Minister exalted by Thatcher also advised David Cameron and ran businesses including Cable and Wireless Lord Young of Graffham, a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher and a successful businessman, has died aged 90. A Conservative party spokesperson confirmed the death of the peer, who became secretary of state for employment in 1985 and was appointed secretary of state for trade and industry after the 1987 election. Continue reading… ​Minister exalted by Thatcher also advised David

Adviser on violence against women says on live radio she is on a ‘completely different planet’ to home secretary A government adviser on violence against women appears to have effectively resigned from her role on live radio after saying she is on a “completely different planet” to the home secretary, Suella Braverman. Nimco Ali, a social activist who was appointed to the independent role by the then home secretary, Priti Patel, in 2020, used an

Combination of overstretched forces and few licensed drivers means requests expected to be turned down Police say they will not replace striking ambulance drivers as health trusts scramble to limit the effects of a wave of industrial action. The trusts, which are responsible for running ambulances, have approached individual police forces to see if officers might ferry patients to and from hospital. Continue reading… ​Combination of overstretched forces and few licensed drivers means requests expected

Force agrees to pay damages and costs in settlement with Dijon and Liam Joseph over 2018 incident The Metropolitan police have apologised and paid tens of thousands of pounds in damages and costs to two young black men who were stopped and searched after officers saw them bump fists in the street and wrongly suspected them of dealing drugs. As part of a legal settlement, the Met declared that brothers Dijon and Liam Joseph, 33

Four former officers also told they would have been dismissed for racist and misogynist WhatsApp content Two serving police officers have been sacked, and four former officers have been told they would have been sacked, for sharing racist, homophobic and misogynist messages in a WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens. A disciplinary panel made dismissals orders against PC Gary Bailey, from the Metropolitan police and PC Matthew Forster from the Civil Nuclear constabulary. Dismissal orders were

Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforce The leader of Britain’s nurses’ union has accused the health secretary, Steve Barclay, of being a “bullyboy” who is unwilling to negotiate with her because she is a woman representing a largely female workforce. Pat Cullen also claimed the government was displaying “particularly macho” behaviour towards the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) because she believes it