Badenoch blames 'cowardly' Labour for Kneecap settlement

A funding award of £15,000 to the band was blocked by former Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch.

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Three rail firms to be renationalised next year

The rail operators will be renationalised in May, as part of the government's manifesto promise.
BBC News - 3h
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans places blame on Trevor Lawrence for Azeez Al-Shaair hit that concussed him

Ryans chided quarterbacks for taking "advantage of the rule where they slide late and they try to get an extra yard."
Yahoo Sports - 20h
South Western Railway set to be first train operator nationalised by Labour

Next companies to return to public control will be c2c and Greater Anglia under UK government plans
Financial Times - 3h
Radical planning reform needed to hit 1.5m housebuilding target in England, Labour warned

Thinktank urges government to be ‘much more ambitious’ as actions so far are not enough to fulfil manifesto pledge. Labour will miss its manifesto target of building 1.5m homes in England before ...
The Guardian - 22h
George Osborne is a walking ad for a wealth tax. Labour should target the inheritocracy | Polly Toynbee

‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it?. Now he’s retired from casting millions of people into poverty, George Osborne has ...
The Guardian - 21h
ONS admits it may not be able to replace UK labour force survey until 2027

Policymakers face further uncertainty over state of jobs market
Financial Times - 18h
So Labour waded into the Gregg Wallace row. Why don’t they get their own house, parliament, in order? | Marina Hyde

Westminster is so notorious for bad workplace behaviour it’s known as ‘Pestminster’, but politicians seem more worried about a TV cooking show. Why has the prime minister weighed in on the ...
The Guardian - 12h