It takes a brave candidate to contest a by-election for any party of government that has been in power for a long time. Stepping in for a charismatic prime minister, toppled by his own colleagues, to fight a tough contest in a corner of a capital city that defaults to …
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A plan to try to control the amount of high-rise student accommodation being built in a part of Nottingham has been adopted by the city council amid concerns a ‘monolithic’ barrier could split the area in two. The authority has drawn up what’s known as a ‘Supplementary Planning Document’, or …
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Passports bearing the title of ‘His Majesty’ and issued in the name of the King are being rolled out from this week. Following in the footsteps of stamps and UK coins, British passports are the latest official item to be altered to carry either the face or name of the …
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“It’s bent!” shouted Mark Francois. “Bent!” And with that verdict, the Second Delegated Legislation Committee descended into a wild riot of affronted dignity and unparliamentary language. How did we get here? This obscure committee was set to wave through something thrilling called the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 – …
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An anonymous email has been sent to guests on the eve of George Osborne’s wedding, says Fleet Street Fox. Pity he’s not ashamed about everything else he’s done Hullo! George Osborne here, the Ghost of Tories Past. I’m writing to all the most important people in the world ahead of …
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A move to close all county council offices in Chesterfield and transfer 500 staff has been criticised as “idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful”. This week the Local Democracy Reporting Service exclusively detailed Derbyshire County Council ’s plans to close all 10 of its Chesterfield area offices, including one apiece in Clay …
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Open this photo in gallery: HMCS Summerside sails from its homeport in Halifax as Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz raises her cap during the departure ceremony for HMCS Summerside and HMCS Shawinigan, in Halifax, on July 3.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press Two Royal Canadian Navy warships sailed out of Halifax harbour Monday, bound …
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LONDON — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain. The arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948, became a symbol of the post-war migration that transformed the U.K. and its culture. …
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LONDON – Former prime minister Boris Johnson was named as a new columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper on Friday, in a return to a journalistic career that has seen him write for several leading British titles and sacked from one for making up a quote. Johnson, 58, who stood …
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Doing a U-turn in politics is no longer news; ethics is usually for the birds in the cut-and-thrust of politics. Politicians making outlandish promises or not keeping those that helped them win power may no longer spring surprises in many locations, but they still raise hackles in Britain. It …
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