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‘Cloudy’ economic outlook looms over Labour as 2024 draws to a close
Since winning the UK’s general election in July, Labour has faced sharp swings in the economic outlook and a shifting public mood.
PM says he would not change a thing despite bruising first five months in power
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged his Government had done ‘tough stuff’ since coming to office in July.
Badenoch wants to replicate US-style government cost-cutting, spokesman suggests
The Tory leader’s spokesman said she was an ‘enormous fan of Elon Musk’ and that she wanted to see government cost-cutting similar to what he plans.
Courts to sit for 2,000 more days to help tackle backlog, Justice Secretary says
The extra 2,000 takes the total to 108,500 sitting days this year for courts in England and Wales.
Police chiefs claim cuts ‘inevitable’ in face of £1.3 billion funding gap
Ringfencing money for neighbourhood policing leaves chiefs unable to invest in other specialist services, the National Police Chiefs Council said.
Police should seize nuisance off-road bikes from homes, says MP
The Bill will be listed for debate on March 7 next year.
Formula used to calculate police funding is an anachronism, watchdog chief says
Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said forces such as Cleveland, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and West Midlands lose out.
Council tax to rise to fund increase in police budgets
Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the funding settlement struck the right balance between funding the police and protecting taxpayers.
Devolution will be the default for local government, Angela Rayner claims
Deputy Prime Minister Ms Rayner said the Government was ‘taking a step towards relighting the fire in our great regions’.
‘No surrender squad to reverse Brexit has been set up’ – No 10
No 10 has acknowledged there is a team dealing with the future of EU-UK relations, amid media reports which claim it will row back on the Brexit vote.