Penrith and Solway MP Markus Campbell Savours has had the Labour whip suspended after voting against the government. He was the only Labour MP to oppose the motion changing inheritance tax rules for farmers, a key part of last night’s budget measures. A senior parliamentary source said the budget was a confidence matter and any rebellion would result in losing the whip. Parents will be able to use gift vouchers […]

Russian officials say talks between US negotiators and Vladimir Putin about Ukraine were productive, though an end to the war remains no closer. Donald Trump sent special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son in law Jared Kushner to the summit in Moscow. They were seen in Red Square before the meeting, and Mr Witkoff told a smiling President Putin that Moscow was a magnificent city. Shortly beforehand, the Russian leader […]

Police are considering corporate manslaughter charges in the ongoing Post Office Horizon investigation. The criminal probe into the scandal, in which hundreds of postmasters were wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting through the Horizon software, has been widened to include additional persons of interest and another suspect. One further individual has been interviewed under caution, the National Police Chiefs’ Council said. Material has been passed to the Crown Prosecution […]

Sir Keir Starmer is set to deliver a speech on Monday defending the government’s budget decisions, following criticism over tax rises and accusations that the chancellor misled the public on finances. Downing Street says he will outline how the budget, which included £26 billion in tax increases across the economy, supports the government’s programme of national renewal and sets the “right economic course” for Britain. The prime minister will also […]

Donald Trump says the airspace above and around Venezuela is being closed completely. The US president announced the decision on Truth Social during rising tensions with the government of Nicolas Maduro. He warned airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers to consider the area shut in its entirety. Slough Jets enjoyed a dominant return to home ice with a ten nil win over Cardiff Fire. Scoring built slowly before the […]