[ad_1] One of the UK's top planning lawyers has said it would be "unlawful" for the government to grant planning permission for a Chinese "mega embassy" near the Tower of London.The opinion, from Lord Banner KC, was submitted to the government on Monday, just ahead of the final deadline for those opposed to the scheme to have their say.Opponents are stepping up their fight against China's plan to turn the
[ad_1] Brian WheelerPolitical reporter andJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondentEPA/ShutterstockIsaac Herzog is due to make a three-day visit to the UKSir Keir Starmer is to hold talks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Downing Street on Wednesday.No 10 said Sir Keir will raise the "intolerable situation in Gaza" and the "action Israel must take to end the horrific suffering we're witnessing" with the Israeli president.It comes after Israel carried out a strike on
[ad_1] Her comments came after being accused of not being a "first minister for all" after Sinn Féin said the armed forces are not welcome at the event. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Jonny HumphriesBBC News, ManchesterEPAReform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice said committing to further high-speed rail links would be "insanity"A Reform UK government would scrap plans to build the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) link, its deputy leader has said.In a report to the right-leaning Policy Exchange think tank, Richard Tice said companies considering bidding for contracts to build east-to-west high-speed rail links should "not bother".Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham rejected
[ad_1] Getty ImagesAngela Rayner resigned after she was found to have broken ministerial rulesThe starting gun has been fired in the race to replace Angela Rayner as deputy Labour leader.Rayner resigned from the role - as well as her government jobs of housing secretary and deputy prime minister - after failing to pay enough tax when buying a flat.Candidates now have until Thursday evening to win the backing of at
[ad_1] Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has entered the contest to be Labour's deputy leader, becoming the most senior figure to put her name forward so far. Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, is so far the only other declared candidate in the race to replace Angela Rayner in the deputy leader role.Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Emily Thornberry has said she is considering entering, while Tooting MP,
[ad_1] Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondentReutersLooking at Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet reshuffle it appears that he came to believe that he had all the right ministers at the cabinet table - just sitting in the wrong chairs.The most significant change is the appointment of Shabana Mahmood as home secretary, which is intended as a clear signal that dealing with illegal immigration and asylum is one of the government's biggest priorities.That was
[ad_1] PAMs McDonald says that she "needs to lead from the front" while in oppositionSinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has ruled herself out of running in the Irish presidential election.Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, she said her name is "no longer in the mix" and that she needs to "lead from the front" while in opposition.She refused to rule out Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill as a potential
[ad_1] Sam FrancisPolitical reporter ReutersLabour's ruling body is due to meet to draw up plans for a deputy leadership election to replace Angela Rayner, who resigned last week after admitting to underpaying stamp duty.The party's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) will hold talks on Monday to set the timetable and rules for the contest, which is shaping up to be a major battle over the direction the Labour party takes.Rayner's
[ad_1] The UK's most senior trade unionist is calling on the government to demonstrate "whose side it is on" following the Labour reshuffle.The General Secretary of the TUC, Paul Nowak, will tell his annual conference in Brighton today that the government must do more for working class communities.He will argue that Labour's promise of change at the last election doesn't feel like "a lived reality".He will say that the Labour
