Politics

Published: 24 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk A new government-backed letter-writing initiative is seeking to inspire students from some of England’s most deprived areas to consider higher education, highlighting how background need not dictate opportunity. Thousands of sixth formers with top GCSE results have received personalised letters from university students who share similar experiences, aiming to break down barriers to university progression. One such letter, addressed to a student...

Published: 24 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has vowed to reform modern slavery laws following a setback in her attempt to appeal a high court decision that temporarily blocked the deportation of an Eritrean asylum seeker to France. The court of appeal’s ruling against Mahmood has highlighted tensions over the application of the UK’s “one in, one out” immigration scheme and the treatment of trafficking...

Published: 23 September '2025. The English Chronicle Online On the eve of the Labour Party’s annual conference, one of Andy Burnham’s closest allies delivered a sharp rebuke of Sir Keir Starmer, accusing the party leadership of overseeing internal “rot” and abandoning core Labour values. Sacha Lord, a former donor and Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser under Burnham for seven years, confirmed that he would be absent from this year’s conference,...

Published: 23 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana are preparing for a renewed attempt to launch memberships for their nascent political party this week, though reports indicate the effort will proceed without a joint public statement or a fully unified message. According to sources close to the situation, the two leaders have maintained lines of communication following a dramatic reversal by Sultana, who last Sunday...

Published: 23 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk At a pivotal Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth, party leader Ed Davey called for the United Kingdom to welcome American cancer researchers whose work has been curtailed by funding cuts under former President Donald Trump. Speaking in the closing session of the conference, which has largely focused on how the Lib Dems can respond to the rising threat of hard-right populism, Davey...

Published: 23 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Concerns over the quality of social housing in England have escalated sharply, with complaints from tenants rising by 43% over the past year, according to the latest annual report by the Housing Ombudsman Service. The report highlights a range of severe and longstanding issues faced by residents, from unaddressed damp and mould to hazardous living conditions that in...

Published: 22 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has announced a series of sweeping proposals targeting migration and welfare policies, promising to end benefits for migrants and scrap the system of indefinite leave to remain if his party wins power. Speaking at a press conference in central London, Farage outlined plans that would require all migrants to renew their visas every five years, meet...

Published: 22 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk In what is being hailed as a historic diplomatic development, the United Kingdom has formally recognised the State of Palestine, joining Australia and Canada in a co-ordinated announcement that has already triggered intense debate both at home and abroad. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in his statement on Monday, described the move as an effort to “revive the hope of peace” and...

Published: 22 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk publicly forgave the man who killed her husband during an emotional memorial service on Sunday at Glendale’s State Farm Stadium in Arizona. Erika Kirk, speaking through tears to tens of thousands of mourners, said her forgiveness was guided by her Christian faith and by what she believed Charlie would have wanted....

Published: 22 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK has announced its formal recognition of Palestine as an independent state, a move framed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as a moral imperative to preserve the prospect of a two-state solution amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and concerns over settlement expansion in the West Bank. The recognition will be formally presented at the...