David Churchill

In what might be the last about-turn under Sir Keir Starmer, ministers said they were dropping the plans after hundreds threatened to quit the service.

Private parking firms appear to have been flouting the law and their own code of practice when issuing tickets to drivers, the competition watchdog said today.

The report by the global charity's British arm claimed gender-critical people represent 'a movement against the rights of women and LGBTI people'.

Sources close to the Prime Minister-in-waiting repeatedly refused to rule out his incoming Government hiking the levy in the New Year and increasing it annually by linking it to inflation.

David Churchill Millions of drivers face an extra hammering at the pumps as Andy Burnham looks for cash to fund his rush to build more council houses, it is feared.

Labour sources said the new Prime Minister was poised to 'tinker' with reforms drawn up by Ms Mahmood in a bid to avoid his first backbench rebellion.

Ministers admitted just days before the new Prime Minister was installed that small boat arrivals made up just 7 per cent of migrants booted out.

The Tory leader said there was 'no justification' for Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers being eligible to be released from prison halfway through their sentences.

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In a busy day for crossings which saw the first arrivals under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, sources said as many as 100 migrants successfully crossed the Channel.