Talks to start on recognition of state of Palestine by western states Meetings come after UK foreign secretary David Lammy suspends trade talks with Israel The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025
UK MPs to grill ministers over arms exports to Israel Business committee orders three ministers to answer questions over fears arms being sent for use in Gaza The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025
Labour select committee chairs call for parliament to vote on trade deal with US Exclusive: Chairs of foreign and trade committees say MPs should have a say in agreement ‘in light of its significance’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025
Companies House collects just £1,250 in fines in corruption crackdown Just 2% of total penalties paid, raising concerns about agency given new powers to fight economic crime The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Labour's watered-down employment bill 'creates exploitation loopholes', MPs warn LABOUR’S watered-down employment rights bill will leave workers at risk of “further exploitation” without key changes, MPs have warned. The National (Scotland) · Mar 3, 2025
Labour facing defeat in vote to ban green energy investments tied to Uyghur exploitation Exclusive: cross-party backing likely for amendment to GB Energy bill aiming to block solar panels made by forced labour The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025
Ticketmaster does not use dynamic pricing, boss tells MPs The site said the event organiser decided ticket prices, which were set in advance and did not change during the buying process. Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025
Is UK trade with America ‘out of line’? Donald Trump’s comments explained Why the US President has suggested he might hit Britain with tariffs Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025
Ticketmaster refuses invitation to give evidence to Parliament The Business and Trade Committee invited the company to an evidence session as it looks into fairer pricing approaches for gigs. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Defence budget could face almost £2bn worth of cuts if Trump imposes tariffs on UK, new report warns It comes amid fears of a global trade war after Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on goods entering the US The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Evri accused of employing people on ‘slave drivers contract’ A director repeatedly refused to recognise whistleblower complaints read to him by MP Liam Byrne during a business and trade committee session. Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025
Shein’s silence is farcical. It must answer fair questions if it wants a London listing The fast-fashion retailer’s reluctance to disclose information about its supply chain in China won’t wash The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
Shein condemned by MPs as fast fashion firm dodges questions over forced labour conditions in China The Chinese company are hoping to float on the London Stock Market later this year The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025
UK lawmakers slam Shein for refusing to answer questions on its cotton supply A lawyer for Shein summoned to a British parliamentary hearing has evaded questions on whether the fast-fashion giant sells products containing cotton from China The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 McDonald’s: What are the allegations against ‘predator’s paradise’ burger chain as workers take legal action More than 450 branches are implicated in legal action taken by more than 700 McDonald’s workers
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 MPs ‘horrified’ after Shein dodges questions over forced labour The fast fashion retailer was quizzed by the Business and Trade Committee amid reports of plants for a UK stock market float.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025 MPs say Post Office should not oversee Horizon compensation schemes Influential Commons committee calls for government to take action to prevent justice being further delayed
Evening Standard · Jan 1, 2025 Post Office needs to be taken out of Horizon redress scheme, MP says Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.
The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2025 Government should face financial penalties if it does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 Keir Starmer hits out at ‘dangers’ of tariffs in warning to Donald Trump The president-elect claimed tariff is his ‘favourite word’ and threatened to impose a levy on all goods entering the US
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024 Son of Kinahan crime boss to walk free from jail after admitting arms cache plot Jack Kavanagh tried to help his father engineer a lighter sentence for drug smuggling.
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024 Serving prisoner admits part in Kinahan gang arms cache plot Peter Keating entered his pleas by video link from Belmarsh prison in south London.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024 Trump’s tariff plan ‘doomsday scenario’ for UK economy, senior Labour figure warns Liam Byrne, Labour chair of Commons business committee, says plans by next US President would hurt growth
Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024 Downing Street declines to commit to Sir Alan Bates’s redress payment deadline Sir Keir Starmer responded to the campaigner’s request for assistance on Tuesday.
Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024 PM yet to respond to requests for Horizon redress assistance from Sir Alan Bates The lead campaigner told MPs he wrote to Sir Keir Starmer around a month ago, and again more recently.