The Home Office cannot confirm whether foreign workers leave the United Kingdom after their visas expire, according to a report by Members of Parliament, exposing critical weaknesses in the country’s immigration enforcement system. The Public Accounts Committee, a cross-party group of Members of Parliament, revealed that despite granting hundreds of[Read More…]

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has narrowly passed a significantly diluted welfare reform bill through Parliament, following a major revolt within the Labour Party that forced the government to abandon key savings measures. The revised bill, stripped of significant disability benefit cuts, has triggered fiscal concerns and exposed deep divisions within[Read More…]

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has publicly expressed confidence in Chancellor Rachel Reeves after a week of political tension and financial market unease following a major government U-turn on welfare reform. Reeves faced heavy scrutiny after she became visibly emotional during a Commons session, shortly after the government scrapped planned cuts[Read More…]

The UK experienced a sharp financial market selloff on Tuesday, as investor confidence declined after emotional scenes in the House of Commons involving Chancellor Rachel Reeves. UK government bonds recorded their most significant single-day drop since the 2022 mini-budget crisis under Liz Truss. The yield on the 10-year gilt rose[Read More…]

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has outlined a significant shift in how the National Health Service will deliver care, announcing plans to move many services out of hospitals and into newly established neighborhood health centers. The strategy, presented during a visit to a General Practitioner (GP) surgery in Essex, aims to[Read More…]

The government minister has declined to rule out future tax increases following the decision to backtrack on planned welfare reforms, raising questions about how the Labour government will plug a multibillion-pound hole in its fiscal plans. Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, confirmed that the government’s reversal on[Read More…]

The UK government has introduced a significant overhaul of its visa system, allowing lower-skilled office workers from overseas to enter Britain for employment. The move represents a notable shift in immigration policy, aiming to address growing labor shortages across sectors that have struggled to recruit staff domestically since Brexit. The[Read More…]

The UK government is preparing to introduce new legislation that would prevent former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams from receiving compensation related to his internment without trial during the 1970s. This move comes in response to a 2020 Supreme Court ruling, which found that Adams’s detention was unlawful because the[Read More…]

The UK government’s welfare reform bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons with a majority of 75, following a significant last-minute climbdown intended to prevent a major internal rebellion within the Labour Party.  The vote came after days of mounting pressure and concern from backbench Labour[Read More…]

The UK government has announced new limits on steel imports in a bid to protect domestic producers from the damaging effects of what it describes as foreign “dumping.” The move introduces a cap on the volume of certain steel products that can be brought into the country without facing additional[Read More…]