Football Governance Bill: Rishi Sunak vows to tackle ‘unscrupulous’ club owners
The government will establish an independent football regulator to tackle “unscrupulous” club owners, when the Football Governance Bill is introduced to parliament on Tuesday. If passed, the legislation will grant powers to an independent body to oversee clubs in England’s top five tiers. The bill will define the powers of the regulator according to three […]
Kemi Badenoch: Conservative Party has ‘drawn a line’ under donor race row
Kemi Badenoch has insisted that the Conservative Party has “drawn a line” under the Frank Hester racism row. The Conservative donor was criticised for alleged comments he made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott, including that she should be “shot”. Hester and his company have given £10 million to the party since the 2019 election, […]
Week-in-Review: Rishi Sunak’s authority is shot
Another week ends with Rishi Sunak’s political standing and authority greatly diminished. The mood amongst Conservative MPs is more febrile, tenser and less certain. The narrative of the party’s decline is sharper still. The month of March has been characterised by a tangible vibe shift in Conservative politics. The political fundamentals have hardly altered; but […]
PMQs verdict: The Conservative Party refuses to rally behind Rishi Sunak
It’s a common refrain in any post-PMQs digest — but Keir Starmer was genuinely spoiled for choice today as he prepared to face off against Rishi Sunak today. The PM, emerging from his Downing Street bunker this afternoon, was forced to respond to a deluge of difficult news stories. As Starmer gripped the commons despatch […]
Conservative donor race row dominates PMQs
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. Keir Starmer was spoilt for choice at PMQs this afternoon. Fresh from losing Lee Anderson to Reform UK on Monday, the Conservative Party has once more been shaken by the reported comments of lead donor Frank Hester. Hester, who […]
30p flee: Lee Anderson joining Reform raises questions over Sunak’s judgement
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. He’s only gone and done it. Former Conservative deputy party chair Anderson has put to bed the feverish speculation about his political future by defecting to Reform UK — making him the restyled Brexit Party’s first MP. How did […]
Cease the May election speculation
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. A government minister declared this morning what many have believed to be true for some time: the Conservative Party is not ready for a May general election. Trade minister Greg Hands, who served as his party’s chair not long […]
Exodus of Conservative MPs is a sign of the times for Rishi Sunak
Drip by drip, statement by statement, Conservative MPs are fleeing the green benches of the House of Commons for pastures new. According to a recent PoliticsHome scoop, departing Tories are being urged to “stagger” their announcements between now and a general election later this year. But with the number of MPs bailing on Westminster still rising […]
Rishi Sunak insists economy is ‘on the right track’ ahead of pre-election budget
Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK economy is “on the right track” as he visited the site of the former Honda car factory on Monday morning. The Japanese car giant’s plant in Wiltshire shut in 2021 with the loss of thousands of jobs. The site was sold to developer Panattoni to turn into a logistics […]
Election of George Galloway is ‘beyond alarming’ – Rishi Sunak’s speech on extremism in full
The prime minister gave a speech at 5.45pm on Friday evening, addressing events in parliament last week after the Speaker changed parliamentary convention due to concerns for the safety of MPs. Downing Street has referred to the speech as the “PM’s address on extremism”. Read the full text of the speech below: In recent weeks […]
