[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe Green Party of England and Wales have been ordered to pay £90,000 to cover the costs of their former deputy leader, who won a discrimination case against them.Shahrar Ali had already been awarded £9,100 in damages in February, after the court ruled the Greens had unlawfully discriminated against him during a row over his gender-critical beliefs.Today's ruling raises questions about the Greens' financial stability after auditors warned
[ad_1] Conservative leadership contender James Cleverly claims he has been "underestimated" throughout his political career because he has been too "diffident" about his achievements.The shadow home secretary told Political Thinking With Nick Robinson some of his colleagues "parade their accomplishments like peacock feathers".But he added: "I have been a little less like that."He is now keen to trumpet his record as a political survivor who has held a series of
[ad_1] The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died from a rare form of cancer has criticised the government for "pausing" the work of a group set up to combat the disease in children.Charlotte Fairall, whose daughter Sophie died in 2021, said the decision was "totally unacceptable".The Children and Young People's Cancer Taskforce was set up in February 2024 following a campaign by Mrs Fairall.Her daughter was diagnosed with a
[ad_1] Getty ImagesAcross more than 150 pages, NHS surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi sets out in clear, painstaking detail the failings of the NHS in England.But that is the easy bit – fixing it is an altogether different challenge.The government is promising the "biggest reimagining” of the NHS since it was formed. A 10-year plan is expected in the spring.And there are hints about what that will mean in
[ad_1] Getty The Metropolitan Police "actively monitors" social media accounts that frequently post protest-related images, the court heardA woman who carried a placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts has gone on trial accused of a racially aggravated offence.Marieha Hussein, 37, from High Wycombe, took part in a pro-Palestinian rally in central London in November last year attended by hundreds of thousands of people, Westminster Magistrates' Court was
[ad_1] Policing Minister Diana Johnson had her belongings stolen from the hotel where she gave speech at a conference for senior police officers on Tuesday.Thieves struck while Ms Johnson blamed the Conservatives for a of an “epidemic of antisocial behaviour, theft and shoplifting” at the annual Police Superintendents' Association conference.A 56-year-old man from Coventry has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and released on bail in connection to the incident,
[ad_1] BBCFormer Local Government Minister Lee Rowley signed devolution papers with Suffolk County Council leader Matthew Hicks in 2022 Plans to give Norfolk and Suffolk greater powers have been scrapped by the new government, the BBC understands.Ministers have told the two county councils the devolution deal agreed with the last government was not ambitious enough.Under the plans, both counties would have received between £16m and £20m a year to spend
[ad_1] The Conservative Party accepted a further £5m donation from the businessman Frank Hester days before the general election was called in May.The donation was taken two months after he was accused of making racist comments about the Labour MP Diane Abbott.In March, claims emerged that Mr Hester had told staff at a meeting in 2019 that Ms Abbott made him "want to hate all black women" and "should be
[ad_1] BBCTom Pursglove in one of his happier moments - retaining the Corby seat in 2019A former Conservative MP and government minister who lost his seat in the July general election said he did not miss the social media abuse he received.Tom Pursglove, who had represented Corby, in Northamptonshire, since 2015, was beaten by Labour's Lee Barron.Two months on, he told the BBC he was still looking for a new
[ad_1] ShutterstockFour former Conservative environment secretaries have warned the government against cutting a fund that pays farmers in England to plant woodland and improve water and soil quality alongside producing food.The Environmental Land Management Scheme (Elms) was devised by then-minister Michael Gove following Brexit to replace the EU's common agricultural policy. Earlier this month, the Guardian reported that Labour ministers were planning to cut the fund by £100m. A Department
