PopCon: Liz Truss to launch group ‘demonstrating’ the popularity of right-wing policies
A string of senior MPs will attend the launch of the new Liz Truss-backed “Popular Conservatism” (PopCon) group today. The Popular Conservatives are the latest in a long line of Conservative backbench caucuses which aim to push the party to the right until and beyond the next general election. Former prime minister Liz Truss, ex-cabinet minister […]
NI leaders must ‘deliver for families and businesses’ after Stormont return, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak has travelled to Northern Ireland to mark the restoration of power-sharing at Stormont. The prime minister hailed a “special opportunity” at the beginning of his visit after Stormont returned on Saturday to establish a new power-sharing executive. Having arrived in Belfast on Sunday, the prime minister is scheduled to meet new first minister […]
Rachel Reeves warned she is ‘boxing herself in’ with Labour tax pledges
RShadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned she is “boxing herself in” over Labour’s tax pledges. Ed Balls, the former shadow chancellor, said Reeves was “absolutely removing room for manoeuvre” and that could prove problematic if the Labour Party’s “fiscal inheritance turns out to be tougher” than expected. Balls’ comments, made on his Political Currency […]
Rochdale by-election: Ex-Labour MP Simon Danczuk to stand for Reform UK
Simon Danczuk is standing in the Rochdale by-election for the Reform party. The former Labour MP served in parliament from 2010 until 2017 but was blocked from standing in the snap election called by Theresa May after he sent explicit messages to a 17 year-old girl. He looks set to face George Galloway, another former […]
Political parties told ‘insulting’ fake campaign newspapers are ‘damaging democracy’
The Society of Editors, an industry body representing around 400 UK national and regional media editors, has vowed to “name and shame” candidates and political parties who use fake local newspapers as campaign material. Leaflets with the appearance of local papers have been on the rise in recent years, prompting the Society of Editors to […]
Sinn Féin claim united Ireland is ‘within touching distance’ rejected by UK government
Sinn Féin has claimed that Irish reunification is “within touching distance” as the party’s deputy leader, Michelle O’Neill, prepares to accept the post of Northern Ireland first minister. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said on Tuesday that the expected restoration of power sharing was a signal of a “historical turning of the wheel” that […]
Andrea Leadsom urges businesses to ‘adapt’ to higher post-Brexit costs
A government minister and ardent Brexiteer has urged businesses to “adapt” to higher post-Brexit costs, with food and fresh flower imports from the European Union subjected to new customs controls from today. Dame Andrea Leadsom, a health minister, insisted this morning that the additional checks due to not being in the EU single market have […]
Harriet Harman says it’s ‘ridiculous’ the Labour Party has not elected a woman leader
Veteran Labour MP Harriet Harman has said it is “ridiculous” and “embarrassing” that the Labour Party has yet to elect a woman leader. Harman, a former deputy leader of the party who has also twice served as acting leader following election defeats, recalled that “The Tories have managed to have two women leaders” — before […]
DUP set to end 2-year Stormont boycott as leader hails ‘decisive’ breakthrough
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is on the verge of ending its 2-year-long boycott of Northern Ireland power-sharing arrangements after it backed a deal with the UK government. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the leader of the DUP, has now committed to reviving the mothballed Stormont executive and assembly, on the condition the UK government tables promised […]
Conservative peer calls for greater regulation of opinion polls amid anti-Sunak campaign
Lord Hayward, a Conservative peer and top polling guru, has written to the elections watchdog calling for a crackdown on anonymously-funded polls, alongside measures to ensure results are not subsequently misrepresented in news articles. It comes after Lord Frost organised a £40,000 survey that forecast a 1997-style victory for the Labour Party. The former chief […]
