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Peter Kyle’s quest for UK’s first $1tn firm is honourable, but he is overselling state activism | Nils Pratley

Business secretary exaggerates role of the British Business Bank and the National Wealth Fund in nurturing firms Is the business secretary, Peter Kyle, suffering from SpaceX fever? It must be something of that sort because his launch this week of a “concierge service” to allow fast-growing companies to navigate Whitehall bureaucracy came with an extraordinary pitch. The new service is “part of his [Kyle’s] quest to nurture the UK’s first trillion-dollar firm,” said the official announcement. One

Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer braced for PMQs grilling as Northern Ireland chaos erupts

The Prime Minister will face Kemi Badenoch in the Commons at midday, after chaos rocked the streets of Belfast last night.

Rachel Reeves plans 'direct attack' on British workers – 'makes things worse!'

The Chancellor will ensure people from the UK are 'locked out' of their own domestic job market, it has been claimed

LIVE: Reform Hosts Press Conference on Fly-Tipping Crackdown

Richard Tice and Warwickshire County Council Leader George Finch are hosting a press conference on Reform’s ‘plan to bring back civic pride’. There will be a Q&A afterwards. Watch along above…

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Rachel Reeves pays UK firms £5k to employ workers - but Brits can't apply

Rachel Reeves has killed the UK jobs market. Now she's twisting the knife.

POLL: Reform Up to 30 Points, Labour & Tories Tied on 20

The latest from More in Common has Reform up a point with Labour and the Tories tied, down two points and one point respectively: Headline Voting Intention Fieldwork: 5–9 June 2026 Reform UK 30% Labour 20% Conservative 20% Lib Dem 12% Green 11% Other/Ind 3% SNP 3% Concurrently Farage’s personal net approval ratings have dropped…

Man to appear in court over Belfast knife attack as rioting described as ‘race-based pogrom’ by SDLP leader – UK politics live

30-year-old man to appear in court today charged with attempted murder, with Keir Starmer expected to face questions on the disorder during PMQs Good morning. Soon after becoming PM in 2024, Keir Starmer had to deal with a period of rioting in England, prompted by the Southport murders and mostly targeted at asylum seekers. Last night, in Northern Ireland, there were similar race riots, triggered by a knife attack involving a Sudanese suspect. Here is our overnight story about the rioting. And t

Masked Rioters Burn Homes in Belfast After ‘Attempted Beheading’ Knife Attack

Masked rioters set fire to houses and vehicles last night in Belfast in the aftermath of the ‘attempted beheading’ knife attack on Monday. The fire service has so far responded to 62 incidents across the city. The second night of disorder in just the last eight days, following the scenes in Southampton after the sentencing…

Reform UK pledges total ban on visas from Sudan after Belfast knife attack

Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf say 'enough is enough'.

Keir Starmer is about to burn down the Labour Party - but Andy Burnham will get the blame

The Prime Minister would rather watch the Labour Party burn than hand it to Andy Burnham without a fight, says Jonathan Walker.

Nothing says stupidity like Reform's obsession with destroying British jobs | George Monbiot

The net zero economy is booming, so claims that prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum – unless you’re a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of course Really? You want to destroy a million jobs? Vote Reform UK for mass unemployment: is that your pitch? Hammer these questions home whenever you meet a supporter of the party. Or, for that matter, a Conservative, as their party now takes an almost identical line. The figures are stark. They were compiled not by Just Stop Oil or the Green