Some criticism of this being beneath a PM totally misses the fact that this isn’t just an everyday annoyance, the behaviour of enforcement companies is seen as emblematic of a rigged/exploitative system and is entirely the sort of cause of misery people want a govt to tackle.
We're deeply concerned that the Shadow Culture Secretary appears to be arguing for an end to almost all public investment in arts & culture.
A cut of this magnitude would be unprecedented and catastrophic. We've requested a full explanation of the numbers and a serious rethink.
NEW: France has dropped its opposition to the UK being included in the EU’s “Made in Europe” legislation as long as the British government aligns with the bloc’s position over tariffs on Chinese EVs.
In a breakthrough for Andy Burnham, Paris on Thursday came round to backing Germany, which has always supported the UK’s calls to be designated European for the purposes of the Industrial Accelerator Act.
The legislation, which is in its draft stage, is designed to protect domestic manufacturing from cheap Chinese competition.
According to a joint Franco-German paper seen by the Guardian, the two countries are now proposing that for the car industry specifically the UK could be included in the "Made in Europe" scheme. @lisaocarroll reports
https://t.co/h4s4NO33Gy
In today's Times diary... Labour tongues were wagging yesterday over a mysterious WhatsApp group set up by MP Alison Hume called "I'm not a qaluit".
There were more than 100 messages in 20 minutes. Alex Ballinger chimed in: "Speak for yourself, Alison, I'm a qaluit."
After whips got in touch out of concerns she'd been hacked, she quickly clarified that wasn't the case.
Wonderful to hear Baroness Campbell's AI-created voice @UKHouseofLords for the first time; a first for @UKParliament & among the first in any legislature worldwide.
More than a tech milestone, it's very much HER voice, a powerful one for a leading disability rights campaigner📣
"No laws were broken"
"According to your mates!"
Reform UK councillor Jaymey McIvor is questioned by broadcaster Richard Bacon about an internal party investigation over whether it breached electoral law.
#Newsnight
This man has achieved more in a year outside of parliament than a lot of politicians do in a lifetime.
He's rightly taking this moment to thank everyone that tirelessly supported the campaign, but let's put some respect on his name too: big up, Zacky P!
We're proud of you x
Total support for this. There are plenty of things where we have healthy disagreement, but there are some core values - the things that define us as a country - that are under attack and unity is strength.
EXCL: The lead author of the Zionism is racism motion was identified in US court filings as a 'close friend' of a convicted al-Qaeda terrorist who plotted a suicide bomb attack at Heathrow Airport
NCA and @ukhomeoffice Border Force officers have seized 25 inflatable boats that were destined to be shipped to cross-Channel people smugglers.
Read the full story ➡️ https://t.co/h9OGPPXSpU
We absolutely need to do this as soon as possible to protect domestic automotive manufacturing as well as to help ensure we can stop Made in Europe excluding British manufacturers
@AndyMcDeeTwo You can oppose what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza and also believe that Jewish people have a right to attend their place of worship in peace.
Any reasonable person has this position - the Green Party now does not.