Bill Curtis

Political Correspondent at The London Economic

Journalist at Freelance

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Priti Patel 'met EU officials' in Brussels to advise on migration policy

4 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

Priti Patel has revealed she met with European Union officials in Brussels last month to advise them on migration policy, The London Economic has learnt. The Tory shadow foreign secretary has said she regularly talks to EU leaders due to her experience in government as dozens of European countries search for “remedies” to deal with the migration “crisis”.
Labour MPs launch mass rebellion over Keir Starmer's welfare cuts

4 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

Up to 100 Labour MPs have launched a mass rebellion over the government’s welfare cuts in a major warning sign for Keir Starmer ahead of next Monday’s vote. Led by senior select committee chairs, Labour figures have filed an amendment that declines to pass the PM’s welfare changes and calls for a pause, including for further consultation into the policy and for support to be in place before any changes.
David Lammy slams Reform MP for 'swallowing conspiracy theories'

4 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

David Lammy has brutally slammed a Reform MP for “swallowing conspiracy theories” during a statement on the Middle East. The foreign secretary urged Sarah Pochin to “get some help” after she claimed that the government’s disputed decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius had influenced Donald Trump’s plans to bomb Iran. Lammy clashed with one of Nigel Farage’s MPs as tensions in the Middle East rise, with the Labour heavyweight telling her to “get off social media”.
Fury as Rupert Lowe ordered pet labrador to be shot with rifle

5 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe has caused fury as it was revealed he ordered his gamekeeper to shoot his 17 year old labrador in the back of the head with a rifle. The Independent MP has told parliamentary colleagues over recent weeks he took “decisive action” to get his dog killed at his Gloucestershire estate after he had been unwell and lost the use of his back legs.
Corrie stars warn Keir Starmer's disability cuts could fuel homelessness

1 week ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

Coronation Street stars have joined fellow celebs to warn Keir Starmer’s disability cuts could fuel homelessness as the government has formally announced long-awaited plans to reduce the size of the welfare state, The London Economic has learnt. Speaking in the Commons on Wednesday, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall set out proposals to cut £5 billion from the welfare budget through the Pathway to Work green paper, which will impact more than three million households.
MPs decriminalise abortion in historic vote

1 week ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, marking the biggest step forward for reproductive rights in nearly 60 years. Parliament has decided in favour of an amendment to the government’s crime and policing bill that alters the criminal laws of abortion in England and Wales so that women who have an abortion can’t be prosecuted.
Follow Cass Review in treatment of 'trans' children

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Connor Stringer |Bill Curtis

The letter went on to imply Britain is more effective in upholding the US government's commitment to "do no harm to America's children". "In recent years, medical interventions for gender dysphoria in children have proliferated," the letter added.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Angela Rayner has ‘rizz’

1 week ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said Angela Rayner has “rizz” in a bizarre endorsement of the deputy prime minister. The former Tory cabinet likened Rayner to Boris Johnson by saying she is “funny” and has “great charm”, adding she would be a “much more effective Labour leader” than Keir Starmer as she could better “appeal to voters”. When asked about the deputy PM by the Telegraph’s Daily T podcast, he said: “Oh, I think she’s very effective. She’s got great charm.
Top Tory causes outrage for chairing committee from Caribbean

2 weeks ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

A top Tory has caused outrage for chairing a Scottish parliament committee via video link in the Caribbean at 4am local time. Former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross appeared at the Holyrood education committee hearing on Wednesday from the Turks and Caicos Islands, 4,000 miles away from the UK, on an official trip with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Minister admits UK 'cannot carry on' with current poverty levels for large families amid calls to scrap two child benefit cap

2 weeks ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Bill Curtis

A DWP minister has said the UK “cannot carry on” with current poverty levels for large families amid calls from MPs to scrap the two child benefit cap. Torsten Bell vowed to reduce child poverty yesterday, saying Britain cannot carry on with a situation where huge percentages of large families are in poverty. Responding to Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey’s call to scrap the cap, Bell said: “We’ve said clearly that all levers to reduce child poverty are on the table.