What is Mandelson’s strategy for charming Trumpworld?
As Peter Mandelson takes up the role of ambassador to the US, No 10 is determined the UK builds a strong relationship with Donald Trump....
Category : Politics
Key power station didn’t properly disclose burning forest wood
The Drax facility, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from....
Some on benefits are ‘taking the mickey’, says minister
The work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can....
Johnson one of the most damaging PMs, says Reform UK chief
Zia Yusuf tells the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast Johnson would not be welcome to join Reform UK....
Chris Mason: Starmer goes nuclear in hunt for long-term growth
Ministers hope new nuclear power stations will be keeping lights on by 2032....
Losing Tory candidate accused of ‘parading around as an MP’
Brendan Clarke-Smith was the MP for Bassetlaw from 2019 until July last year, when Labour’s Jo White won the seat....
Child sex abuse survivors demand ring-fenced funding
They are urging MPs to work together to ensure a much-delayed plan to tackle grooming gangs is put into action....
Swinney rules out return of lynx to Scotland
The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government....
Grenfell Tower to be taken down, government confirms
The announcement comes nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people in the building in west London....
£22bn for ‘unproven’ green tech could raise bills, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture....