MI5 are to be granted tough new powers to make the UK a harsher environment for Kremlin spies to operate in after a damning report by MPs said the Government ‘took its eye off the ball.’ In a devastating and long-awaited report, intelligence and security committee said the UK ‘badly underestimated’ the Russian threat as … Read more
Boris Johnson to seize powers from NHS England and hand them to Matt Hancock in bid for more control over the health service Ministers are planning to overhaul the NHS amid coronavirus crisis frustrations They want to ‘clip the wings’ of NHS England’s chief executive Simon Stevens There has been anger among ministers at the … Read more
Chief constables could be stripped of their powers to make key decisions in their areas amid calls to nationalise the way police forces operate. Sir Thomas Winsor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, set out his proposals for a voting system that would nationalise decisions on policing policies and practices for the 43 forces in England … Read more
The red, white and blue makeover for Boris Johnson’s RAF plane will cost the taxpayer close to a million pounds, it was revealed today. The Voyager aircraft used by the PM on foreign trips is to get ‘national branding’, rather than the standard grey that makes it less visible in the sky. The idea has … Read more
Having built a company worth almost £1.5billion, the management team of ITM Power could be forgiven for taking a few chips off the table, particularly with the shares close to an all-time high. Boss Graham Cooley, chief financial officer Andy Allen, chief technology officer Simon Bourne and executive director Rachel Smith all exercised share options this … Read more
Priti Patel has launched a major push for controversial new powers designed to tackle the Channel migrant crisis, the Daily Mail can reveal. The Home Secretary has told Border Force chiefs to examine whether they have the legal authority to turn migrant boats around in the Channel – and send them back to France. If … Read more