Tom Tugendhat: I can replicate Starmer and lead Conservatives to power in one term
Tom Tugendhat has insisted he can replicate Labour’s recent electoral feat and lead the Conservatives back to power in just five years.
Priti Patel would end Conservative infighting as leader, says MP supporter
A Conservative MP has said he will nominate former home secretary Dame Priti Patel to be the next leader of his party.
King’s Speech: how every MP voted on the SNP’s two-child benefit cap amendment
The House of Commons voted this evening by 363-103 to reject the SNP’s amendment to the King’s Speech, which called on the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap. The amendment, tabled in the name of SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, regretted that the King’s Speech “fails to include immediate measures to abolish the two-child […]
James Cleverly: ‘Reasonable chance’ I will run for Conservative leadership
James Cleverly has said there is a “reasonable chance” he will stand in the Conservative leadership contest.
Education secretary says Labour will ‘consider’ scrapping two-child benefit cap
The new education secretary has said the Labour government will “consider” scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Mel Stride confirms he is considering running for Conservative leader
Mel Stride has confirmed that he is considering running to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader. The shadow work and pensions secretary claimed he has been approached by a number of colleagues urging him to seek election as Tory leader. Asked about his potential ambitions, Stride told Times Radio: “[Running for the leadership is] something […]
Conservative Party risks being ‘consigned to history’, Robert Jenrick warns
The Conservative Party may not be at its “lowest ebb”, former immigration minister Robert Jenrick has warned.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to deliver ‘historic’ address as he briefs UK cabinet
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be hosted by the prime minister at a meeting of the cabinet on Friday.
Keir Starmer announces £84m aid package to ‘grip migration crisis’ — full speech
Keir Starmer has announced £84 million of new funding for projects across Africa and the Middle East to curtail migration. This includes humanitarian and health support, the prime minister said, as well as skills training and access to education. The prime minister said this is a “vital part of gripping the migration crisis”. “And it […]
Government ‘failed its citizens’ on Covid due to flawed pandemic planning, inquiry finds
The UK’s citizens were “failed” by their governments’ processes, planning and policy ahead of the Covid pandemic.
