Gordon Brown accuses Sunak of undermining the ‘whole system of international law’
Gordon Brown has accused the prime minister of “systematically undermining” the “whole system of international law” with his threat to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Writing in The Times newspaper, the former Labour prime minister responded to Rishi Sunak’s comments last week in which the prime minister suggested he could leave the […]
‘Levelling up is a good ambition’ — Keir Starmer’s local elections campaign launch speech in full
Keir Starmer has delivered a speech in which he declared that “levelling up is a good ambition” for Britain. Speaking on Thursday morning at the Labour Party’s local elections campaign launch, he said that the past 14 years have been frustrating for him due to the “countless opportunities” that were missed to empower working people. He […]
Rishi Sunak: I inherited ‘worst hospital pass’ for a new PM in decades
Rishi Sunak has suggested he inherited the “worst hospital pass” of any new prime minister in decades when he took over from predecessor Liz Truss. However, Sunak said he was “entirely confident that there are better times ahead”. The comments came in a podcast interview published by The Times with Lord Hague, the former foreign […]
Labour has 99% chance of winning next election, says expert John Curtice
The Labour Party has a 99 per cent chance of winning the next general election, leading polling expert Sir John Curtice has said. The leading psephologist insisted that “the Labour Party will be in a much stronger position to negotiate a minority government than the Conservatives because, apart from possibly the DUP, the Conservatives have […]
Minister Robert Halfon to quit at next election as Conservative MP exodus climbs to 63
Robert Halfon has left his role as education minister after announcing he will be standing down from parliament at the next election. In a letter addressed to the prime minister and posted to X/Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, the Harlow MP said that is was “time for me to step down at the forthcoming General Election, […]
Michael Gove apologises to standards watchdog over failure to declare VIP football tickets
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has apologised “profusely” for failing to register VIP hospitality he enjoyed at three football matches between 2020 and 2022. Gove had been placed under investigation in February after he disclosed the hospitality provided by Queens Park Rangers following a report in The Guardian that he had failed to register the […]
Rishi Sunak faces another by-election headache after ex-Conservative MP resigns
Rishi Sunak is facing another by-election headache after ex-Conservative MP Scott Benton resigned today. Benton was already facing a recall petition and potentially a by-election after the House of Commons voted to approve a motion to suspend him for 35 days. Benton, who was elected as the MP for Blackpool South at the 2019 election, […]
Government accused of being ‘weak’ and ‘naive’ on China by Conservative critics
The government has been accused being “very weak” and “naive” on the potential threat posed by China, ahead of an expected announcement of fresh sanctions against Beijing. Sir Simon Clarke, a former cabinet minister, hit out at the government this morning, saying that every time there is talk of a “reset” in relations there is […]
Nuclear minister admits new £200m investment ‘should have been done years ago’
The prime minister is set to announce a £200 million investment into the nuclear industry, saying the UK’s “continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent is more vital than ever”. Rishi Sunak will introduce a new fund backed by £20 million a year in public money for the next decade to support growth in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, where four […]
Geoffrey Cox warns ‘annihilation’ of Conservative Party would be ‘bad for democracy’
Sir Geoffrey Cox has warned the Conservative Party will be “annihilated” as a credible opposition in the House of Commons if Labour replicates its current poll lead at the general election and wins a vast majority. The former attorney general argued a landslide election victory for Keir Starmer’s Labour would be “bad for democracy”. He […]
