UK news
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England’s chief medical officer, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, has said it would be “extremely difficult” to have a list of illnesses that would apply under the proposed assisted dying legislation. Asked if there could be a list of conditions, Sir Chris told MPs on the assisted dying bill committee: “If I’m honest, I think it would…
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Sir Keir Starmer has refused to confirm the widely expected announcement on support for Heathrow expansion. However, he did reiterate that the government would back pro-growth policies. On Sunday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves hinted that the government would support a third runway at Heathrow, saying “sustainable aviation and economic growth go hand in hand”. Asked if…
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Ed Miliband has said the expansion of Heathrow and other airports “won’t go ahead” if they don’t meet the UK’s emissions targets – putting him on a potential collision course with Rachel Reeves. The chancellor has not commented directly on whether she would support a third runway at Heathrow, but she has indicated she would be prepared to…
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Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, is now joining Kay Burley on Sky News Breakfast. Asked if the government will be ripping up environmental laws in order to boot building, the minister denied this is the case. “We’re not ripping up environmental laws,” he says. “If environmental groups want to bring one challenge, if it doesn’t…
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Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to take on “the NIMBYs” by reducing legal challenges to infrastructure building – with a new approach stopping “newts and bats” from blocking construction. The Labour government has made growth one of its primary targets, with a key plank of this strategy to build new infrastructure like roads and power…
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Sky News jounalist Sophy Ridge during yesterday’s interview, moves on to ask Ms Liz Kendall about Downing Street and the centre of government. The cabinet minister says she is not fazed by reports those inside Number 10 and Number 11 have been frustrated with her slow progress. The briefing is like “water off a duck’s…
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The prime minister is not the only one whose feet are being held to the fire over D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations. Northern Ireland’s first minister has been criticised for not attending, with only the deputy going instead. DUP leader Gavin Robinson said it had been an opportunity for Michelle O’Neill to act as the first…
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A hot-button issue in many Commonwealth countries is the issue of reparations, and government’s in the Caribbean have estimated the total would reach $24 trillion – 10 times the UK’s GDP. Baroness Scotland, secretary-general of the Commonwealth, says the organisation “will always play a role in that conversation”. She notes that the King raised the…
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UK Police have been giving more details of the shooting that left six people dead – including the gunman – in Plymouth, southwest England on Thursday evening. Shaun Sawyer, chief constable of Devon and Cornwall police, named the shooter as Jake Davison, aged 22. “This was a truly shocking event and was witnessed by members of…
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