Ministers under fire over new anti-protests law giving police extra powers after Sarah Everard vigil

Ministers were facing mounting fury today over a draconian new anti-protest law that would hand police greater powers to break up events like the Sarah Everard vigil. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will allow officers to intervene in events that are deemed to have caused ‘serious unease, alarm or distress’. The new legislation, … Read more

Ministers under fire over new anti-protests law giving police extra powers after Sarah Everard vigil

Ministers were facing mounting fury today over a draconian new anti-protest law that would hand police greater powers to break up events like the Sarah Everard vigil. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will allow officers to intervene in events that are deemed to have caused ‘serious unease, alarm or distress’. The new legislation, … Read more

Extra £200,000 legal bill ‘could topple’ Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon’s government spent an extra £200,000 of taxpayers’ money on a doomed legal battle with Alex Salmond, even after lawyers said she was bound to fail. The damning revelation was being seen as the clearest indication yet that Scotland’s First Minister had breached the Ministerial Code – a resignation offence. Last night, Scottish Tories warned: … Read more

Extra £200,000 legal bill ‘could topple’ Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon’s government spent an extra £200,000 of taxpayers’ money on a doomed legal battle with Alex Salmond, even after lawyers said she was bound to fail. The damning revelation was being seen as the clearest indication yet that Scotland’s First Minister had breached the Ministerial Code – a resignation offence. Last night, Scottish Tories warned: … Read more

Council tax to raise extra £7.5bn a year after Rishi Sunak allows authorities to increase bills

Council tax is on track to raise an extra £7.5billion a year after Rishi Sunak gave town halls permission to put bills up by 5 per cent. The government’s watchdog has estimated that the levy bring in another £1.8billion next month, suggesting two thirds of authorities will take advantage of the new freedom. And by … Read more

An extra 300,000 house sales could beat the new June stamp duty holiday deadline

An extra 300,000 house sales could beat the new June stamp duty holiday deadline – we talk to a buyer set to save £13,750 Chancellor Rishi Sunak extends the stamp duty holiday in his latest Budget It applies to the first £500,000 of a home’s purchase price until the end of June  An extra 300,000 … Read more

An extra 300,000 house sales could beat the new June stamp duty holiday deadline

An extra 300,000 house sales could beat the new June stamp duty holiday deadline – we talk to a buyer set to save £13,750 Chancellor Rishi Sunak extends the stamp duty holiday in his latest Budget It applies to the first £500,000 of a home’s purchase price until the end of June  An extra 300,000 … Read more

England will NOT stage Euro 2020 but could host EXTRA games if Europe is hit by travel bans

England’s successful track record of hosting international matches and the advanced vaccination programme makes London a top pick for hosting more Euro 2020 games, if other host cities are closed by coronavirus travel restrictions. But the tournament will not move to England wholesale, Sportsmail understands, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s offer to open the country … Read more

Rishi Sunak will give funding for trials into whether extra vaccine shot could benefit patients 

Will a THIRD Covid jab boost protection? Rishi Sunak will give funding for trials into whether extra vaccine shot could benefit patients Rishi Sunak will provide vaccination programme with an additional £1.65billion Money includes £22million to fund UK trial of ‘mix and match’ vaccine strategy   Trial will also examine whether there is any value in giving … Read more