The Unite trade union has told Sky News the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to investigate a controversial hotel and conference centre in Birmingham that cost the union almost £112m. The union, formerly Labour’s biggest donor, says it believes there was “serious financial wrongdoing” when it was run by Jeremy Corbyn cheerleader Len McCluskey and…
Concord, New Hampshire – President Biden will tout his administration’s progress in bringing down medication costs during a visit to New Hampshire Tuesday alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, as the president seeks to cement his policy legacy. Mr. Biden is scheduled to speak at Concord Community College, where he will highlight a new report by the…
Reform UK MPs have slammed the government’s “total failure” on law and order, as it announces a further 1,100 early prisoner releases. With just over 2,000 free spaces left in Britain’s prison estate, the Government fears they will once again hit critical capacity by July. Today, Justice Secretary announced a review of sentencing, with it…
PA The government is to release 1,100 more prisoners early, as part of its strategy to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales. People convicted of murder, sex crimes or terrorism will not be eligible, but those serving a sentence of more than five years will now qualify for early release. Most of those…
Government borrowing is at its highest since the pandemic due to public sector pay rises and the high cost of borrowing, official figures show. Last month had the third highest September borrowing on record, coming only behind 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). While more money came in…
Elon Musk has used the social media platform he owns to amass nearly 3.3 billion views on X by fueling doubts about election security issues since January this year — making the tech mogul one of the most viral voices on elections during the 2024 campaign, a CBS News investigation has found. Musk has frequently…
New Brunswick Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs will no longer be the representative for Quispamsis, Global News projects. Higgs, who was seeking a third government as premier, has lost his riding to Liberal Aaron Kennedy – a trend mirroring the ultimate result: a Liberal majority with Susan Holt becoming the province’s first female premier, according…
One in four councils in England could apply for an emergency government bailout to stave off bankruptcy in the next two financial years, councillors have warned. An unprecedented 18 councils were given Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) from the Government in February to help meet their legal duty to balance their books this year. The Local…
Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says she wants to be “part of the conversation” around the future of the federal Liberals if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to step down as party leader. Her statement Monday — which does not call for Trudeau’s resignation — comes amid a growing internal revolt from within the…
Billionaire and “X” owner Elon Musk has said his social media platform must remain “politically neutral” in how it treats both the left and the right. But as a private citizen, Musk has his own views, and he’s sharing them widely. Musk is now using his X posts, influence and money in a push to…
