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2 weeks ago | channel103.com | Faye Brown

Delivering her spending review, the chancellor also declared an end to the use of asylum hotels this parliament by investing in cutting the backlog and returning more people with no right to be in the UK - which she said would save taxpayers £1bn a year. Politics live: Reaction to spending review Ms Reeves acknowledged that almost 12 months on from Labour's landslide election victory, "too many people" are yet to feel their promise of national renewal.

4 weeks ago | channel103.com | Deborah Haynes

The plan, announced by the government over the weekend, will form part of Sir Keir Starmer's long-awaited Strategic Defence Review, which will be published on Monday. However, it lacks key details, including when the first arms plant will be built, when the first missile will be made, or even what kind of missiles, drones and rockets will be purchased. The government is yet to appoint a new senior leader to take on the job of "national armaments director", who will oversee the whole effort.

4 weeks ago | channel103.com | Mark Kleinman

Sky News has learnt that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) - which now leads oversight of Ofcom in Whitehall - is drawing up proposals to launch a recruitment process in the coming months. Lord Grade, the veteran broadcast executive who held senior posts at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, has served as Ofcom chair since May 2022.

1 month ago | channel103.com | Alix Culbertson

In an open letter addressed to Sir Keir Starmer, seen exclusively by Sky News, famous names from the world of media and the arts have joined leading doctors, academics, campaign groups, and a Holocaust survivor. They have accused the British government of continuing to allow UK arms to be sold to Israel and to providing licences for arms.

1 month ago | channel103.com | Liz Bates

The former Number 10 aide also claimed the Conservative Party "might be dead". Listen to the full interview at 5pm on the Sky News Daily podcast - tap here to followHis remarks came in a wide-ranging interview with Sky News, in which the controversial figure, who served as Boris Johnson's chief adviser from 2019 to 2020, said Nigel Farage could "definitely" become the next prime minister.