Highlights of today’s UK political news
Rachel Reeves to cut 10,000 civil service jobs in effort to lower government costs (Guardian).
Rachel Reeves has promised the UK’s economy and living standards will improve, as she pledged to cut running costs of government by 15% and civil service jobs by 10,000.
Police review of ‘bias’ against young black people risks new two-tier justice row (Telegraph)
Police face being dragged into a fresh two-tier justice row over plans to review “bias” against young black people.
‘Labour is at real risk of losing their moral compass’, Cooper claims (ConservativeHome)
Liberal Democrat deputy leader says the government is making “savage” cuts to disability benefits and claims Labour want to cut the digital services tax.
Scottish Government urged to raise carer pay to £15 per hour (Herald)
The Scottish Government is being urged to raise pay for care home workers to £15 per hour or risk exacerbating a ‘crisis in Scotland’s social care system’.
A new pandemic is expected and the UK still isn’t prepared (The I)
Five years ago the country’s first national lockdown began. Now, as Ebola, Mpox and bird flu are deemed ‘high risk’, experts predict another major outbreak is coming
Trump envoy dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine (BBC)
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine has been dismissed as “a posture and a pose” by Donald Trump’s special envoy.
Stride says people on PIP with mental health issues should get treatment not payments (PUKNews)
Shadow Chancellor says that people with mental health conditions should be offered treatment instead of PIP disability benefit.
Investigation ordered into power outage that closed Heathrow (BBC)
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has ordered an urgent investigation into the power outage caused by a substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport on Friday.
White House pressured UK to criticise Zelenskyy for spat with Trump, Starmer says (Ukrainska Pravda)
Keir Starmer has stated that the White House pushed London to make critical remarks about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Oval Office spat.
Almost quarter of SNP’s female MSPs to step down amid ‘hostile environment’ (Guardian)
Holyrood is becoming a “hostile environment for women” and a significant number of female MSPs in the Scottish National party are stepping down before the May 2026 elections, citing lack of support from the party, tolerance of bullying, and abuse in the chamber and online.
Davey warns against scrapping tax on tech companies to ‘appease’ Trump (CityAM)
Sir Ed Davey has warned against “appeasement” of Donald Trump amid reports Labour could change or ditch a tax on tech companies to avoid US tariffs.
Kemi Badenoch accused of breaking pledge to Tory MPs of net zero by 2050 (Guardian)
Kemi Badenoch has been accused of breaking a promise made to Tory MPs during her leadership campaign after abandoning the party’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050.
‘Austerity in new clothes’: Labour MP calls out Anas Sarwar on spending cuts (The National)
Anas Sarwar has been called out for insisting his party has not implemented austerity measures as a Labour MP has insisted that they have – but “just dressed in new clothes”.
Lib Dems Say Labour Are At Risk Of ‘Robbing Disabled People To Appease Musk And Trump’ (HuffPost)
The government could end up effectively “robbing disabled people to appease Musk and Trump,” according to the Liberal Democrats.
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