Keir Starmer under pressure as Labour rebels defy PM over winter fuel payments

Sir Keir Starmer is coming under increasing pressure as Labour MPs furious over cuts to winter fuel payments could vote against the government next week. House of Commons Leader Lucy Powell said a motion to approve the changes would be debated on September 10, with the Prime Minister facing a revolt from Labour’s grassroots. One … Read more

US considers rare antitrust action: breaking up Google

(Bloomberg) — An attempt to break up Alphabet Inc.’s Google is among the options the Justice Department is considering after a landmark court ruling found the company had a monopoly in the online search engine market, people familiar with the matter said. Most read from Bloomberg The move would be Washington’s first attempt to dismantle … Read more