Sir Keir Starmer has launched a battle against accusations that his government is mired in “immorality, cronyism and greed” by announcing the rules on declaring donations and gifts will be changed. The prime minister and a number of cabinet ministers have been criticized for accepting thousands of pounds worth of freebies from corporate sponsors and… Read More »
Former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major has made a devastating statement on Brexit, describing the way Rishi Sunak’s government is deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda as “un-Conservative” and “un-British”. Speaking to the BBC’s Amol Rajan, Sir John agreed with former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair that far from reducing immigration as Nigel Farage, Boris… Read More »
A teacher who carried a banner depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts at a pro-Palestinian protest has been acquitted of racially aggravated public disorder. Marieha Hussain, 37, rejected the prosecution’s claim that the banner contained a “racial slur” and told her trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court that “it is clear there is not… Read More »
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 race to replace Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party has officially begun, with six senior Tory MPs standing as candidates. Kemi Badenoch recently joined the competition alongside James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Dame Priti Patel, Tom Tugendhat and Mel Stride, declaring that capitalism is not a “dirty word”. Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman told The… Read More »
Despite promising to stimulate economic growth, Sir Keir Starmer used his first King’s Speech to strengthen workers’ rights, strengthen unions and make it easier for tenants to stand up to landlords. The Prime Minister’s bill also confirmed that VAT would be applied to private school fees and retained Rishi Sunak’s phased ban on cigarettes. Changes… Read More »
What a combative week of theatre it was. Three broadly political plays that proceeded more by talk than physical action, punching, reproaching and arguing. With various effects. Polishing and poking (there are plenty of these), Slave Game It arrives in London on Broadway, setting Broadway alight. In the weeks before its opening night, its writer… 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 »
Some of Rishi Sunak’s closest allies have faced a furious backlash after they were rewarded by the former prime minister despite their “mad” role in calling an early election. In a sign of growing anger within party ranks over the decision to hold an early election and concerns about the way it was conducted, former… Read More »
America was to be Britain’s route to the sunny plateaus of Brexit. Later, after hopes of a free trade agreement evaporated, successive Conservative governments set their sights lower, seeking to forge closer ties with individual US states. Now civil servants responsible for executing state-level deals have been sacked in what one angry British businessman has… Read More »