Krish Raval, a prominent London-based professional, was nominated on Friday by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a life peerage in the House of Lords. Raval, who chairs the Labour Party’s diaspora group, Labour Indians, is set to join the Labour benches in the Upper House, pending approval by King Charles III.The nomination, one of…
By SARAH VINE and ANDREW PIERCE Published: 19:41 GMT, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 23:36 GMT, 11 December 2024 To get in touch email [email protected], you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on WhatsApp – on 07796 657512 start your message with the word ‘reaction’ Send your questions…
By JAMIE BULLEN and DAVID WILCOCK Published: 07:49 GMT, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 13:09 GMT, 29 November 2024 Advertisement MPs from across Parliament are debating whether to back a law to legalise assisted dying which has been likened to ‘crossing a Rubicon’. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s private members’ bill, named the Terminally Ill Adults…
By JAMIE BULLEN and JAMES TAPSFIELD and DAVID WILCOCK Published: 14:53 GMT, 28 November 2024 | Updated: 17:07 GMT, 28 November 2024 Advertisement Sir Keir Starmer has described the UK’s net immigration reaching a new record as a ‘different order of failure’ as he accused the previous Conservative government of ‘running an open borders experiment’…
By JAMIE BULLEN and JAMES TAPSFIELD and DAVID WILCOCK and GREG HEFFER Published: 06:29 GMT, 19 November 2024 | Updated: 06:57 GMT, 19 November 2024 Advertisement More than 10,000 farmers including Jeremy Clarkson are expected to march in London today to protest against Labour’s inheritance tax (IHT) shake-up that have left them ‘betrayed’. It comes…
The COP29 summit was at risk of descending into shambles today as the host hailed oil and gas as a ‘gift from God’. In his opening address, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev insisted countries should not be embarrassed about selling fossil fuels. The extraordinary comments came as Keir Starmer used the gathering to commit the UK to a massive…
By Andrew Pierce and Sarah Vine Published: 15:40 BST, 24 October 2024 | Updated: 15:42 BST, 24 October 2024 Episode Guide As the government releases another 1,100 more prisoners early, as part of its emergency plan to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, Sarah and Andrew ask what impact this latest action might…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Amid the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Canada and India, the U.K. is calling on New Delhi to co-operate with Ottawa’s legal process, voicing full confidence in the country’s judicial system. On Wednesday, the British Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office issued a statement saying India’s co-operation with Canada would…
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday called for a ceasefire in Gaza and restraint by all parties, saying the year-long Israel-Hamas conflict had affected community relations in Britain.“The sparks light touchpapers in our own communities here at home,” Starmer wrote in the Sunday Times ahead of the anniversary of the Palestinian militant group’s…
