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Conservative MP Helps Coal Mining Firm Sue UK Government in Secretive ‘Corporate Court’

16/08/202516/08/2025 - Leave a Comment

Keir Starmer’s Government is being sued in a ‘corporate court’ by a Singapore based investor in the now-abandoned Cumbria coal mine. The Singaporean firm, Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd, whose parent …

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Homelessness minister resigns over ‘throwing tenants out’ and hiking rent

10/08/202510/08/2025 - Leave a Comment

Rushanara Ali has stepped down as Homelessness minister, following an i Paper investigation that revealed she evicted tenants before raising the rent on a property she owns. After facing numerous …

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How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council

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The Labour party faces allegations that it rigged an election in order to block a leftwing candidate from leading a council, leaving a local party branch in uproar. The increasingly …

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Britain prepares to go all-in on nuclear power — after years of dither

07/06/202507/06/2025 - Leave a Comment

LONDON — Philip Hunt, the unassuming Labour peer put in charge of rejuvenating U.K. nuclear energy, has a favorite joke about how slowly the industry moves. Hunt — who was …

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The veteran Tory and City lobbyist advising Starmer’s business team

02/03/202502/03/2025 - Leave a Comment

In the not so distant past, Iain Anderson was a stalwart Tory with the CV to match. In a 2012 ranking of the UK’s most powerful financial lobbyists by the Bureau of …

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All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About

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Because I’m such great fun, I often share announcements from various Government bodies on Bluesky and Threads, provided they sound vaguely intriguing. One thing is always certain: the comments will …

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Britain’s £1 billion chip investment at risk as Reeves tightens the belt

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LONDON — Last May, Britain’s government promised to back British firms with £1 billion to “secure world leading positions in the new semiconductor technologies of the future.” One year and …

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Lack of funding could hamper Great British Energy’s ability to deliver clean energy future

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A lack of funding could hamper the ability of Great British Energy to truly transform the UK’s energy sector, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has warned. As the government plans …

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Consumer-focused lending under Labour could dent UK bank profits

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LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) – Once seen as hostile to banks, Britain’s Labour has courted lenders in recent years as it attempts to gain power, yet some of the left-leaning …

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Meet the Labour Candidates Lobbying for Oil, Gas and Arms Companies

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“I want the highest possible quality candidates to put before the electorate,” Labour leader Keir Starmer told the press as the election campaign started. With leftwingers like Faiza Shaheen and Lloyd Russell-Moyle excluded, …

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