Cleverly says prison release scheme shows Labour has ‘completely wrong’ priorities
James Cleverly has criticised Labour’s approach to tackling prison overcrowding, describing it as “completely” misguided.
Mel Stride knocked out of Conservative leadership contest
Mel Stride has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest in the second round of voting by Tory MPs. Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick topped the poll of MPs with 33 votes, followed by shadow housing secretary Kemi Badenoch on 28 votes. The results from the second of voting were as follows: Robert Jenrick […]
How every MP voted on the government’s winter fuel allowance cuts
MPs voted by 348-228 — a majority of 120 — against a Conservative motion condemning the government’s winter fuel allowance cuts.
Two former Patel supporters endorse James Cleverly ahead of leadership vote
Two Conservative MPs who supported Priti Patel in the first round of the Conservative leadership contest are now supporting James Cleverly.
‘Country first, party second’: Keir Starmer to address TUC amid Labour turmoil over winter fuel cuts
The speech will mark the first time a prime minister has addressed the congress in 15 years.
‘Picking the pockets of pensioners’: Unions pressure Starmer over winter fuel payments cut
Prime minister Keir Starmer stands accused of “picking the pockets of pensioners” over the government’s decision to cut winter fuel payments.
Keir Starmer ‘wipes the floor’ with Conservative leadership hopefuls on best PM measure
Keir Starmer “wipes the floor” with the five remaining Conservative leadership hopefuls on the measure of who would be the best PM, new research has found.
Priti Patel eliminated from Conservative leadership contest
Priti Patel has become the first Conservative MP to be eliminated from the party’s leadership contest. Tory MPs voted in the contest for the first time this afternoon as they were tasked with reducing the field from six to five. The former home secretary only won 14 votes from 121 Conservative MPs. The remaining candidates […]
‘Tough choices’: Healey suggests defence projects could be scrapped to balance books
The defence secretary has suggested the government could scrap defence projects as part of its efforts to repair the public finances.
Badenoch launches leadership campaign by saying the party governed like Labour
Ahead of the first round of voting in the Conservative leadership election on Wednesday, the former business secretary, Kemi Badenoch has formally launched her campaign this morning. Addressing her supporters in front of a banner entitled ‘Renewal 2030’, Kemi Badenoch said, “We need to reboot, reset, and rewire”. Noting how the Conservatives had “ended up […]
