Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live

Par : Andrew Sparrow

30 janvier 2025 à 14:44

Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposals

Richard Madeley goes next.

Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?

We’re signing off decisions on wind farms, on solar farms, a commitment to a new stadium at Old Trafford. We are upgrading the Transpennine route to make journey times easier between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Those things are happening right now.

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Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? | George Monbiot

The Guardian

Par : George Monbiot

30 janvier 2025 à 09:00

Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections

I can scarcely believe I’m writing this, but it’s hard to dodge the conclusion. After 14 years of environmental vandalism, it might have seemed impossible for Labour to offer anything but improvement. But on green issues, this government is worse than the Tories.

The last prime minister to insist that growth should override every other consideration, and to fling insults at anyone who disagreed, was Liz Truss. She called those of us seeking to defend the living world an “anti-growth coalition”, “voices of decline” and “enemies of enterprise” who “don’t understand aspiration”.

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Fury over Reeves’ climate climbdown – Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

Par : Presented by John Harris， with Gaby Hinsliff and Clive Lewis. The producer is Frankie Tobi； music by Axel Kacoutié； the executive producers are Zoe Hitch and Nicole Jackson

30 janvier 2025 à 06:00

In her big plan to get the economy growing again the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has prioritised growth over almost everything else. But at what cost? John Harris speaks to the Labour MP Clive Lewis about concerns that climate action is taking a back seat. Plus, the columnist Gaby Hinsliff talks us through whether the party’s quest for growth will work

Send your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com

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U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth

NYT

Par : Eshe Nelson

29 janvier 2025 à 14:57

In a major speech, the country’s top finance official pushed for faster economic growth, and supported a long-debated expansion at the London airport.

Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, pledged in a speech on Wednesday to “go further and faster to kick-start economic growth.”

Rachel Reeves’ plans for the UK: all growth, no green? – podcast

The Guardian

Par : Presented by Helen Pidd with Heather Stewart； produced by Eli Block， Sami Kent and Joel Cox； executive producer Homa Khaleeli

29 janvier 2025 à 04:00

The chancellor is keen to strike a more business-friendly note, but will it come at a cost to the environment? Heather Stewart reports

Ahead of a landmark speech today, Rachel Reeves has been signalling she is ready to be ruthless to grow the economy. She has spoken about cutting regulation, pushing through building projects and even finally seeing a new runway at Heathrow. All surprising measures from a government that championed their green agenda while in opposition.

Heather Stewart, the Guardian’s economics editor, looks back at a difficult few weeks for the chancellor, and explains why despite the criticism she is trying to strike a more upbeat note. She points out how Reeves has even signalled that she wants to press for less regulation for the city, and said that regulators across the board also need to focus on contributing to growth.

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