Politics

Crime has surged while officer numbers have hit a record low, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. The results make for bleak reading for the Conservatives who after years of austerity cuts are starting to see the real impact on communities. The number of police officers hit a record low this year and the proportion of recorded crimes that result in someone being charged or summoned to court fell to another record low at 9 per cent – fewer...

US federal government spending records are said show a series of payments worth a total of £52,477 were made by the State Department to SLC Turnberry Limited, the company behind the South Ayrshire hotel and golf course.

Boris Johnson delivered his resignation speech to parliament today, saying "it's not too late to save Brexit". The Foreign Secretary quit his post last week following the Chequers deal that saw David Davis and several other prominent Conservative MPs walk. Johnson delivered the speech as rumours surface that he is building another bid for Theresa May's job. In parliament, he said: "It is as if a fog of self doubt has descended. "Even though our friends and partners liked the...

BREAKING: Jeremy Corbyn gave Theresa May a grilling for the first time in PMQs about Vote Leave failing to co-operate with the Electoral Commission’s investigation into breaking electoral laws. He demanded the senior Conservatives in the Vote Leave campaign comply with the police investigation now that the Electoral Commission has referred Vote Leave’s campaign in the EU referendum to the police. In a rowdy exchange, Corbyn said May’s government had "sunk into a mire of chaos and division" on Brexit....

Labour have opened up a five point gap over the Conservatives in the polls. According to the latest Westminster voting intention 41 per cent of Brits would vote for Jeremy Corbyn's party if there was an election tomorrow. Just 36 per cent said they would vote for the Conservatives and nine per cent backed the Liberal Democrats. Theresa May threatened Conservative rebels with a general election this summer if they defeated her plans on customs after Brexit. Latest Westminster voting...

Barrow and Furness constituents have slammed John Woodcock following his resignation, saying he has stabbed Jeremy Corbyn in the back ahead of a crucial day in the House of Commons. Woodcock resigned today with an outlandish attack on the Labour leader just hours before he is set to face the beleaguered Theresa May in parliament. He said the party had been "taken over by the hard left" and "tolerated" anti-Semitism, as well as claiming that Labour was not a "credible" alternative...

The Brexit mess is leaving many people inside and outside of parliament totally at a loss at where is can go from here. Today Winson Churchill’s grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames launched into the debate, in a nonsense speech in Parliament. He was furious after the Vote Leave campaign broke electoral law during the EU vote. A massive £600,000 was handed over to a 23-year-old in the lead up to the crucial 2016 vote. This transfer of cash meant that Vote...

Fox News looks to have turned its back on Donald Trump following his controversial summit with Vladimir Putin. Several of its high-profile journalists have criticised the President in a rare attack. Fox Business's Neil Cavuto labelled Trump's refusal to challenge Mr Putin on Russian election meddling “disgusting” and said the president was “essentially letting the guy get away with this, not even offering a mild, a mild criticism". Trish Regan, also of Fox Business, branded the president's appearance "unpatriotic". “He...

The Government’s refusal to change its position on monthly calculations for Universal Credit payments will continue to unfairly punish the self-employed, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) said today. The Government ruled out making changes to the system of monthly calculations in its response released today to the Work and Pensions Committee ‘Universal Credit for the Self-Employed’ report. IPSE’s Policy Development Manager, Jordan Marshall, comments:“It is disappointing that the Government hasn’t listened to the repeated warnings of industry, trade...