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A UK government spokesperson said: “This is a matter for the French authorities.” The French authorities said a handgun shooting exercise had taken place by the public service patrol boat Flamant off the coast of Cap de Gris-Nez. A spokesperson said: “In order to maintain their high level of operability in the current international context,…
As the 2026 Moroccan legislative elections approach, rumors of Fouzi Lekjaa being pre-designated for the premiership are swelling. Behind the meteoric rise of the head of Moroccan football, an entire system of power capture stands revealed. By imposing top-down approved technocrats, the Makhzen does not merely hold universal suffrage in contempt; it stifles the aspirations…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Bridget Phillipson as Labour Party chair. A Labour spokesperson said Phillipson, who is also minister for women and equalities, will work closely with deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell to modernise the party ready for the next general election. Phillipson and Powell went head to head for the deputy leader…
The Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has housed the UK’s largest telescope for nearly 70 years, has lost its funding and could now close, the BBC understands. The observatory and its network of telescopes have been pivotal to the country’s study of distant galaxies and training future astronomers. Scientists have described the decision as “heartbreaking” and…
Andy Burnham has pledged to continue the UK’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. Zelensky will become the prime minister’s first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said “illustrates the strength of the relationship between the two nations”. They will visit…
When asked if Iran had the capability to attack the UK, Streeting said: “I think we shouldn’t put too much stock in the sabre-rattling of Iran, and we certainly shouldn’t be intimidated by what the regime has said this week”. He also repeated the UK’s position from the outset of the US war against Iran…
The source said: “He has the courage to fix the most difficult issues that have been ignored for years and seen as impossible to resolve. He doesn’t accept that they are. They can’t be ignored any longer. “The prime minister is determined to show that governments can make people’s lives better if they choose to….
According to the Home Office, immigration enforcement teams carried out 2,715 illegal working visits and raids in London during 2025, resulting in 2,172 arrests. The previous year there were 2,008 raids. Greens councillor Hau-Yu Tam, who had proposed the motion, said in January 2026 there had been immigration raids at a nail bar in Catford…
Cost: Downing Street says no additional cost to taxpayers, funded Burnham ended his first week as PM by working out of the new No 10 North, external, based at Heron House in Manchester’s city centre, which he claimed will be the “situation room for making Britain better”. He’s expected to work from there each week,…
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not looking at bringing in rent controls in England. She told BBC Breakfast that changes made through the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into effect in May, were “already having a significant impact on the market”. She added that controls which had been implemented…
