内容摘要："UK steelmakers should not have to shell out for this new steep hike in US steel tariffs - all we want is to continue producing the steel our US customers value so highly," he said.

"UK steelmakers should not have to shell out for this new steep hike in US steel tariffs - all we want is to continue producing the steel our US customers value so highly," he said.

As of 1 June, 14,812 people had arrived in the UK in small boats this year- up by nearly a third compared with this time last year.To reduce the number of crossings, the government has pledged to disrupt the people-smuggling gangs behind them.

But it is unclear how the government plans to measure its progress, or when the goal will be met.The Home Office told us data on actions taken by officials to disrupt criminal gangs was "being collected and may be published in the future".There is some information on efforts to prevent small boat crossings by French authorities - who, under a 2023 deal, are receiving £476m from the UK over three years.

They say about 24,791 people were prevented from crossing between July 2024 and May 2025. We do not know what happened to them or whether they tried to cross again.There have been high-profile cases of UK-based smugglers being sentenced,

and raids on the continent.

And at the recent UK-EU summit both sidesThe leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition in Kent said he believes it will be "more performance than substance".

It follows the US Doge, which was launched during Donald Trump's presidency to cut federal spending. Billionaire Musk was involved but has since left his position spearheading the unit.Reform said a team of software engineers, data analysts and forensic auditors will "visit and analyse" local authorities.

the party took control of eight authorities from the Conservatives, along with Doncaster from Labour and Durham, which was run as a coalition.Mr Yusuf said: "For too long British taxpayers have watched their money vanish into a black hole. Their taxes keep going up, their bin collections keep getting less frequent, potholes remain unfixed, their local services keep getting cut. Reform won a historic victory on a mandate to change this.