'You shouldn't be getting a medal for being robbed by your own government' 92 year old Betty Brown, the oldest surviving victim of the Post Office IT scandal, told #BBCBreakfast she was 'very honoured, but angry' about being made an OBE in the New Year Honours

British and Irish bars join hands to condemn Lammy’s jury plan www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/bars-un...

Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets, as Donald Trump seeks trade concessions in exchange for reviving a collapsed US-UK technology deal. and so it begins www.farminguk.com/news/chlorin...

Who saw that coming?

As we approach 2026 a good time to remember that Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should and should not apply to

“The consultant at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust described dilemmas facing hospital managers when some patients are having to be given end-of-life care in A&E corridors” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farmers’ anger grows as Australian beef floods into Britain after trade deal. Who saw that coming bmmagazine.co.uk/news/austral...

Into the void: how Trump killed international law www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter...

“Reform UK…A party that promised to be ‘different’ seems instead to be collecting ex-Tories like Panini stickers, except instead of legends you’re mostly getting the ones that never made the starting team” www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

“By restricting jury trials, removing protest rights and expanding surveillance, Labour is entrenching an authoritarian legal infrastructure that a far-right government will not hesitate to exploit” tribunemag.co.uk/2025/12/labo...

These unconscionable cuts by the Labour government to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child. They must be reversed youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...

Call for better support for 'kinship carers' news.sky.com/story/call-f...

Angola and Namibia agree to take back illegal migrants after visa ban threat www.itv.com/news/2025-12...

🚨On January 6 Keir Starmer has an opportunity to end one of the most CRUEL, INHUMANE & MONUMENTAL INJUSTICES of the past half-century - the #IPPscandal - by supporting an amendment to the Sentencing Bill tabled by Lord Thomas. Will he take it? youtu.be/O1gkY3gByHg?...

Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss tells Starmer www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan www.ft.com/content/2e88...

The health service is being put at risk because overseas health professionals increasingly see the UK as an “unwelcoming, racist” country, in part because of the government’s tough approach to immigration www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Details of military gap year for UK's under 25s revealed The government hopes to get more young people interested in joining the UK's defence amid growing fears over the threat of Russia's military news.sky.com/story/detail...

Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting Who would have guessed www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The European Commission is warning of possible action against the US after travel bans were imposed on five Europeans accused of pressuring American technology firms to censor or suppress US viewpoints news.sky.com/story/eu-war...

That's me done. It's time for a tin of Quality Street & Elf with my wonderful family. Thank you so much everyone for your amazing support this year. 🙏❤️ Have a lovely Christmas and see you all on the other side! 🎄🎅🎄

Who saw this coming.. Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

French President Emmanuel Macron has condemed a visa ban imposed by the US on Thierry Breton, a former European Union commissioner who helped drive the EU's Digital Services Act, which has targeted US tech companies.

“France condemns the visa restriction measures taken by the United States against Thierry Breton and four other European figures. These measures amount to intimidation and coercion aimed at undermining European digital sovereignty” Emmanuel Macron

BREAKING: Statement by the European Commission on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on certain EU individuals ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Christmas message to Britain

That's me done. It's time for a tin of Quality Street & Elf with my wonderful family. Thank you so much everyone for your amazing support this year. 🙏❤️ Have a lovely Christmas and see you all on the other side! 🎄🎅🎄

Reducing No 10’s lobby briefings is bad for democracy www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

For those with spouses, the limit now increases to £5 million The Government has made the changes after saying it has “listened to the farming community”

Half of people think Keir Starmer will be replaced as prime minister by the end of 2026, according to an exclusive YouGov poll for Sky News news.sky.com/story/half-o...

Labour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

BREAKING: Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms after backlash, with threshold increased from £1m to £2.5m www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“These sentences also likely breach Article 3 of the Human Rights Act which protects people from torture and degrading treatment - just think about that”

EU TRADE GETTING HARDER 
More than half (54%) of exporters think the UK-EU trade deal is not helping them grow sales www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2025/12...

Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Councils ordered not to adopt four-day week Communities Secretary warns local authorities they may be classed as ‘failing’ if they cut hours but not wages www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

No 10 'sticking to red lines' on UK-EU customs union after Streeting comments news.sky.com/story/no-10-...

Britons poorer than they were in 2019, as living standards continue to fall news.sky.com/story/briton...

Rachel Reeves has set a date of 3 March for an early spring statement, as Labour attempts to draw a line under a year of tax speculation that business leaders blamed for damaging Britain’s economy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Trump's new Greenland envoy intends to make territory 'a part of the US' Denmark describes his comments as “completely unacceptable" and summons the US ambassador in a new eruption of tensions over the future of the vast Danish island news.sky.com/story/trumps...

Human rights watchdog should investigate local election delays, Lib Dem leader urges news.sky.com/story/sir-ed...

Nigel Farage's 'authoritarian control freaks' attack on Labour slapped down by No10 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The penny has dropped: Wes Streeting hails ‘enormous benefits’ of EU membership www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...

UK lacks 'coherent' social mobility plan, top government adviser says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said nearly 10 million people could see their democratic right to vote "ripped away" if proposed delays to some local elections in England go ahead www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘Man of the people’ Farage fumes at trail hunting ban Farage once again voicing the real concerns of the working class! www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/man...

Wes Streeting: Britain needs to join customs union with EU 👏 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Is the UK prepared for a plunging birthrate and net emigration? “We are already seeing schools struggling to attract enough children, but the consequences are a lot more serious than that” www.thetimes.com/business/eco...

How did I miss this?! 🤣🤣🤣