Theresa May tried to strike a light tone for the first Prime Minister’s Questions of 2018, but ended up looking out of her depth - and not just when she quipped about Labour’s Angela Rayner not being present to defend herself - only to have to apologise when informed that ...
A delegation of global press freedom groups will undertake an unprecedented mission to the United States, reflecting concerns about threats to journalists and heightened anti-press rhetoric. The mission, which follows trips to Ukraine and Turkey, will coincide with the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration and will leverage the first year’s ...
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/trending/jeremy-hunt-must-fix-this-scandal-the-100m-for-virgins-coffers-should-go-to-nhs-patient-care-jonathan-ashworth/19/12/ Virgin Care services have been rated "Good" across the board by the Care Quality Commission - even though most locations haven't been inspected, an exclusive TLE investigation has revealed. The Department of Health and Social Care body gives Virgin Care top ratings for safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness in its ...
Trials start tomorrow for activists arrested for protesting against DSEI arms fair last September in London’s Docklands. DSEI (Defence & Security Equipment International) is one of the world's largest arms fair, bringing together arms buyers and sellers to network and make deals. Critics point out that the taxpayer sponsors entertainment ...
Byron burger could be set to close up to 20 restaurants as part of a financial rescue proposal, according to accountancy firm KPMG. The firm, which has more than 70 outlets, is one of several chains that took the burger restaurant upmarket, becoming a stand-out name within the UK's casual dining ...
You would have thought a lesson would have been learned by now. A year in to his presidency and Donald Trump has transferred the principles he acquired on television in to the White House, a mantra that usually goes: Give the audience what it wants, not what it needs. Yesterday came ...
Theresa May struggled to reshuffle her own cabinet yesterday after ministers point-blankly rejected her proposals. With very little moves to report on the day it has since been revealed that many ministers defied her attempts to change their jobs. Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, successfully faced down the Prime Minister ...
Toby Young has resigned from his universities watchdog role apologising for the offence his social media posts and writings have caused over the years, just two days after the Prime Minister defended his controversial appointment to the role. On the weekend Theresa May said that the controversialist who had made ...
Instead of selling off NHS land, the Government should create a People’s Land Bank, and use the land to build genuinely affordable homes The Government’s sale of NHS land is failing to produce affordable homes and is exacerbating the affordability crisis across the UK, according to new research from the ...