Conservative Party pledges £1,500 tax cut for parents with child benefit shake-up
The Conservatives have announced a plan to cut taxes for 700,000 families by raising the threshold at which families pay the Child Benefit Tax Charge. The party has pledged to raise the threshold at which families pay the Child Benefit Tax Charge from £60,000 to £120,000 in what it touts as “major reform”. The High […]
Diane Abbott: Conservatives accepting new Hester donation ‘an insult to all black women’
Diane Abbott has said the Conservative Party’s decision to accept another donation from businessman Frank Hester is an insult to “all black women”. The latest Electoral Commission data shows that Hester — who previously said Abbott made him want to “hate all black women” and “should be shot” — has donated a further £5 million […]
Nigel Farage plots ‘reverse take over’ of the Conservative Party, citing Canadian example
Nigel Farage has suggested his long-term aim is for Reform to “reverse take over” the Conservative Party. The new leader of Reform told ITV’s Good Morning Britain programme that he could not stand for, or seek to lead the Conservatives, “as they currently are”. Farage announced at an “emergency press conference” on Monday yet another […]
Badenoch blames SNP and early election for not changing Equality Act sooner
The Conservative Party has pledged to amend the Equality Act to stop people “misinterpreting” current rules around gender and biological sex. The party said that reforming the law, which states that an individual must not be discriminated against on the basis of their sex, would clear up “confusion” among public bodies and institutions. Under the […]
Labour must be ‘fit for the future’, says shadow minister as Diane Abbott row deepens
A Labour frontbencher has said that Labour must be “fit for the future” as the row over whether Diane Abbott will stand as a party candidate deepened on Friday. Peter Kyle, the shadow science secretary, said that Abbott “was a trailblazer” and praised her achievements “in the past”. But asked whether the veteran MP should […]
‘Things can only get better’ — Mark Logan’s statement as former Conservative MP backs Labour
Former Conservative MP Mark Logan has said he is backing Labour at the upcoming general election. Logan won his Bolton North East seat with a majority of just 378 in 2019, making it one of the most marginal in the country. In a statement posted on X/Twitter, Logan said that Labour “is back”, going as […]
Reform leader slaps down Nigel Farage: ‘We are doing no deals with the Tories’
Reform UK’s leader has slapped down Nigel Farage, the party’s honorary president, after he hinted he would consider a deal with the Conservatives if there was “something in return”. Richard Tice, who succeeded Farage as leader of Reform in March 2021, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday morning that “the reality is” his […]
Sunak urged to deselect Liz Truss as Conservative election candidate
Rishi Sunak has been called on to deselect his predecessor as prime minister, Liz Truss, over her reported appearance on the podcast and media platform Lotus Eaters. Labour MP Jess Phillips has written to the PM, describing Lotus Eaters as “far right” and citing the abuse she received from one of its presenters, Carl Benjamin. […]
Diane Abbott: I am barred from standing as a Labour candidate
Diane Abbott has confirmed she has been barred from standing for Labour. The veteran MP confirmed a report in The Times on Tuesday suggesting she’d been banned from standing for the party at the election on 4 July. The story appeared shortly after Abbott had been given back the Labour whip. Speaking to the BBC, […]
Police drop investigation into Angela Rayner housing allegations
The Greater Manchester Police has announced it is taking no further action over allegations concerning Angela Rayner’s living arrangements before she was an MP.
