Blackout risk soars as Britain begs France for emergency power
UK blackouts risk climbs after the grid spent nearly £50 million in a day and sought emergency power from France, MPs warn.
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SNP MP Lara Bird says UK not looking to save Palestinian lives
SNP MP Lara Bird tells conference the UK Government is not actively looking to save Palestinian lives and attacks Ed Miliband over Gaza.
England identity set to harden as nationalists push UK break-up
England could be driven towards a sharper national identity if SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein succeed in unpicking the United Kingdom.
Police chief tells Mahmood to scrap Bicester asylum camp
Thames Valley's police commissioner warns Shabana Mahmood the Piddington asylum plan for 1,256 men will drive crime and stretch local forces thin.
MEP maps swift UK path back into EU single market
A German MEP sketches a Switzerland-plus UK EU rejoin path within months as Labour eyes closer Brussels ties and free movement returns.
Healey plots bank tax raid to plug Labour’s £35bn Budget hole
Healey bank tax. John Healey eyes an 8% bank surcharge to raise £2.25bn a year and plug a £35bn Budget black hole. What it means for growth.
Healey and Miliband mocked for Bangkok tuk tuk snack stunt
John Healey and Ed Miliband face ridicule for a tuk tuk snack video in Bangkok less than two weeks before a tough Budget.
Reform UK brands Chagos deal another Tory sellout
Reform UK says the Chagos deal was yet another Tory sellout of British interests and sovereignty. The party draws a hard line against the agreement.
Sarah Helm backs Palestine Action after Boulton row erupts
Author Sarah Helm, wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, publicly sided with writers backing Palestine Action after Adam Boulton’s criticism.
Nick Cleggs wife brands Gibraltar Spanish not British
Nick Cleggs wife has declared Gibraltar Spanish while launching her Spanish party, brushing aside Britain’s long-held sovereignty over the Rock.
Jenrick blasts Tories for freezing wages and taxing lowest paid
Robert Jenrick accuses the Conservatives of freezing the National Living Wage for five years and stealth taxes on the lowest-paid, backing Reform's tax cut.
Ministers plot YouTube tax as licence fee payers walk away
Whitehall plans to stretch the BBC licence fee over YouTube and Netflix after hundreds of thousands stop paying. A white paper is due before Christmas.