Wes Streeting vows to rid NHS of ‘rotten apple’ leaders

Streeting will tell NHS leaders that there “will be no more rewards for failure” and managers will be sacked if they cannot improve outcomes.

William Hague: Badenoch has better chance of becoming prime minister than I did

Lord Hague was elected Conservative Party leader in 1997 following Tony Blair’s victory in the general election of the same year.

UK will seek ‘common ground’ with Trump on climate change, says Miliband

Trump is expected to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement when he returns to office in January.

Trump and US will back Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’, defence secretary insists

The US under Donald Trump’s leadership will stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes” to defeat Vladimir Putin and Russia, the defence secretary has insisted. John Healey said that NATO countries have “recommitted to stepping up support for Ukraine”, and that there is bipartisan support for that in the US Congress. Trump’s victory […]

David Lammy: UK will persuade Trump raising tariffs not in his ‘interests’

The government will seek to persuade Donald Trump that harming the UK by hiking tariffs is not in his interest, David Lammy has said The foreign secretary said he plans to “get across” to the president-elect that “hurting your closest allies” is not in the United States’ interest, as fears of a trade war loom. […]

Iain Duncan Smith reveals he gave shadow cabinet pep talk about life in opposition

Iain Duncan Smith has revealed he gave a pep talk to the shadow cabinet when it met for the first time on Tuesday.

Keir Starmer congratulates Donald Trump on ‘historic election victory’

Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic victory”, as the former president looks set to win another term.

Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet in full

Kemi Badenoch has officially begun appointing her shadow cabinet, ahead of the first meeting of her new top team on Tuesday.

Kemi Badenoch ‘embracing all the talents’ in shadow cabinet, says new Conservative co-chair

The shadow cabinet will embrace “all the talents” of the Conservatives, the party’s newly appointed co-chair has said. The shadow cabinet will embrace “all the talents” of the Conservatives, the party’s newly appointed co-chair has said. 

‘We will never withdraw from the ECHR’ — Keir Starmer’s Interpol General Assembly speech

Addressing the Interpol General Assembly, the prime minister unveiled a £150 million package of measures to tackle Channel crossings.