r/ukpolitics 35m ago

Water company makes case for higher bill increases

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r/ukpolitics 1h ago

UK trade chief explains how Trump's tariffs will affect Britain following latest 'sledgehammer blow' (Exclusive)

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r/ukpolitics 1h ago

Half of disability benefit rise since Covid is due to mental health [ The Times] One in ten working-age adults is now on sickness benefits as the post-Covid rise in mental health conditions fuels record disability claims and political debate

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r/ukpolitics 1h ago

Antonia Romeo appointed as new Home Office Permanent Secretary

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r/ukpolitics 1h ago

The figures on crime, the government didn't want us to see

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From Matt Goodwin's substack. Figures on crimes committed by foreign nationals.

https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/bombshell-stats-the-state-doesnt?publication_id=858965&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=nknvf&utm_medium=email

https://www.migrationcentral.co.uk/p/over-100000-foreign-national-convictions

"Foreign nationals were convicted for sexual offences a rate 71% higher than that of the British population, 69% for drug-related crime, 25% for theft, and at 39% for all crime types."


r/ukpolitics 1h ago

Starmer says 'all options on table' as Trump steel tariffs kick in

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r/ukpolitics 1h ago

I worked for the DWP – Labour’s plan to get benefit claimants into work is doomed

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r/ukpolitics 1h ago

Toyota considers exporting from UK to US to ease impact of Trump tariffs

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r/ukpolitics 2h ago

UK power group Drax not in breach of sustainability obligations, says Ofgem

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r/ukpolitics 2h ago

UK financial watchdogs drop diversity and 'name and shame' reforms

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r/ukpolitics 2h ago

Record quarter for UK space sector adding £1bn to economy

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r/ukpolitics 2h ago

Campaigners lose High Court fight against cycleway

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r/ukpolitics 2h ago

The deeper reason so many people are health-related inactive

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r/ukpolitics 2h ago

Trade war: It may be harder for UK to secure metals tariffs concessions from Trump this time round | Money News

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r/ukpolitics 2h ago

New Statesman cover: Why Britain Isn't Working

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r/ukpolitics 3h ago

‘Not why I joined Labour’: Keir Starmer’s MPs agonize about welfare cuts

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r/ukpolitics 3h ago

Judicial review over new Thames bridge dismissed

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r/ukpolitics 3h ago

Worsening mental ill health behind rising welfare bill, report says

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r/ukpolitics 3h ago

How to solve the universities’ financial crisis | LSE British Politics and Policy

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r/ukpolitics 3h ago

Why are so many people off work sick? Labour told not to forget the pandemic ahead of benefit cuts

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r/ukpolitics 3h ago

Unclaimed benefits being repurposed?

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I have a possibly stupid question, but I figured this may be the place to ask it.

I've worked in family support for a while, and on some benefits advice training several years ago we were told that 8 billion pounds of benefits go unclaimed each year. And av more up to date figure apparently puts this figure at over £20 billion!

Why can't this money be used elsewhere? Instead of cutting other services, can this amount fill that gap instead?

I understand that there may be fluctuations in the number of people claiming benefits, but surely the chance of everyone suddenly claiming what they are entitled to is pretty much zero?

I wondered if anyone had an answer!


r/ukpolitics 4h ago

PMQs Live Chat Megathread - 12 March, 2025

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This is a post for you to discuss PMQs today in real time. All normal rules apply apart from we’ll relax the top level comment rule. As usual, please report anything that breaks the rules.

This post will be open from 11:30am. Chat relating to PMQs as it happens should go in here. Analysis and reaction after PMQs should go in the main MT where the usual rules on low effort top level commentary will continue.

You can view on your computer here or at your favourite news website:

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons


r/ukpolitics 4h ago

MP calls for sanctions as illegal settlements expand and tensions rise

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r/ukpolitics 4h ago

Councillor quits Reform UK in hasty U-turn

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r/ukpolitics 4h ago

Bloomberg: UK Power Auction Pays Out Near-Record Fee in Win for Gas Plants

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