Apprenticeships ‘under threat’ from Labour, warns Gillian Keegan

The Education Secretary, a former apprentice, said Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to let big businesses spend half the Apprenticeship Levy on non-apprenticeship training would “devastate opportunities” for millions of young people. There were 276,000 apprenticeship starts last year and last week’s King’s Speech announced placements would be boosted. The average apprentice salary is £29,901, according to job search site Talent.com. […]

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Ann Widdecombe erupts at David Cameron cabinet appointment

Ann Widdecombe ‘flabbergasted’ at David Cameron’s appointment Ann Widdecombe has erupted in response to David Cameron’s appointment of as Foreign Secretary. Speaking to Sky News, Ms Widdecombe said she was “flabbergasted” that the former Prime Minister had been given the position. She added that he was “awful” and cited Brexit as an example of foreign policy she believed he had […]

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Key points Rishi Sunak plans to address in foreign policy speech

He will also vow to use it to defend a better future against enemies, in a speech calling 2023 “one of the most significant years” for UK foreign policy in recent times. Addressing diplomats, foreign policy thinkers and business leaders at a Lord Mayor’s event in London the Prime Minister is expected to say: “We’re hard-headed about what’s necessary for […]

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Boris Johnson slams ‘shocking’ anti-Semitism by some Palestine protesters

Boris Johnson denounced “shocking” anit-Semitism displayed by some of those at the pro-Palestine protest. The former prime minister took to Twitter after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of London on Armistice Day yesterday (November 11). But it was marred by numerous incidents of anti-Semitism with various placards and chants. Mr Johnson said on X/Twitter: “Almost 80 […]

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