Newly Released Documents Show Close Political Ties Between Senior Labour Figures Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander privately thanked Peter Mandelson for playing a decisive role in his selection as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Lothian East, according to more than 1,000 pages…
Labour’s Welfare Reform Hinges on Winning Over Its Own Left Flank The success of Labour’s welfare reform agenda may ultimately depend less on parliamentary arithmetic than on the political management of its own soft left, with figures such as Louise…
Ireland’s Emergency Housing Costs Surge 570% in Ten Years Amid Political Dispute Over Strategy Ireland spent €493.6 million on emergency housing for homeless people in the last financial year — a staggering 570% increase on expenditure levels recorded a decade…
Peter Murrell Pleads Guilty to Embezzling £400,000 from SNP as Sturgeon Breaks Silence Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party and estranged husband of ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling more than £400,000…
UK Universities Face Deepening Financial Crisis as International Student Numbers Plunge British universities are cutting jobs, scaling back research, and eliminating courses at an accelerating rate as a sharp decline in overseas student enrolments squeezes institutional finances, with more than…
Iran’s Supreme Leader orders enriched uranium to remain in country, deepening diplomatic impasse as Republican leaders pull War Powers vote Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium must not be transferred abroad,…
Berkeley Group Warns London Investment at Risk After Peckham Planning Rejection Berkeley Group, London’s largest housebuilder, has warned that developers “can no longer invest in new London sites” after a planning inspector rejected its proposal to replace a derelict Peckham…
Government Explores Voluntary Price Caps on Staple Foods Amid Middle East Conflict Fallout The British government is in talks with major supermarkets over a voluntary scheme to cap prices on everyday staples — including eggs, bread and milk — as…
SNP Eyes North Sea Oil Revival as Political Weapon Ahead of Aberdeen South By-Election The Scottish National Party is being urged to resurrect its iconic “It’s Scotland’s Oil” slogan from the 1970s as a campaign rallying cry, targeting Energy Secretary…
UK Markets Rocked as Starmer Clings to Power Ahead of King’s Speech Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a fresh threat to his leadership on Wednesday as Health Secretary Wes Streeting held a 16-minute meeting with him in Downing Street, with…