Reeves races for Gulf trade deal amid growth plan pressure
Chancellor Rachel Reeves accelerates trade negotiations with Gulf states while battling to convince economic forecasters of Labour's growth strategy to avoid tax hikes.
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Home Office Scraps Epping Forest Asylum Hotel Plan
Exclusive: The Home Office's controversial plan to house asylum seekers in an Epping Forest hotel has been abruptly abandoned following intense local opposition and security concerns, revealing deepening challenges in the UK's migrant accommodation crisis
Kirstie Allsopp slams Labour mansion tax as 'fantasy'
Property expert Kirstie Allsopp faces backlash after criticising Labour's proposed mansion tax, calling it 'fantasy' economics that could devastate the housing market.
Ancient Devon wetland threatened by housing developers
A 2000-year-old wetland ecosystem in Devon is under immediate threat from housing developers who claim government planning blockages justify destroying protected environmental sites.
Labour's £38bn spending plan exposed in tax clash
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces Conservative accusations of hidden tax rises as PMQs erupts over Labour's spending commitments. Kemi Badenoch leads attack while Nigel Farage weighs in on immigration.
Reeves gives OBR veto power over budgets
Shadow Chancellor pledges to give Office for Budget Responsibility unprecedented veto power over major tax and spending decisions, learning from Truss's disastrous mini-budget.
Labour accused of stealing Tory stamp duty plan
Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch reveals Labour's intention to adopt Tory stamp duty abolition policy, sparking political controversy over housing market reforms.
Starmer's bold asylum plan: Fast-track deportations revealed
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer unveils radical plan to clear asylum backlog, fast-track removals to safe countries, and strike new Rwanda-style agreements in major immigration policy shift.
Starmer to scrap Rwanda scheme in migration overhaul
Keir Starmer announces radical immigration reforms, pledging to end the controversial Rwanda scheme and tackle asylum backlog while facing criticism from both left and right.
Eritrean migrant challenges UK-France deportation deal in High Court
A 25-year-old Eritrean man has launched a High Court challenge against the UK government's migrant deal with France, claiming it leaves him destitute. The case could set a major precedent for Labour's immigration policy.
Labour MP Accuses Starmer of Purging Left-Wing Members
Norwich South MP Clive Lewis launches a scathing attack on Keir Starmer's leadership, alleging a systematic purge of left-wing voices and comparing the party's internal culture to that under Peter Mandelson.
Labour to house asylum seekers on military sites
The Labour government announces a controversial new strategy to temporarily accommodate asylum seekers on disused military sites to tackle the severe housing shortage and clear the backlog of claims.
Labour to Shut Asylum Hotels, Use Military Barracks
Exclusive: The new Labour government unveils a tough new immigration plan to shut down costly asylum seeker hotels, fast-track decisions, and house migrants in repurposed military barracks in a major policy shift.
Cleverly Defends Rwanda Plan as Legal Challenges Mount
Home Secretary James Cleverly defends the controversial Rwanda asylum plan against Labour's accusations of being an expensive 'gimmick' as new legal challenges emerge.
Dianne Buswell Reveals Baby Plans with Joe Sugg
Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell reveals her timeline for starting a family with long-term partner and YouTuber Joe Sugg, sharing intimate details about their relationship and future plans.
Labour's migrant deal in tatters as Cooper offers no guarantees
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper faces scrutiny as she fails to guarantee the swift return of asylum seekers to France under a proposed one-for-one agreement, casting doubt on Labour's immigration strategy.
Cooper's Asylum Overhaul: Fast-Track Deportations Plan
Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announces a major new asylum plan, introducing fast-track removals for applicants from specific countries and new counter-terror style orders to tackle smuggling gangs.
Cooper's pledge: Scrap asylum hotels and stop small boats
Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper vows to end the 'wasteful' use of hotels for asylum seekers and tackle the small boats crisis with a new cross-border police unit, as she outlines Labour's immigration strategy.
Yvette Cooper pledges to end asylum hotel use and stop small boats
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper vows a Labour government would rapidly clear the asylum backlog and end costly hotel use, while tackling small boat crossings with a new cross-border police unit.
Starmer Condemns 'Disgraceful' Epping Asylum Hotel Plan
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer slams the government's 'shambolic' plan to house asylum seekers in an Epping Forest hotel, branding it a failure of the broken asylum system.
Labour overhauls asylum policy amid Reform UK poll surge
Exclusive: Labour faces mounting pressure as new polling shows Reform UK gaining ground. Lord Falconer reveals plans to end costly hotel use for asylum seekers, signalling a major policy shift.
Lough Neagh: UK's largest lake faces ecological collapse
Exclusive investigation reveals the deepening environmental catastrophe at Lough Neagh. Algal blooms and political inertia threaten an ecological disaster, putting Northern Ireland's primary water source and unique wildlife at severe risk.
Labour's Radical Plan to Tackle UK's Asylum Hotel Crisis
Exclusive: The new government unveils a radical strategy to move asylum seekers out of expensive hotels and into cheaper, more secure accommodation, aiming to save billions and tackle the legacy backlog.
UK Asylum Hotel Crisis Deepens Amid Political Pressure
Exclusive: The number of asylum seekers in UK hotels remains stubbornly high despite government efforts, sparking a fierce political battle over immigration policy and public spending.
Palestinians excluded from Gaza future talks with Blair
Exclusive report reveals how post-war planning for Gaza is being shaped by international figures, including Tony Blair, while Palestinian voices are systematically marginalised from the negotiations that will define their future.
Brits Open Their Homes to Asylum Seekers in Grassroots Movement
Amid a growing housing crisis, a powerful grassroots movement is seeing ordinary British citizens volunteer to host asylum seekers in their spare rooms, offering sanctuary and challenging government policy.
UK Asylum Seekers in Crisis: 'No Money, No Food, No Hope'
Exclusive testimony from asylum seekers in Yorkshire reveals a deepening humanitarian crisis, with families facing destitution and despair due to Home Office delays and the controversial Rwanda policy.
Yvette Cooper: Govt's £8m Daily Asylum Hotel Bill 'Shambolic'
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper exposes the Tories' disastrous asylum policy costing taxpayers £8 million per day on hotels, as she pledges Labour's strategic overhaul.
Cooper vows fast-track asylum removals amid hotel protests
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges a new rapid removal system for failed asylum seekers as public discontent over the use of hotels to house migrants intensifies across the UK.
Labour reveals £8.2m daily cost of asylum seeker hotels
Exclusive investigation reveals the full scale of UK asylum seeker hotel use under the Conservatives. Discover which towns are housing migrants and the staggering £8.2m daily cost to taxpayers.
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