Jenrick condemns Starmer far-right ‘bandwagon’ rebuke as ‘outrageous smear’
Robert Jenrick has said it was “absolutely disgusting” for the prime minister to accuse certain politicians of “amplifying” far-right talking points over the grooming gangs scandal. Keir Starmer issued the remark on Monday as part of a planned statement responding to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s increasingly aggressive attacks on his government. Commenting after delivering a […]
Starmer hits back at Elon Musk: ‘Desperate for attention’ and ‘spreading lies’
Keir Starmer appeared to accuse Elon Musk of “spreading lies” in a lengthy public statement following weeks in which the tech billionaire has criticised his government. After delivering a speech on reducing NHS waiting lists, the prime minister was asked if he was angry about Musk’s denunciation of Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister. Last week, […]
Keir Starmer ‘led the way’ on tackling grooming gangs, says minister
A government minister has said Elon Musk is “wrong” about Keir Starmer’s record tackling grooming gangs. Karin Smyth, a minister at the Department of Health and Social Care, argued the prime minister “led the attack” on rape gangs as the director of public prosecutions and head of the crown prosecution service from 2008 to 2013. […]
Kemi Badenoch promises ‘thoughtful Conservatism, not knee-jerk analysis’
The Conservative leader denied leaving a policy vacuum that could be exploited by Reform UK, the political party led by Nigel Farage.
Badenoch appoints allies to House of Lords, including former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey
Kemi Badenoch has appointed a set of political allies to the House of Lords, including former deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey. Coffey served as Liz Truss’ number two during the latter’s short stay in Downing Street. She also served as health secretary under Truss and then as environment secretary during Rishi Sunak’s tenure as prime […]
Sue Gray named among new Labour appointments to House of Lords
Keir Starmer has nominated a raft of new Labour peers. Partygate investigator and the prime minister’s former chief of staff, Sue Gray, is among the Labour figures set to be elevated to the House of Lords. Luciana Berger, the former MP for Liverpool Wavertree who resigned from Labour in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership in […]
Senior Conservative ‘really worried’ about the economy his party could ‘one day’ inherit
A senior Conservative has expressed concern about the state of the economy his party “might inherit” following a future general election. Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, said he is “not surprised” that inflation has risen once again and pointed to data that suggests a slowdown in hiring activity. Inflation climbed to an annual rate […]
Alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew is ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Tugendhat
The alleged Chinese spy (H6) who reportedly befriended Prince Andrew is just the “tip of the iceberg”, a former security minister has said. Tom Tugendhat, who stood in the recent Conservative leadership election, said that we are “seeing a pattern” of attempts to influence or change British policy, and also attempts to steal economic secrets […]
Robert Jenrick: Conservative Party would deport foreign offenders to free up prison spaces
Robert Jenrick has rubbished the government’s announcement of 14,000 new prison places, and said the Conservative Party would deport foreign national offenders to free up space. The shadow justice secretary said that “no new prisons are being built” under the government’s plans. “All [justice secretary Shabana Mahmood] is doing is finishing up the prisons already […]
2024 general election was ‘historically disproportional and volatile’, says new report
The 2024 general election was the most disproportional in British electoral history as voters displayed the highest volatility in a century, according to a new report. Research into this year’s general election by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) displays that the parties’ votes shifted more than at any time since 1931. As a result, this […]
