[ad_1] Home Secretary James Cleverly has said that Conservative plans to introduce compulsory national service for 18-year-old are aimed at "addressing the fragmentation we have seen in society". The party has said that should it remain in power after the general election, teenagers will either have to join the military for a year, or volunteer for one weekend a month carrying out community service. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] These mistakes are not his fault. But they are campaign mistakes nonetheless, giving the impression in these vital early stages that it's all a bit of a mess. What is also damaging are the departures of more and more Conservative MPs, including Michael Gove, who had been a prominent personal backer of Mr Sunak himself. It's impossible not to see the sheer numbers of Tory MPs departing as a
[ad_1] Rishi Sunak has announced an election will take place on 4 July, which means Parliament has shut up shop.It also means the government had just two day to decide whether to try and rush through their remaining bills or simply abandon them.This period is known as "the wash-up".Tobacco and Vapes BillThis would have implemented one of the prime minister's flagship policies. At his party's conference in September, Mr Sunak
[ad_1] PAHundreds of thousands of England fans could be in Germany at the time of the voteThe UK is set for its first summer election since 1945 and the campaigns will need to capture voters' attention as major events and school holidays take place in some areas.Many will have been planning to spend June watching the football and tennis, attending festivals or having an early summer getaway.Now voters will also
[ad_1] He was arguing for Britain's departure from the EU from his earliest days in politics and supported the Leave campaign in the 2016 Brexit referendum.But he first came to wider public attention during the coronavirus pandemic, when as the recently-appointed chancellor he spent eye-watering sums on the furlough scheme and other support measures, as well as launching the controversial Eat Out to Help Out scheme.His personal popularity soared but
[ad_1] An election has been called by Rishi Sunak sooner than many commentators and politicians had expected. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says he won't be appearing on Russia Today any more and will encourage Labour colleagues to follow his lead.He told the BBC's Andrew Marr show the Kremlin-backed TV station had crossed a line after the Salisbury spy poisoning and gone beyond "objective journalism". [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRichard Leonard says he is angry with the "callousness of the Tories and the complacency of the SNP" Richard Leonard has used his Scottish Labour conference speech to underline his "mission" to "fundamentally change" the economic system.The party leader told delegates in Dundee that "our economy needs less market and more planning".Mr Leonard also proposed reforms to the rental sector and
[ad_1] Marina Litvinenko, the widow of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who died in London from radioactive polonium, says she was given assurances this wouldn't happen again. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The HMRC said the pensioners received a "coding notice in error" About 17,000 ex-mineworkers were wrongly told they owed thousands of pounds in tax due to an error.One of them was 79-year-old Michael Hinchley, from Nottinghamshire, who said he was shocked after being told in a letter he owed £26,000. Capita, the administrator for the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, said the tax code letters
