The question “Are Tory MPs rigging leadership votes with dirty tricks?” is often on a par with “Is the Pope Catholic?” or “Do bears shit in the woods?” It’s obvious and happens all the time, even if it’s covert. So it comes as no surprise to anyone that there have been allegations of vote rigging… Read More »
The Conservative Party suffered a crushing defeat in last week’s election, losing its grip on power after 14 years in power. The party lost more than 244 seats nationwide to parties across the political spectrum, with seats being handed over to Labour, the Reform Party, the Liberal Democrats and even the Green Party in some… Read More »
The blame game has already begun within the Conservative Party, as the party prepares to face the most catastrophic defeat in its history in just one week. With seven days to go, polls show the Conservative Party is on the verge of extinction and is likely to have fewer than 100 MPs elected. While different… Read More »
As Rishi Sunak comes under increasing pressure to intervene in the Tory general election betting scandal, senior figures are urging him to take action. The Prime Minister was called on to immediately suspend anyone under investigation from the party and launch a Cabinet Office investigation into the scandal. Party chairman Richard Holden, who is responsible… Read More »
After Rishi Sunak announced the date as July 4, six more Conservative MPs announced that they would not take part in the General Election. This means that there are a total of 121 MPs who have declared that they will not run again this time. Of these, 83 were elected to Parliament as Conservative MPs.… Read More »
An Airbnb-style short-term “Wild West” could lead to the “emptying” of London, it was warned on Tuesday as one borough said it was investigating a record 2,400 properties for abuse of the rules. There are more than 10,500 holiday homes in Westminster, despite claims that some apartment blocks accommodate more guests each night than The… Read More »
The US shared “surprising” evidence with the UK at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak, suggesting there was a “high chance” the virus leaked from a laboratory in China, The Telegraph has revealed. The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing countries met to discuss the possibility of a “lab leak” in January 2021 after the United States warned… Read More »
Pension funds are bracing for a tens-of-billion-pound hit as leveling-up secretary Michael Gove tries to save his ambition to overhaul Britain’s centuries-old property rental system. The insurance and pensions sectors are warning that Mr Gove’s current option of imposing a £250 cap on ground rent and moving to ‘peppercorn’ levels over a 20-year period could… Read More »