UK Politics

Bankrupt Birmingham Council spent £4.5million on mostly online tuition and unsupervised ‘home study’ for expelled children – with the £30,000-per-pupil annual bill nearly twice that of one of the city’s most expensive private schools

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Bankrupt Birmingham Council spent £4.5million on mostly online tuition and unsupervised ‘home study’ for expelled children – with the £30,000-per-pupil annual bill nearly twice that of one of the city’s most expensive private schools

A school educating Birmingham‘s expelled children was paid nearly twice the fee per pupil as a nearby top public school – despite an official report concluding the council did not know if children were taught anything in unsupervised ‘home study’. Independent school Flexible Learning (FL) was paid more than £4.5million in three years by Birmingham City … Read more

Is Rishi Sunak planning to stub out smoking? Prime Minister is considering raising the smoking age to phase out the habit among younger generations

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Is Rishi Sunak planning to stub out smoking? Prime Minister is considering raising the smoking age to phase out the habit among younger generations

Is Rishi Sunak planning to stub out smoking? Prime Minister is considering raising the smoking age to phase out the habit among younger generations Rishi Sunak may gradually raise smoking age to make it illegal for young people By Claire Ellicott Whitehall Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 22 September 2023 | Updated: … Read more

Tory Mayor of London hopeful Susan Hall says a ban on new petrol and diesel cars ‘is not going to happen’

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Tory Mayor of London hopeful Susan Hall says a ban on new petrol and diesel cars ‘is not going to happen’

Tory Mayor of London hopeful Susan Hall says a ban on new petrol and diesel cars ‘is not going to happen’ Tory London mayor candidate Susan Hall pressures PM on petrol & diesel car ban By Daisy Graham-Brown Published: 22:15 BST, 27 July 2023 | Updated: 15:50 BST, 28 July 2023 The Tory hopeful taking … Read more

Bank bosses tell Rishi Sunak social media firms like Meta should pay more in online fraud battle

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Bank bosses tell Rishi Sunak social media firms like Meta should pay more in online fraud battle

Bosses of big banks tell Rishi Sunak that social media firms including Meta should pay more in battle against online fraud ‘pandemic’ that is costing British consumers £1.2billion a year Chiefs of UK banks like Barclays warned PM the UK a ‘global hotspot for fraud’ They said social firms like Facebook should repay fraud victims … Read more

Michelle Mone IS involved in crime probe over £203m PPE contracts, sleaze watchdog reveals

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‘Baroness Bra’ Michelle Mone IS involved in crime probe over £203m PPE contracts: Commons sleaze watchdog reveals ongoing police investigation months after fraud detectives raided her family home Michelle Mone is under investigation by the HoL Commissioners for Standards A medical supplies firm she recommended to ministers won £203m in contracts She is accused of lobbying … Read more

Lord Frost hits back in fishing row with France 

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– How did Brexit spark the fishing feud? When the UK left the EU, it also left the common fisheries policy, which since 1970 has allowed the bloc’s members access to all European waters outside the first 12 nautical miles of each country’s coastline. The Brexit deal outlined how EU boats could continue to fish … Read more

Ministers say France WILL get £54m funding from UK for Channel migrant operation

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Ministers say France WILL get £54m funding from UK for Channel migrant operation ‘in the coming weeks’ blaming ‘administrative’ issue – after Priti Patel threatened to withhold cash unless efforts were stepped up Minister say France will get £54million funding for Channel migrant operations  Cash will be paid ‘in coming weeks’ despite frustration at limp … Read more

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds DID take long weekend ‘mini-honeymoon’ after surprise wedding

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The honeymoon is over! Boris and Carrie Johnson are back at work after spending weekend away on a ‘mini moon’ at Chequers after postponing longer break until next year The couple escaped to Chequers in Buckinghamshire for a couple of days  They married on Saturday in a surprise ceremony at Westminster Cathedral Spokesman: ‘The PM … Read more

Boris Johnson’s sidelined Press Secretary Allegra Stratton FINALLY seen on screen

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She’s back! PM’s sidelined spokeswoman Allegra Stratton is FINALLY seen on screen telling how the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will ‘protect the planet’ She lost her job representing Boris Johnson on live television in reshuffle  But re-emerged today in film showing how ministers are going to save the planet  Ex-ITV and BBC reporter presented a … Read more

UK agrees to grant full diplomatic status to EU ambassador after lengthy post-Brexit dispute

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Britain FINALLY agrees to grant full diplomatic status to the EU’s ambassador in London after fears the post-Brexit row would poison the UK’s relations with Brussels UK and EU agreed Brussels’ ambassador in London will get full diplomatic status Agreement made during meeting between Dominic Raab and EU’s Josep Borrell Agreement should resolve long-running Brexit … Read more