The PM has strengthened his Downing Street operation by moving Rachel Reeves’ deputy, Darren Jones, into a key chief secretary role and bringing in economist Minouche Shafik as chief economic adviser, amid widespread speculation that the October Budget will include significant tax rises.
Nigel Farage has pledged to unseat Keir Starmer after accusing the PM of misleading the public over migration, claiming offence at being excluded from the state banquet.
Emily Atack has spoken out about experiencing unwanted physical contact multiple times at TV wrap parties, drawing attention to ongoing concerns around safety and behaviour within the entertainment industry.
Labour unveiled its ‘one in, one out’ asylum crackdown, yet admitted that although 3,567 small-boat migrants have landed since the deal took effect, none have been returned to France.
Reeves put on a brave face after Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle stripped her of key Treasury responsibilities, installing a new cadre of left-leaning experts to oversee the Autumn Budget and signalling a decisive shift in the Government’s economic direction.
The Home Secretary has temporarily halted the refugee family reunion scheme pending legislation to introduce stricter conditions on asylum seekers’ relatives, a move intended to address immigration pressures and blunt Nigel Farage’s line.
Experts are urging the Government to ban e-cigarettes amid fears they inflict irreversible harm on young people’s brains and hearts, signalling a fresh public health challenge.
The PM has initiated a significant Downing Street shake-up, appointing his own economic advisers and reshuffling senior roles to wrest fiscal and policy authority back from the Treasury and shape the government’s agenda ahead of the autumn budget.
Sir Keir Starmer has moved Treasury minister Darren Jones into Number 10 and reshuffled his economic team to bolster Labour’s policy pitch, seeking to arrest the party’s slide in the polls.
An asylum seeker in a Midlands market town has asked to be deported to Somalia on safety grounds after losing his right to work following a sex offence conviction, while The PM brands the case “completely arcane” and vows to tighten immigration controls.