Mhari Aurora
Politics and Business Correspondent at Sky News
Sky News Breakfast Political Correspondent, previously @thetimes | Got a story? DM me 📲 or email me 📩 [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
news.sky.com | Alexandra Rogers |Faye Brown |Rob Powell |Mhari Aurora
The government will fund any further local inquiries into the grooming gangs scandal that are deemed necessary, Sir Keir Starmer has said. However, the prime minister said it is his "strong belief" that the focus must be on implementing recommendations from the Alexis Jay national review before more investigations go ahead.
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3 weeks ago |
pressnewsagency.org | Mhari Aurora
Sir Keir Starmer has said 24,000 people who “have no right to be here” have been returned since Labour took power as he opened the government’s border security summit. The prime minister said it was the “highest return rate for eight years”. Politics latest: UK has been ‘soft touch on migration’, says StarmerSince Labour took office last July, 29,884 people have been detected crossing the Channel on 542 small boats.
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1 month ago |
news.sky.com | Alix Culbertson |Sam Coates |Mhari Aurora
A freeze to disability benefits will not go ahead following pressure from Labour backbench MPs, Sky News understands. The government had been looking at freezing the personal independence payment (PIP) next year so it did not rise with inflation as part of a drive to cut down the ballooning welfare budget. However, following pressure from Labour backbenchers over the past week, this has now been taken off the table, Sky News understands.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
news.sky.com | Beth Rigby |Tim Baker |Faith Ridler |Mhari Aurora
Expect Trump state visit to meet PM and King within next year, officials tell Sky News We should expect a state visit to take place between Donald Trump and the King within the year, officials have told Sky News. The prime minister was yesterday asked about the possibility of the US president heading to London to meet the King - but wouldn't comment on the possibility of offering a state visit. However, officials have told Sky News that they expect it will happen within the next year.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
news.sky.com | Tamara Cohen |Mhari Aurora
PM appoints new cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald has been picked as the prime minister's new cabinet secretary and head of the civil service. The role is the most senior civil servant, and advises the prime minister and members of cabinet on policy decisions. He'll be replacing Simon Case, who announced he was standing down in September on health grounds.
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