Sir Bernard Ingham, who was by the then-prime minister’s side as she battled Arthur Scargill’s National Union of Mineworkers in the 1980s, accused unions that are now poised to go on strike of being the “enemy within”. The RMT union last week
Munira Mirza, who has served with Mr Johnson since he was London Mayor, said the Prime Minister’s refusal to apologise for his remarks had left her with no choice but to quit. Defending himself in the Commons on Monday from attacks over
And @alistair365 mocked Mr Perkins, saying: “What? Labour don’t agree with a tory proposal” who’d have thought it.” Comedian Bethany Black said: “Ed Miliband’s energy price cap doesn’t seem so ridiculous now tho.” And entrepreneur Grant Stanley commented: “The idea of an
The Scottish Government is planning on improving the ventilation in schools where £1.6million will be spent on air filters and £300,000 on cutting the bottom off doors to improve airflow. However, Douglas Ross echoed concerns from some firefighters who say the shortening
According to aviation reporter Gareth Jennings, the UK Defence Ministry has selected the French Dassault Falcom 2000LXS as the successor to the BAe 146 jet, after announcing in November a tender for £80 million to replace four aircraft. Under the Command Support
SNP’s plan for independence ‘not very clear’ says Gordon Brown The report entitled ‘An EU border across Britain: Scotland’s borders after independence’ for The UK in a Changing Europe think tank warns Brexit has made Scottish independence increasingly more challenging, particularly in
The French President said on Wednesday that the EU’s border-free Schengen Area should be managed by regular ministerial meetings just like the eurozone. Speaking to EU justice and interior ministers meeting in northern France, President Macron said what he dubbed the “Schengen
The economics expert noted the fall the UK is now expected to experience will be the sharpest since records began in 1990. The Sky News’s correspondent noted the Bank of England conceded the fall, coupled with the decision to increase interest rates,
Alyn Edward Smith, the MP for Sterling, said an independent Scotland would rejoin the EU to regain “the advantages, solidarity and stability taken from us by Brexit”. Claiming he spent the four years between the historic EU vote and the UK’s final
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been slapped down in Parliament over plans to provide Britons with financial support to help with energy bills. Conservative backbench MP Peter Bone savaged plans announced by the Treasury to increase national insurance contributions in order to support
In a message to Daily Express readers last night, Boris Johnson said his blueprint for levelling-up the nation will give people a “greater say” over their lives and ensure “no one is left behind or overlooked.” And he insisted that he was