It’s more than seven years since Grenfell Tower burned. Now, finally, a public inquiry has finished sifting through thousands of documents, evidence from hundreds of public hearings and more than 1,600 witness statements. And its conclusions could not be more clear: every one of the 72 deaths was avoidable. The Guardian’s social affairs correspondent, Rob … Read more
LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would likely need to impose “painful” higher taxes on the wealthy as part of his plan to overhaul Britain and rid it of the rot he said had set in during 14 years of Conservative rule. Starmer, whose Labour Party won a landslide election victory in July, has … Read more
London: Noor Miah was a student when riots broke out in northern England in the summer of 2001, with angry young British South Asians clashing with police after a series of racist attacks and incidents. The northern town of Burnley was engulfed in the riots which began an hour away in Oldham, as the far-right … Read more
LONDON: Standing in front of a lectern Thursday, his voice at times taut with anger, Britain’s prime minister announced a crackdown on what he called the “gangs of thugs” who instigated violent unrest in several towns this week. But the question of how to confront one of the key accelerants — a flood of online … Read more
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned social media companies Thursday they must uphold laws around spreading incendiary misinformation, following unrest blamed on the sharing of unverified details about the Southport knife attack. Addressing the nation from his Downing Street office and residence, Starmer pointed the finger at the role of the firms in two … Read more
On Monday, Rachel Reeves stood in front of a packed House of Commons and accused the Conservative government of covering up that they were overspending by £21.9bn. She announced a series of spending cuts, including cutting the winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners. “She knows that the key to political success is to take … Read more
The House of Lords is comfortably larger than any other equivalent in a democracy. (File) London: The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair’s Labour government in the 1990s. King Charles III, opening the first … Read more
As we near polling day, Helen Pidd speaks to columnist Marina Hyde and the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer John Crace, who have spent the last six weeks writing about the lowlights and gaffes of the general election campaign. Reflecting on the campaign, Marina wonders if it all ‘could have been done in an email’, and … Read more
Central to Labour’s campaign over the last few weeks has been one key message: that the party, should it win the election on 4 July, will be a force for stability after years of political turmoil. Keir Starmer’s economic pledges have been aimed to be reassuring and cautious: no big increases in public spending, no … Read more
Wigan is Britain’s obesity capital with almost 40 percent of the town’s population considered obese, figures show. More than 70 percent of people in the Greater Manchester town are overweight, with a body mass index (BMI) more than 25. According to the NHS if you have a BMI of between 25 and 30 you are … Read more
