Thousands of migrants are to have their papers legalised in Greece as part of efforts to curb an acute labour shortage that is hitting key sectors of an otherwise resurgent economy. In a move that has thrown his centre-right party into turmoil, the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, pushed through legislation […]
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Labour wants to cut maximum NHS waiting times to 18 weeks, says shadow health secretary Good morning. It is the final week before Christmas, the Commons rises tomorrow afternoon for the holiday recess, and politics is starting to wind down. Today we were expecting to see David Cameron take questions […]
Last night, Centrist Dads descended upon the Royal Albert Hall for Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart’s The Rest Is Politics Live. The UK’s most popular podcast prides itself on having a member of the centre-left and centre-right debating the latest political discourse, although its critics often point out there isn’t […]
A Melbourne chiropractor who subjected a vulnerable refugee to forced labour for his own financial gain has urged a judge not to send him to prison. A county court jury in October found Seyyed Farshchi, 50, guilty of causing a person to remain in forced labour and conducting a business […]
Vapes could be made prescription-only under radical plans being contemplated by Labour. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said he wanted to introduce the Australian-style measures to stop children getting hooked on nicotine. Despite the devices being legally restricted for sale to over-18s only, data shows nearly one in 10 children […]
By Calum Muirhead Updated: 11:57 GMT, 26 November 2023 Looking ahead: Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer The Mail on Sunday reported last week that Sir Keir Starmer had taken on spin doctors from the well-connected PR firm Brunswick to help the Labour Party shore up its links with businesses. It seems […]
City analysts are considering the market implications of a Labour-led government ahead of General Election expected next year. Pollsters and bookies are pointing to a likely Labour majority at the next election, with Kier Starmer’s party currently enjoying a double-digit polling lead. The most recent conference season has given an […]
By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 07:37 GMT, 24 November 2023 Each time that Rachel Reeves repeats her Commons and broadcast mantra, asking the British public if they are better off now than they were 13 years ago, it triggers a memory. As a US correspondent I was […]