
Jack Maidment
Politics Live Blog Editor at The Telegraph
Politics Live Blog Editor, The Telegraph. Power level over 9000.
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2 days ago |
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2 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Jack Maidment |Ben Riley-Smith
Rachel Reeves is set to announce £15.6 billion for transport projects outside London in an attempt to tackle a surge in support for Reform UK. The money will be spent on tram, train and bus projects in Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tyne and Wear. It comes as Downing Street attempts to tackle the surge in support for Nigel Farage's party, which currently tops the opinion polls.
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3 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Jack Maidment
Asked whether he believed tax rises would be an acceptable way of paying for the increase, Mr Healey told Times Radio: "We'll set out how, just as we've done with our 2.5 per cent commitment where we have made that tough decision to switch money out of overseas development aid into defence, because that's the priority to meet the threats that we face as a country, that's the priority for building up our Armed Forces. "We will set out how we will pay for future increases in the future.
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4 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Jack Maidment
Sir Keir Starmer's flagship defence strategy descended into chaos this morning amid confusion over whether the Government will deliver on its promise to increase spending to 3 per cent of GDP in the next parliament. A minister insisted he had "no doubt" Labour will increase defence spending to 3 per cent by the deadline of 2034. Luke Pollard, the armed forces minister, said the target will be achieved in the next parliament, as Sir Keir set out back in February this year.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | Jack Maidment
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YouGov poll suggests Reform is on track to win 2 of the 4 mayoral elections on May 1. Andrea Jenkyns has a 15 point lead in Greater Lincolnshire. Luke Campbell has a 14 point lead in Hull and East Yorkshire. Would be huge for Farage and co. https://t.co/ViAiN3v77Z

Greater Lincolnshire mayoral voting intention (9-23 April) - Andrea Jenkyns has 15pt lead Andrea Jenkyns (Ref): 40% Rob Waltham (Con): 25% Jason Stockwood (Lab): 15% Sally Horscroft (Grn): 8% Marianne Overton (Ind): 7% Trevor Young (LD): 5% https://t.co/zKqAUW4PLD

Emergency legislation being voted on tomorrow will allow the Government to take control of British Steel and keep it running. But Downing Street leaving a question mark over the long term future of British Steel, insisting "all options remain on the table". https://t.co/2rU4NGPoJP

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has written to MPs to tell them Parliament is being recalled at 11am tomorrow. He said the “Government has requested a recall of the House to take forward legislative proposals to ensure the continued operation of British Steel blast furnaces is safeguarded”.