Furious China accuses 'arrogant and ignorant' MPs of 'slandering' Beijing over British Steel row

found 2025 › Apr › 16 (Wed) @ 13:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

MPs this weekend passed emergency laws allowing the Government to seize control of British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe from its Chinese owners.

The scramble to save British Steel – podcast

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 02:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

What does the British Steel crisis reveal about the UK’s critical infrastructure? Jasper Jolly reports

On Saturday, when MPs were supposed to be on their Easter holidays, a rare emergency sitting was …

Beijing should be banished from vital British businesses as the UK must not let crucial industries 'fall into the arms of false friends', campaigners insist

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 23:55 UTC

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The fiasco at British Steel prompted MPs, peers and experts to insist last night that it is time for ministers to get tough to stop another crisis.

Keir Starmer’s massive majority brings problems of its own

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 09:50 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Labour seems unified in public, but a division is emerging between MPs representing what they see as its core voters, and those from towns the party is newly courting.

‘Electoral wake-up call’: dozens of Labour MPs risk losing majorities over welfare cuts

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 04:45 UTC

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New data shows cabinet ministers among MPs at risk as campaign to pressure government over proposed benefit cuts to step up

At least 80 Labour MPs are at risk of losing their majorities over proposed …

UK Labour’s newest split? Town vs. city

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 02:45 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Labour seems unified in public, but a division is emerging between MPs representing what they see as its core voters, and those from towns the party is newly courting.

Horrific injuries of prison officers attacked by Manchester Arena bomb plotter revealed as MPs demand - stop appeasing extremists in our jails

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 01:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Prison officials need to regain control from Islamist extremists allowed to 'rule the roost' behind bars, a top Tory said on Sunday.

China must be blocked from all of Britain's vital industries as British Steel fiasco shows Beijing-linked companies cannot be trusted, MPs warn

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 00:35 UTC

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China must be blocked from all of Britain's vital industries as British Steel fiasco shows Beijing-linked companies cannot be trusted, MPs warn.

Prosecutors 'let fake news spread' by blocking release of facts on Southport killer, MPs say

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 00:35 UTC

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Police were put in a 'very difficult position' due to 'regrettable' and 'inconsistent advice' from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a new Home Affairs Select Committee report found.

Some police forces unprepared for summer riots, MPs find

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 23:20 UTC

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The policing response was "entirely appropriate" given the violence and criminality, the report found.