Keir Starmer’s Troubled Start: Backdown on Benefit Cuts Marks Difficult Beginning for New PM Wednesday, July 2, 2025 keirstarmer labour welfare universalcredit pip ukpolitics sirjohncurtice budget opposition government Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is enduring what political experts are calling one of the most challenging beginnings for a newly elected government in recent UK history. Just weeks after his Labour Party’s decisive victory … Read More
Government Secures Welfare Bill Passage Amid Major Concessions Tuesday, July 1, 2025 welfare pip universalcredit government legislation concessions labour chancellor fiscal disability The Government’s proposal to reform welfare payments for sick and disabled people has been approved by MPs, but only after significant concessions led to much of Sir Keir Starmer’s original plan being abandoned. … Read More
Council Leaders Renew Efforts to Advance Devolution Plans in Wessex Tuesday, July 1, 2025 devolution wessex councils government mayoral infrastructure investment collaboration regionalgrowth combinedauthorities Council leaders from Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are actively lobbying the government to reinvigorate their devolution plans. After last year’s application to become a new strategic … Read More
Thousands of New Homes Planned in Green Belt Expansion Approved by North Somerset Council Monday, June 30, 2025 northsomerset greenbelt housing development planning bristol localplan infrastructure government environment North Somerset Council has approved plans that could see thousands of new homes built on green belt land, marking a significant expansion of housing in the area around Bristol. Despite a strong desire to preserve the green … Read More
Somerset MP Urges Compensation for Businesses Impacted by M5 Roadworks Wednesday, June 25, 2025 m5 somerset roadworks compensation business infrastructure planning transport government rural A Somerset MP is pressing the government to provide fair compensation to businesses losing revenue due to prolonged roadworks near Junction 26 of the M5 and the Chelston Link Road, currently closed for a £5.7 million upgrade. … Read More
North Somerset MP Defies Government Over Cuts to Disability Benefits: 'I'm Not a Robot' Tuesday, June 24, 2025 mp rebellion disability pip welfare cuts government northsomerset labour benefits Sadik Al-Hassan, the first-ever Labour MP for North Somerset, has taken a bold stand against his own government by opposing proposed cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP). As a father of a disabled son, Mr. Al-Hassan … Read More