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UK introduces new police powers to tackle state-backed interference

The government has introduced new powers, which come into effect today, for police to tackle state interference in the UK. These powers will allow specially trained police officers to stop, question, ...

UK enters recession for the first time in 11 years, and faces the worst downturn in Europe

New Office for National Statistics figures released this morning show UK GDP plummeting by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020 – the largest confirmed fall of any economy in Europe and the G7 ...

Labour calls for action on internet abuse, and launches new consultation

Labour has called on the government to prioritise the Online Harms Bill which was first promised more than a year ago. Since then, high profile examples have shown why the lack of regulation is ...

Record number of Americans have renounced their US citizenship in 2020 so far

Americans are continuing to renounce their citizenship at the highest levels on record, according to research by Bambridge Accountants. According to their data, 5,816 Americans gave up ...

Labour warns of 'broken promises' from government on support for terror victims

Labour have warned the Prime Minister his failure to keep a promise made to secure funding for the Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation, risks removing vital support for terror victims. For ...

UK introduces new police powers to tackle state-backed interference

UK enters recession for the first time in 11 years, and faces the worst downturn in Europe

New Office for National Statistics figures released this morning show UK GDP plummeting by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020 – the largest confirmed fall of any economy in Europe and the G7 ...

Labour calls for action on internet abuse, and launches new consultation

Labour has called on the government to prioritise the Online Harms Bill which was first promised more than a year ago. Since then, high profile examples have shown why the lack of regulation is ...

Record number of Americans have renounced their US citizenship in 2020 so far

Americans are continuing to renounce their citizenship at the highest levels on record, according to research by Bambridge Accountants. According to their data, 5,816 Americans gave up ...

Labour warns of 'broken promises' from government on support for terror victims

How much do you know about the Labour Party's history? Quiz

The Labour party was founded in 1900. Over that time, the party has changed a lot and grown from a fringe movement to one of the two dominant political parties in British politics. With such a ...

Is Keir Starmer doing enough?

Keir Starmer has now been Labour leader for over four months. As he became leader under lockdown, it hardly feels like it’s been that long – and there are still plenty of relatively unusual ...

New treasury statistics show £4.7 billion of COVID-19 funding to businesses in devolved nations

Newly released Treasury figures show that more than 130,000 firms in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have benefitted from £4.7 billion of funding support through the government’s Bounce ...