Labour will bring its ‘own reforms’ to benefits system to make £3bn cuts, says work and pension minister Labour will bring its “own reforms” to the benefits system in order to make £3bn worth of cuts rather than stick to Tory plans, a minister has suggested, reports the PA news agency. Work and pensions minister … Read more
Israel should conduct its ongoing counter-terror operation in the West Bank in the “exact” same way as has been handled in Gaza, the Israeli foreign minister has said. “We need to deal with the threat exactly as we deal with terror infrastructure in Gaza, including the temporary evacuation of Palestinian civilians and any other step … Read more
Reuters Between 1970 and 1991, about 30,000 people contracted HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products and blood transfusions. Ministers have given the Injured Blood Compensation Authority (IPCA) the power to start paying patients. The Cabinet Office on Friday issued a lengthy policy statement detailing the fee-based scheme and laid out secondary legislation setting … Read more
PA Media Sir Keir Starmer was on a two-day visit to Wales Sir Keir Starmer said Port Talbot steelworkers could not be given “false hope” as the town's last blast furnace is scheduled to close next month. Tata Steel is considering saving jobs as thousands face layoffs. The prime minister said his ministers would “do … Read more
A brand new pay supply for practice drivers is “a great deal for taxpayers” as it’s going to finish greater than two years of strikes, Treasury Minister Darren Jones has stated. The Conservatives say the Labor authorities is “bowing right down to the unions” and argue it means larger fares or tax hikes for commuters. … Read more
Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is anticipated to step down in September It's been a brutal summer time for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A sequence of scandals have focused his work within the ruling Liberal Democratic Celebration (LDP), shut associates of Mr Kishida and even his household. This was on account of rising … Read more
A far-right Israeli minister led a whole lot of Jewish Israelis to Jerusalem's hotly contested holy website, many defying the Israeli authorities's longstanding ban on Jewish prayer there. Nationwide Protection Minister Itamar Ben-Khir's go to to the al-Aqsa mosque compound, identified by Jews because the Temple Mount, has been condemned as provocation by Palestinian leaders, … Read more