Politics

Published: 21 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Keir Starmer’s national grooming gang inquiry has been plunged into uncertainty after two survivors resigned from its oversight panel, citing “contempt” and “political interference” by the Home Office and Labour before the appointment of a chair. Ellie-Ann Reynolds and Fiona Goddard stepped down on Monday, criticising the inquiry for “condescending and controlling language used towards survivors” during the...

Published: 21 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former UK home and education secretary David Blunkett has expressed strong support for a proposal that would see skilled migrants actively train British workers, in a bid to improve public attitudes toward immigration and address skills shortages across the country. The proposal, developed by the Good Growth Foundation, a thinktank with close links to Labour ministers, calls for...

Published: 21 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Sir Keir Starmer has accused Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney,y of insulting the intelligence of the Scottish people by claiming he has a secret plan to achieve independence, despite the Prime Minister’s firm opposition to another referendum. Speaking at a Downing Street reception for Scottish political journalists, Starmer mocked Swinney’s statement that he possessed special “tactics” to override...

Published: 21 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Oxford Union, one of Britain’s most prestigious debating societies, has been thrown into turmoil after its president-elect, George Abaraonye, was ousted following widespread outrage over his apparent celebration of the shooting of US conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The dramatic removal has sparked a fierce debate about free speech, accountability, and the limits of student politics within one...

Published: 21 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to recover more than £100 million of taxpayers’ money from PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone, following one of the most controversial Covid-era contract scandals. His pledge comes after a High Court ruling found that the firm had failed to meet required safety standards on millions of medical...

Published: 20 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. For decades, Islam in Britain has presented challenges that demand urgent attention. From my experience representing more Muslims than any other Conservative MP in High Wycombe between 2001 and 2010, I witnessed firsthand how global events shaped local communities. Elected just months before the tragic attacks of 9/11, my tenure coincided with Afghanistan, Iraq, the London bombings of...

Published: 20 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Labour MPs are pressing ministers and London’s mayor to abandon controversial proposals to reduce affordable housing quotas, warning that any easing could worsen the city’s housing crisis. The move comes amid growing concern over declining rates of new homebuilding in the capital and suggestions from government officials that lowering the quota could speed up construction. The proposals under...

Published: 20 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Newly released data has revealed that ten left-leaning councils in England are responsible for issuing a third of all penalty notices for illegal parking on single and double yellow lines. The findings, based on freedom of information requests submitted by the AA to councils across the country, show that a total of 1.6 million penalty charge notices (PCNs)...

Published: 20 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has urged the government to suspend penalties against thousands of unpaid carers affected by flaws in the administration of carer’s allowance. The call comes amid mounting concerns over a benefits scandal in which carers were unfairly burdened with debt and, in some cases, prosecuted due to systemic failures in the benefits...

Published: 20 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nigel Farage’s partner, Laure Ferrari, has reportedly been caught up in a long-running investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving a Eurosceptic organisation she once managed in Brussels. Ferrari served as executive director of the Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe (IDDE), a think tank that was later forced into liquidation amid scrutiny over its finances. The European Commission’s...