Category: News


UK bans Kremlin-linked elites in bid to pile pressure on Putin


The home secretary will on Monday warn Kremlin-linked elites pose a ‘real and present danger to our way of life’ and outline plans to ban them from the UK.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/putin-russia-ukraine-sanctions-zelensky-b2703186.html

 


Starmer’s peacekeeping plan is doomed to fail


Sir Keir Starmer says his proposal to deploy British forces to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal brokered with Moscow is designed to safeguard Ukraine’s sovereignty.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/19/starmers-peacekeeping-plan-is-doomed-to-fail/

 


UK inflation jumps to 3% in blow to Rachel Reeves


Inflation in the UK rose faster than expected last month to its highest level in nearly a year, casting doubt on the Bank of England’s capacity to lower borrowing costs and dealing a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves’s growth push.

https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/economics/article/inflation-rate-uk-news-january-2025-ons-latest-lj507gksj

 



Inflation jumped to a 10-month high at the start of this year after the Government enforced sharp increases in private school fees.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/02/19/ftse-100-markets-latest-uk-inflation-private-school-fees/