in suicide attempts linked to HMRC tax crackdown as MPs criticise ‘sham’ review into loan charge schemes | Politics News
Four more people have attempted to take their own life in relation to the loan charge scandal, which has left tens of thousands of contractors facing huge bills for tax their employers…
No evidence of ‘two-tier policing’ in handling of Southport riots, MPs say | Politics News
There was no evidence of “two-tier policing” in the handling of riots that erupted after last year’s Southport murders, MPs have said. A report by the Home Affairs Committee, published on Monday,…
Race to keep British Steel furnaces running with last-minute efforts to secure raw materials under way | Politics News
Last-minute efforts to keep British Steel operating are to be carried out today, as the plant races to secure a supply of raw materials. The Department for Business and Trade said officials…
Minister says he wouldn’t bring China into ‘sensitive’ steel industry again | Politics News
The business secretary has told Sky News he would not bring a Chinese company into the “sensitive” steel sector again – after the government was forced to take control of British Steel….
A sticking plaster, not a solution: What next for British Steel? | UK News
Sir Keir Starmer was flying the flag for domestic steel production on Saturday as his government passed emergency legislation to give itself extraordinary powers to intervene in the running of the steel…
Emergency bill to protect British Steel becomes law | Politics News
An emergency bill to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces has become law. The urgent legislation gives ministers the power to instruct British Steel to keep the plant open. A government source…
Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse denied entry to Hong Kong to visit newborn grandson | UK News
A Liberal Democrat MP has been denied entry to Hong Kong where she was due to visit her newborn grandson. Wera Hobhouse landed at Hong Kong airport on Thursday after a 13-hour…
MPs to debate emergency law to keep British Steel open as prime minister warns national security ‘on the line’ | Politics News
MPs will today debate emergency laws to save British Steel after the prime minister warned the country’s “economic and national security is on the line”. Sir Keir Starmer said the future of…