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Kemi Badenoch orders lawyers to challenge Labour cuts which Tory-run council says has forced it to hike council tax by 94 per cent
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has instructed lawyers to challenge Government funding cuts that have forced Tory-run Wandsworth Council to increase council tax by 94 per cent. Badenoch accused Labour of deliberately allocating money away from Conservative-voting areas whilst funding Labour-voting regions, and stated the party would pursue legal action over the principle involved. She described…
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Ministers have ‘no credible plan’ to turn round British Steel – as Labour’s flagship nationalisation racks up losses of more than £500 million
MPs have warned that ministers lack a credible plan to revive British Steel, which has cost taxpayers more than £500 million since being nationalised. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said the company is losing £1.3 million a day and that continuing to fund it indefinitely is unsustainable. The government took control of Scunthorpe’s steelworks after…
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Find a credible plan for British Steel, ministers told as ‘startling’ costs soar
Ministers have been urged to publish a credible long-term plan for British Steel after MPs warned that keeping the publicly owned company operating is becoming increasingly expensive. The firm costs taxpayers about £1.3m a day, while the government has yet to explain how it will become financially sustainable or whether public funding can be recovered.…
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Gun-toting Democrat’s jaw-dropping boast about illegal migrants detonates in deep red state
Arkansas Democratic Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner has sparked controversy by declaring on a podcast that farmers prefer undocumented immigrant workers to American citizens, stating she would “trade five Americans for just one” of them. Her comments have become a significant liability in her campaign to challenge Republican Senator Tom Cotton, undermining her efforts to present…
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Andy Burnham is branded ‘continuity Starmer’ after leak shows he’s trotting out same ideas
A leaked dossier reportedly shows that Andy Burnham has adopted several policies previously developed for Sir Keir Starmer, prompting critics to label him “continuity Starmer”. The disclosure has raised questions about whether the new prime minister’s administration represents a genuine break from the previous government. According to Sky News, the 50-page dossier contained around 50…
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US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year mark
The United States has granted visas to a smaller Iranian delegation, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly in New York. The decision comes as the US-Iran war enters its seventh month, with no clear end in sight and growing pressure on Washington to pursue a…
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The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI
As AI agents take on longer and more complex tasks, companies increasingly cannot review their actions quickly or at sufficient scale. The proposed solution is to use additional AI systems to monitor agents, but experts warn that rogue agents could deceive or outsmart their automated overseers, making the approach both necessary and risky. The concern…
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Shocking secrets of inbred North Carolina political dynasty laid bare as Democrat heir runs for Congress
Jamie Ager, a Democratic farmer and first-time candidate, is running for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, following several relatives who held elected office. The article focuses on the fact that his maternal grandparents, former congressman Jamie Clarke and Elspeth McClure Clarke, were first cousins, a detail Ager’s campaign did not comment on. Ager presents his…
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Pentagon insiders unleash on Pete Hegseth’s ‘meddling’ wife: Whistleblowers reveal her humiliating nickname among staff… how she keeps husband on ‘extremely tight leash’… and eyebrow-raising behavior in government meetings
Jennifer Hegseth, the wife of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, has attracted scrutiny over her prominent and unofficial presence at Pentagon events and meetings. Sources quoted by the Daily Mail claim she exerts considerable influence over her husband and has been nicknamed “Yoko Ono” by some staff, while critics say her involvement raises concerns about…
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UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents
The United Nations is working with Google to make its global statistics easier for people and AI systems to find and use. The UN System Data Commons, built on Google’s open-source platform, replaces the older UNData portal and supports the Model Context Protocol, allowing AI agents to query authoritative data directly. The initiative matters because…