Politics

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has faced strong criticism after saying middle-class families should “play their part” by accepting asylum seeker accommodation near their homes. Burnham argued that asylum seekers should not always be housed in the country’s poorest communities. He said wealthier towns, villages and rural areas should also accept...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned that more asylum seekers could be housed in towns and villages that have so far taken very few people. This could include quieter and wealthier parts of southern England, where more houses of multiple occupation, commonly known as HMOs, may be opened. Mr Burnham...

Andy Burnham has refused to promise that Labour will completely stop small boat crossings before the next general election in 2029. Speaking to GB News for the first time since becoming Prime Minister, Mr Burnham said it would be wrong to give the public a firm deadline when he could...

President Donald Trump has claimed that Black and Hispanic voters are moving towards the Republican Party because they do not support what he described as the Democratic Party’s growing shift towards socialism and communism. Writing on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said: “Black and Brown voters don’t want Communism or...

For months, the Trump administration defended its decision to accept a controversial $400 million aircraft from Qatar by saying the plane could eventually be placed in Donald Trump’s future presidential library. However, Eric Trump has now cast doubt on that explanation. In a short exchange with NBC News last week,...

Britain’s borders are facing a serious crisis. For many years, both Conservative and Labour governments have promised to take firm action against illegal immigration. However, tens of thousands of mainly young men continue to arrive on Britain’s beaches in small boats. More than 200,000 people have reportedly entered the country...

Immigration Enforcement officers have arrested 701 people after carrying out 884 visits across the West Midlands in 2026. The number of arrests linked to illegal working increased by 22%, while enforcement visits rose by 49%. The Government says this is the highest level of immigration enforcement activity ever recorded in...

Andy Burnham has been accused of avoiding one of Britain’s biggest problems after a record 230 migrants crossed the English Channel in a single large dinghy on Sunday. Speaking on GB News, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart said he had heard very little from the Prime...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has warned that Britain could soon see thousands of people crossing the English Channel illegally in small boats every day if the Government fails to take stronger action. Speaking to GB News reporter Keith Bays, Mr Farage said he was deeply frustrated by what he...

President Donald Trump ended a State Department meeting about mining last week with a comment that attracted more attention than the policy being discussed. The meeting was attended by mining industry leaders and government officials who expected a serious discussion about America’s supply of important minerals. However, Trump’s reason for...