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UPDATE: Sunak pledges to deliver on housebuilding policy amid pressure

Rishi Sunak has promised to work ‘night and day’ to deliver, as he comes under pressure over the Conservatives’ dire performance in the local elections...

Mon, 08/05/2023 - 14:47


UK PM made ‘major mistake’ in dropping building targets - senior Tory

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ‘major mistake’ of dropping housebuilding targets played a role in the Conservatives’ dire local election results, former levelling up secretary...

Mon, 08/05/2023 - 11:08


UK culture secretary blames Tory poll losses on Covid and Ukraine war

UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has blamed heavy Tory losses in the local elections on the pandemic and the Ukraine war.

She also noted the Conservative...

Mon, 08/05/2023 - 06:22


Sunak and Trudeau emphasise UK-Canada ties at post-coronation meeting

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed the ‘friendship’ between the UK and Canada, as well as between himself and Justin Trudeau as he welcomed the...

Sun, 07/05/2023 - 09:50


Tory election losses are clear rejection of UK PM Sunak, says Labour

Labour said the Tories’ dire local election results marked a ‘clear rejection’ of Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer was...

Sat, 06/05/2023 - 09:28


Celebrations in UK as Charles to be crowned during day of pageantry

The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a coronation ceremony dating back centuries.

Cries of ‘God Save the King’...

Sat, 06/05/2023 - 09:20


UPDATE: Starmer says Labour on path to majority after UK local vote

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer was celebrating wins in key battlegrounds as an indication Labour is on course to win the next general election, as...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 17:27


UPDATE: Starmer says Labour on path to majority after UK local vote

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Friday celebrated ‘fantastic’ council results as showing the Labour party is on course to win the next general election,...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 12:43


TOP NEWS: UK construction sector grows, despite fall in housebuilding

The UK construction sector is seeing an increasing asymmetrical recovery, according to the latest survey data on Friday, with commercial and civil projects seeing growth,...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 09:48


UPDATE: UK PM defiant as Tories suffer major losses in local elections

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted he will push on with his agenda despite the Tories suffering major losses in his first electoral test as...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 09:38


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