Kemi Badenoch is not a ‘loose cannon’, says Conservative MP supporter
Kemi Badenoch is not a “loose cannon”, a Conservative MP supporter of her leadership campaign has suggested.
MPs in Corbyn-aligned ‘Independent Alliance’ vote against Labour’s plan to tax private schools
A majority of the parliamentarians that make up the pro-Palestinian “Independent Alliance” have voted to oppose the government’s plan to levy VAT on independent schools. Four out of five members of the grouping backed a Conservative Party opposition motion in a commons division on Tuesday afternoon, prompting derision from Labour MPs. Shockat Adam, Adnan Hussain, […]
Tugendhat knocked out of Conservative leadership contest as Cleverly surges
Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest in the third round of voting by Tory MPs. Shadow home secretary James Cleverly topped the poll of MPs with 39 votes, followed by former immigration minister Robert Jenrick on 31 votes. The results from the third round of voting were as follows: James […]
Boris Johnson criticises ‘greedy’ Keir Starmer for accepting freebies
Boris Johnson has labelled the prime minister “greedy” over his decision to accept clothing freebies.
Cabinet minister insists Labour not at ‘crisis point’ after Sue Gray resignation
A cabinet minister has rejected the view that the government is already at “crisis point” after Sue Gray’s departure as No 10 chief of staff.
Former Blair adviser says Labour’s lack of political narrative has led to ‘drift’
John McTernan, who was Blair’s political secretary in Downing Street from 2005-2007, said the government has “completely lost grip.”
Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Sue Gray has been appointed as the prime minister’s new envoy for regions and nations.
Boris Johnson: I regret apologising for Partygate
Boris Johnson has said he regrets issuing “pathetic” and “grovelling” apologies for Partygate when prime minister. Johnson, who left Downing Street under the cloud of scandal in 2022, also refused to say whether he regrets apologising to the Queen for the Downing Street parties held on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral. “Partygate” refers the […]
Starmer vows to leave ‘Brexit years behind’ as Labour pursues EU relations reset
Keir Starmer has vowed to put the “Brexit years behind us” ahead of a trip to Brussels where he will hold talks with senior EU officials.
‘The left never left’: Kemi Badenoch plans to dismantle ‘Blair and Brown framework’
Kemi Badenoch will commit to “dismantling” the legal framework she claims was implemented by the 1997-2010 New Labour government and left unchallenged by consecutive Conservative administrations. Addressing activists at Conservative Party conference on Wednesday, the Tory leadership contender will outline a plan to tackle what her campaign team calls “the Blair and Brown framework of […]
