5 important things happening in the UK today

Here are 5 important things happening in the UK today, Tuesday (25 November 2025):

Plot to oust Keir Starmer after May polls: Allies of Wes Streeting are calling for a coronation rather than a contest to install him as Labour leader, probably after the May elections. Ministers and senior MPs backing the health secretary warned against a lurch to the left and said privately that a rival candidate such as Angela Rayner would be too radical and would face greater pressure to call a snap general election. [Times]

Pakistanis use holiday visa loophole to lodge record asylum claims: Pakistanis are exploiting holiday, work and student visa loopholes to get to Britain and lodge asylum claims in record numbers, new data has revealed. Nearly 10,000 Pakistanis entered the country with temporary visitor, work or student visas before then switching last year to claim asylum in an attempt to secure permanent residency in the UK, according to government data. Pakistan now accounts for one in 10 of all asylum claims, more than any of the 175 other nations from which migrants seek refugee status in the UK. [Telegraph]

New social media rules for the UK: Social media platforms are being urged to limit internet “pile-ons” under new guidelines to protect women and girls online. The guidance from Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, to combat misogynist abuse, coercive control and the sharing of intimate images without consent comes into force on Tuesday and includes recommendations to prevent women being harried online. [Guardian]

The UK is now the most expensive place in the world for nuclear power: The UK has become the “most expensive place in the world” to build nuclear power plants, according to a government review which criticises “overly complex” bureaucracy around the sector. The report, which was commissioned by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer,calls for a “one-stop shop” for nuclear decisions. A “radical reset” of the rules around nuclear power could save Britain “tens of billions” in costs and reverse the industry’s “decline” in recent years, the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce said. [BBC]