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MPs criticise freeholders for exploitative rentier structure

IN a parliamentary hearing on Thursday (18), MPs scrutinised freeholders for establishing a “rentier structure” in England and Wales, accusing them of imposing “exorbitant”...

Katherine Birbalsingh’s school faces legal challenge over ‘prayer ban’

A school, headed by the former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh, is facing a legal challenge in the High Court regarding a policy...

Sadiq Khan extends free holiday meals for another year

LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday (18) announced the extension of the free holiday meals programme for another year. Khan would spend £4 million in...

Sunak asserts Rwanda bill reflects ‘the will of the people’

Rishi Sunak urged members of the UK’s unelected upper chamber of parliament on Thursday (18) to approve his controversial proposal to send migrants to...

Sadiq Khan freezes public transport fares to ease cost-of-living pressures

In a bid to alleviate cost-of-living pressures and support the retail and hospitality sectors, London’s mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Friday (19) that the...

Fujitsu is sorry and says will compensate subpostmasters

FUJITSU has a moral obligation to help compensate UK postmasters wrongly convicted because of a bug in its accounting software, its European director said...

Sunak’s Rwanda bill clears Commons

In a crucial test of his leadership, prime minister Rishi Sunak successfully navigated a key parliamentary vote on Wednesday (17), overcoming opposition from right-wing...

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