[ad_1] Lateral flow tests are in huge demand as coronavirus cases continue to soar across the capital – here’s where to get them when they run out online. The government website announced they have completely run out of both lateral flow test (LFT) kits and PCR booking slots around the country as the Omicron variant…
[ad_1] A disgraced councillor will have to pay back more than £4,000 in fees for his failed appeals to have his 16-month ban overturned, the Express can reveal. Former Paisley southeast councillor Paul Mack has been ordered to front up the cash for the two hearings held by the Standards Commission for Scotland. An email…
[ad_1] A Conservative councillor who was a victim in a colleague’s hate campaign has revealed he plans to step down in May. Alistair Mackay, who represents Johnstone South and Elderslie, hit out at his fellow elected members for not dealing with the controversial “rantings” of Paul Mack sooner as he confirmed he would not be…
[ad_1] Derbyshire police say they are willing to follow-up any complaints they receive relating to canvassing by political parties during lockdown, such as leafleting or door-to-door campaigning. This follows recent action by the Government which has written to all parliamentary parties saying that campaigning during lockdown it is not an “essential or necessary activity”. And…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has taken on more staff at its Croydon base to tackle the ongoing delays to people’s post caused by coronavirus-related staff absence. Residents in the London borough are enduring long delays as the need to self-isolate forces workers off-shift and put enormous pressure on the delivery network. For more news and features…
[ad_1] The University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter campus could be delayed by up to five years without £150million of government help, an MP told Parliament. The warning came as four cross-party local MPs put their case directly to the housing minister for huge amounts of Whitehall cash for the city’s major infrastructure projects to…
[ad_1] Councillors have welcomed 200 new civil service jobs for Plymouth. The city council’s Labour leader Tudor Evans praised the work of its economic development team to secure the expansion of the Valuation Office Agency. He highlighted the news at a meeting of the full council to set next year’s budget and council tax –…
[ad_1] The current system of rail franchising isn’t working, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has admitted. Mr Shapps made it clear that he plans major changes to the way our rail industry works, as he announced that private sector operator Arriva was to be stripped of the Northern rail franchise, which will instead be handed to…
[ad_1] As the post-mortems for the British Labour Party’s stunning defeat keep arriving, the most frequent explanation for its poor performance is its lack of a clear Brexit policy. Jeremy Corbyn’s personality, incompetence and anti-Semitism all are seen as lesser reasons for his failure to attract more voters. No doubt Brexit was a factor, but…
[ad_1] From the moment Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell took the reigns of the Labour Party in 2015 and jerked it leftwards, nationalisation has been touted as an ointment for all the nation’s ills. Energy bills high? Nationalise the suppliers. Trains delayed again? Scrap the franchise model. 70p too dear for a First Class stamp?…