Category: Ed Davey

UK rushes forward plans for £2.5bn steel investment after Trump announces tariffs

US president’s announcement prompts government to publish green paper weeks ahead of scheduleThe government has rushed forward plans for a £2.5bn investment in the UK steel industry after Donald Trump announced 25%...

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Starmer ‘not telling truth’ over Gaza family asylum decision, claims Badenoch, after PMQs clash – UK politics live

Opposition leader says PM was wrong when he said that the decision was taken under the last governmentAfter PMQs there will be an urgent question in the Commons, tabled by the Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine, on “the...

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Rule that small boat arrivals can’t claim citizenship just ‘new guidance on old policy’, says minister – UK politics live

Chris Bryant says ‘we need to get numbers down’ of people coming to UK illegallyAfter PMQs there will be an urgent question in the Commons, tabled by the Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine, on “the potential security...

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UK politics: Philp’s ‘patronising’ comment about Britons’ work ethic show Tories ‘out of touch’, TUC says – as it happened

General secretary highlights ‘legacy of 14 years of falling living standards under the Tories’In an article for the Guardian, the Labour MP Clive Lewis said Rachel Reeves’ growth speech this week means the...

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Philp’s ‘patronising’ comment about Britons’ work ethic show Tories ‘out of touch’, TUC says – politics live

General secretary highlights ‘legacy of 14 years of falling living standards under the Tories’In an article for the Guardian, the Labour MP Clive Lewis said Rachel Reeves’ growth speech this week means the...

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Badenoch dismisses Reform UK as ‘protest party’ ahead of its rally in her constituency – politics live

Tory leader says it is ‘not a surprise’ that Farage’s group is doing well in the polls as they prepare to gather in her Essex seatIn an article for the Guardian, the Labour MP Clive Lewis said Rachel...

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Philp says Britons need better ‘work ethic’ and claims mini-budget might have worked if Truss had listened to him – politics live

Shadow home secretary says Britons need to ‘up their game’ if country is to compete with China, India and South KoreaIn an article for the Guardian, the Labour MP Clive Lewis said Rachel Reeves’ growth speech...

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UK politics: ‘It’s not a customs union’: No 10 leaves door open to joining pan-Europe scheme – as it happened

Downing Street says EU’s suggestion of UK joining agreement would not cross its ‘red lines’ for closer tiesWhat is the pan-Europe customs area?Here is Downing Street news release on the government’s plans...

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‘It’s not a customs union’: No 10 leaves door open to joining pan-Europe scheme – UK politics live

Downing Street says EU’s suggestion of UK joining agreement would not cross its ‘red lines’ for closer tiesHere is Downing Street news release on the government’s plans to limit the extent to which...

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Rejecting offer for UK to join Europe-wide customs scheme is ‘economic negligence’, Lib Dem leader says – UK politics live

Ed Davey says it is ‘alarming’ the government will negotiate with China but won’t agree to better EU trading arrangementHere is Downing Street news release on the government’s plans to limit the extent to...

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Farage claims chance he could be PM within four years is up to 25% – as it happened

Reform UK leader, who is in the US for Trump’s inauguration, says early election is ‘not impossible’Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, thinks that his chances of becoming PM before Donald Trump leaves the...

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