Labour has suffered a sharp fall in membership over the past two months following controversies over its policy on Gaza and its U-turn on green
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England’s parishes and towns raise council tax surcharge to fund scrapped local services
Parish and town councils will spend almost £800m in the next financial year after increasing their average council tax surcharge by 8.5%, according to official
Robert Jenrick calls for nationality data scheme to prevent UK ‘importing crime’
The nationality, visa and asylum status of people convicted of a criminal offence should be recorded to ensure the UK is not “importing crime”, the
‘If you want to abuse your workers, that’s fine’: UK modern slavery watchdog’s funding cut
Britain’s labour abuse watchdog has had its funding cut by the Home Office despite a dramatic surge in exploitation in the care sector. The budget
UK weather: rain disrupts Easter weekend events amid flood warnings
Flooding caused by heavy rain has disrupted many Easter weekend events in the UK. The Met Office said more rain was forecast over the bank
Tory MP faces lobbying questions over Treasury committee role
A senior Tory MP is facing questions over whether he used his Commons Treasury committee role to lobby for post-Brexit changes to City rules, which
Man charged over 50 dead hares dumped outside village shop
A man has been arrested by police investigating the discovery of 50 dead hares that were scattered in front of a community shop in a
Andrew Bridgen must pay Matt Hancock legal fees of £40,000 in libel claim
The MP Andrew Bridgen has been ordered to pay Matt Hancock more than £40,000 in legal fees after an early stage of their libel battle.
Orkney shop owner raises £3,000 for charity after Easter egg error
For a small shop owner on a small island as far as mistakes go, Dan Dafydd’s was a pretty big one leaving him with quite
Garrick Club asked to consider membership for seven leading women
Seven women with leading positions in the British establishment have been nominated as prospective female members of the Garrick in the event that the club