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No threat to British sovereignty over Gibraltar deal, says David Lammy

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

Becky Morton Political reporter Reuters British sovereignty over Gibraltar remains “sacrosanct”, the foreign secretary has said, after the UK agreed a deal with the European Union over the territory’s post-Brexit future. David Lammy told the House of Commons the agreement included a clause “explicitly protecting our sovereignty”. The deal removes checks on people and goods […]

Michelle O’Neill calls for Gordon Lyons to resign over Facebook post ahead of Larne attack

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

Getty Images O’Neill said Lyons had ‘failed to show the correct leadership’ Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has accused a Stormont minister of “inflaming tensions” over recent trouble and urged him to resign. Michelle O’Neill made the comments after Communities Minister Gordon Lyons of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was accused of identifying the […]

Mark Drakeford loses temper with Plaid Cymru leader over funding

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

“Would you like to listen to me?” This is the moment Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford lost his temper with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth in the Senedd on Wednesday. Members were discussing chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending review and its impact on Wales. As Drakeford explained the breakdown of £455m funding announced for rail schemes […]

US to review submarine pact as part of ‘America First’ agenda

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

Lana Lam and Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Reuters Australia would buy up to five Virginia-class attack submarines from the US – seen here in Western Australia earlier this year – under the Aukus deal The US has launched a review of its multi-billion dollar submarine deal with the UK and Australia, saying the security […]

Reeves and Starmer can’t escape impact of sluggish economy

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

We are reminded rather starkly today of the backdrop – the all too hard to shift backdrop – that shapes our national life and conversation and the trade-offs the government confronts. The latest GDP figures underline the baked in sluggishness, the flatlining, even the shrivelling of the economy. All this after the prime minister and […]

Council tax expected to rise by 5% a year

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

Getty Images Council tax is expected to rise by 5% a year to pay for local services including policing, documents in the Spending Review suggest. Local authorities have the power to raise the tax by up to 5% every year, without central government approval, although some choose lower increases. However, Wednesday’s Spending Review assumes councils […]

‘No closure’ for widow of Leon Brittan after he was falsely accused of abuse

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

BBC/Ashitha Nagesh Lady Diana Brittan’s late husband, Lord Leon Brittan, was falsely accused by a fantasist of being involved in a Westminster paedophile ring The widow of ex-Home Secretary Lord Brittan, who was falsely accused of being part of a paedophile ring in Westminster, has criticised the decision to drop an investigation into the officer […]

UK economy shrunk in April as tax rises and US tariffs kicked in

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

The UK economy shrunk by more than expected in April as taxes rose for firms, household bills increased and exports to the US plunged. The economy contracted by 0.3%, more than the 0.1% fall predicted by economists. In April, employers’ National Insurance and water, energy and council tax bills both rose, while the introduction of […]

Spending Review a gamble on patience in an era of impatience

Reporter USJune 12, 2025

The hours, days, weeks and even months after a Spending Review can feel like peeling away the layers of an onion. First, there is the speech from the chancellor in the Commons: the political rhetoric and the numbers often designed to sound big but which are often incomprehensible. Then there are accompanying documents – in […]

Tories accuse PM of funding tax cuts for Mauritians with Chagos deal

Reporter USJune 11, 2025

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the UK’s £3.4bn deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. At prime minister’s questions, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called it a “terrible” deal and asked “why on earth” British taxpayers should be paying for tax […]

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No threat to British sovereignty over Gibraltar deal, says David Lammy

Michelle O’Neill calls for Gordon Lyons to resign over Facebook post ahead of Larne attack

Mark Drakeford loses temper with Plaid Cymru leader over funding

US to review submarine pact as part of ‘America First’ agenda

Reeves and Starmer can’t escape impact of sluggish economy

Council tax expected to rise by 5% a year

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UK economy shrunk in April as tax rises and US tariffs kicked in

Spending Review a gamble on patience in an era of impatience

Tories accuse PM of funding tax cuts for Mauritians with Chagos deal

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