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Communities to receive a jump start to the Pride in Place programme with an initial £150,000 to 169 communities to begin delivering the change they want to see. Local people invited to join their new Neighbourhood Board and take control of up to £20m of funding and support to deliver a decade of change in … Read more

Location: International Criminal Court Delivered on: 1 December 2025 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0)

Acting under an invitation from the National Electoral Council (CNE), the British Embassy in Guatemala—also accredited to Honduras—will join the international observer mission.  Our role will encompass monitoring key stages of the electoral process, including preparations, voting, counting, and the announcement of results, as well as assessing the overall electoral environment. Observers will evaluate whether … Read more

On 27 November 2025, the Minister for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook, announced further details regarding the new system for local plan development that will begin operating in the new year.  The reforms, introduced through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, aim to strengthen and streamline how local plans are prepared and examined across … Read more

Location: The King’s Fund Delivered on: 25 November 2025 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0)

The Prime Minister spoke to the President of the United States Donald Trump today.  The leaders discussed various aspects of the high level discussions taking place in Geneva today on the US peace plan for Ukraine. They agreed that we all must work together at this critical moment to bring about a just and lasting … Read more

Brandon Smith (25) from Denton in Greater Manchester, had his sentence increased by four and a half years after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.   The court heard that Smith did not know his victim, but he had been watching her for six months and identified her route to work.   In the morning of 5 July 2024, Smith grabbed the victim on her morning commute and threatened to stab her if she … Read more