Thousands of shipping containers at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, on the east coast of England, the Britain's largest and busiest container port, October 31, 2024
Birmingham’s striking bin workers and supporters bring waste sites to a standstill
CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves’s dash for growth has hit fresh turbulence as ministers ruled out joining a European customs arrangement but announced moves to scrap planning restrictions on major projects.
Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the government did not currently have any plans to join the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention, which allows tariff-free trade in materials for manufacturing supply chains across Europe and north Africa.
EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, who leads on the bloc’s links with Britain, made the suggestion following PM Sir Keir Starmer’s stated aim of “resetting” trade links across the Channel.
Corbyn and Sultana commit to launching new socialist party
If Labour MPs who rebelled over the welfare reforms expected to be listened to, they shouldn’t have underestimated the vindictiveness of the Starmer regime. But a new left party that might rehome them is yet to be established, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Starmer doubles down on witch hunt by suspending the whip from Diane Abbott
