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UK companies struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told

Business lobby groups say firms less likely to take on staff with few qualifications or who have gaps in their CVs British companies are struggling to afford to hire young people after a long period of rising costs that have hit profit margins and derailed recruitment plans, business leaders say. Rising labour costs including increases to the minimum wage and employer’s national insurance by the government have put young people at the back of the queue when employers consider recruitment, busin

Disgraced Peter Mandelson demanded over £500,000 payout from taxpayers

Former Labour politician and peer was dismissed as US ambassador after links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein came to light

Bombshell letter confirms Tony Blair met with 'friend close to Andrew' Epstein

The former prime minister met the financier in 2002 after being told he was friends with Peter Mandelson and Bill Clinton

Britain & Developed Economies Authorise Largest-Ever Oil Stockpile Release

The International Energy Agency’s 32 member countries have just agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil. The largest emergency stockpile release in history… This follows a decision earlier in the week to wait and observe the markets. Japan said earlier that it would release oil stockpiles unilaterally whether or not the IEA signatories agreed…

Everything You Need to Know About the Mandelson Files

Starmer was told Morgan McSweeney “discussed Peter’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein which we will go through with you.” Mandelson demanded £547,201 payout when he was sacked. One concern raised by vetting officials is that Mandelson suggested using Nigel Farage to help improve relations with team Trump which is “contrary to UKG policy“. An official quoted…

LIVE: Darren Jones Speaks on Release of First Group of Mandelson Files

Darren Jones is in the Commons again. This time to speak on the release of the first group of Mandelson Files…

Mandelson Files LIVE: Starmer on the brink as government was warned of Epstein links

Mandelson's links to Epstein were well known by government figures at the time of his appointment as US ambassador

READ IN FULL: The Mandelson Files Part One

Bank of England Buries Dedicated Expert Advisory Committee to Produce Animal Banknotes Instead

The Bank of England has quietly shelved its dedicated committee of experts – created to select historical characters for inclusion on banknotes – in order to replace Winston Churchill and Alan Turing with squirrels. Mealy-mouthed excuses include that animals are easier to forge and the public interest in nature ’emerged’ in consultation… In 2013 the…

Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM

Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September, when a 5p cut is phased out.

Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM

Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September, when a 5p cut is phased out.

Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs

Prime minister says UK would ‘be at war’ now if it were up to Tory and Reform leaders and accuses both of changing position on war UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has attacked Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their stance on the war in Iran, accusing both of U-turning on their support for Donald Trump. At a raucous prime minister’s questions, Starmer accused the leader of the opposition of making the “mother of all U-turns” and furiously trying to backpedal after she denied c