Politics

A "full and final" pay provide has been made to nurses, Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands has instructed Sky News.He additionally acknowledged additional strike motion would have an effect. His feedback got here because the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) introduced on Friday its members will stroll out for 48 hours from 8pm on 30 April after rejecting the federal government's pay provide.Politics newest - Nurses planning 'mega-strike' and Labour MPs 'turning on' StarmerNHS nurses in emergency departments, intensive care and most cancers wards will even take industrial motion for the primary time. Mr Hands mentioned: "We think that we've made a fair and reasonable offer," he instructed the Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme on Sky News."It is a full and remaining provide. B...

The mom of Ava White, a 12-year-old lady who was stabbed to loss of life, says new police powers to sort out grownup knife crime must also be utilized to youthful offenders.When Ava was murdered in Liverpool metropolis centre in 2021, it was a criminal offense that shocked and appalled the nation. Image: Ava White Her mom Leeann, now a knife crime campaigner, says she broadly welcomes the introduction of a pilot scheme to permit police to cease and search adults over 18 who've beforehand been convicted of carrying bladed or offensive weapons.But, she says, it needs to be prolonged to incorporate youthful offenders."I think it should be brought down to 12," she says. "There are children as young as 12 carrying knives. A...

The constructing of latest good motorways is being cancelled following considerations over security and prices.Fourteen deliberate good motorways - together with 11 which are already paused and three earmarked for development - will probably be faraway from authorities road-building plans, Downing Street has confirmed. Existing stretches will stay however be subjected to a security refit so there are extra emergency stopping locations.Read extra: What are good motorways?About 10% of England's motorway community is made up of good motorways. They contain numerous strategies to handle the movement of visitors, together with changing the arduous shoulder right into a stay lane. They had been launched in England in 2014 to ease congestion - and there are 375 miles of good motorwa...

Vice President Kamala Harris took to the streets of Los Angeles to decry “extremist” assaults on abortion rights throughout an impromptu cease on the City of Angels’ Women’s March on Saturday. Ms. Harris was joined by second gentleman Douglas Emhoff for the shock cease exterior of L.A. City Hall. ...

Donald Trump Jr. is defending Anheuser-Busch amid calls to boycott the corporate over Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The former president’s son stated whereas he thought the partnership was misguided, it wasn’t price tanking the “iconic” American beer big. ...

The Florida House of Representatives handed a legislation Thursday that may enable the imposition of the dying penalty as long as a minimum of eight out of 12 jurors authorised the punishment. The Florida Senate handed their equal of the invoice on March 30. ...

President Biden is doubling down on his requires Republicans to launch an in depth finances proposal in a taunt to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as debt ceiling talks stay stalled. Speaking to reporters early Saturday upon his return to the U.S. from a four-day journey to Ireland, Mr. Biden stated “of cours...

Rep. Jim Jordan says he's backing former President Donald Trump “all the way” for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination. Mr. Jordan, a longtime ally of Mr. Trump’s, declared his emphatic assist for the previous president in the course of the National Rifle Association conference on Friday. ...

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has raised greater than $34 million for his 2024 White House run for the reason that begin of the 12 months, in response to his marketing campaign. Trump’s newest fundraising report as a consequence of be filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission will pres...

WASHINGTON — When Rep. Kevin McCarthy emerged from a messy 15-ballot election and ascended to House speaker, he was emboldened quite than chastened by the combat, declaring that his father taught him early on in life: “It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish.” But because the embattled Republican chief...