DOWNLOAD IPFS The United Kingdom government has confirmed plans to reduce the national voting age from 18 to 16 ahead of the next general election, expanding the franchise to over a million new voters. While the move brings England and Northern Ireland in line with Scotland and Wales, where 16-year-olds[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The Labour Party has suspended veteran Member of Parliament Diane Abbott for a second time after she reiterated controversial remarks suggesting that racism based on skin color is distinct from prejudices experienced by other minority groups. Her refusal to retract those views during a BBC interview prompted swift[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The Cabinet Office has revealed that Morgan McSweeney, chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is currently the highest-paid special adviser in the UK government, earning between £155,000 and £159,999. This places him above all other advisers, including those in senior political roles across Whitehall. McSweeney assumed[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Britain’s newly appointed Secretary of State for Business and Trade (trade secretary), Jonathan Reynolds, will travel to Washington, D.C., at the end of July to meet senior U.S. officials and press for the rollback of tariffs imposed during the Trump administration. The visit signals a renewed UK push[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Sir Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt, a veteran Conservative figure, returned to frontline politics in October 2022 as Chancellor of the Exchequer (the United Kingdom’s finance minister) amid one of the most turbulent periods in recent British economic history. His reflections, recorded in the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The United Kingdom’s (UK) flagship counter‑radicalization initiative, known as Prevent, must be significantly improved following two tragic cases in which individuals previously referred to the program carried out deadly attacks, according to a government-commissioned interim review. Prevent, launched after the September 11 attacks of 2001, seeks to stop[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Germany is set to introduce legislation that will criminalize the facilitation of people-smuggling operations from its territory to the United Kingdom (UK), closing a long-standing legal loophole that previously allowed smugglers to use German storage facilities as staging areas for small boats used in Channel crossings. The proposed[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The United Kingdom (UK) Labour Party has suspended four Members of Parliament (MPs) after they defied party orders and voted against the government’s welfare reform bill. The disciplinary move underscores growing internal tensions as Labour attempts to maintain control over its policy agenda. Rachael Maskell, Brian Leishman, Chris[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS UK Members of Parliament (MPs) are advancing new legislation designed to close regulatory gaps that allow foreign money to influence domestic elections. The reforms target loopholes that enable donations via shell companies or unincorporated associations, enhancing transparency and integrity in political financing. Under the proposed changes, political parties[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Former US President Donald Trump is expected to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Aberdeen later this month to review and refine aspects of the newly signed UK–US trade agreement. The meeting will take place during Trump’s private visit to Scotland, ahead of his formal state visit[Read More…]