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 »
It can be quite striking how different perceptions of political events are. Most commentators viewed Rishi Sunak’s election announcement by standing outside No 10 in a drenching downpour as insulting. At best, it’s a symbol of his poor judgment. At worst, it is a harbinger of the coming apocalypse. But the real people I spoke… Read More »
The election Rishi Sunak is now calling is almost certain to have a decisive outcome, but it will not be a real turning point in British politics. Rather, it is the last stand of a passing order that is coming under increasing attack from both sides of the new political spectrum. Unless a miracle occurs,… Read More »
Britain’s top polling guru has said he will be “no consolation” to Rishi Sunak over brutal local elections in which Reform UK pushed the Conservative Party into third place in a string of council seats. Despite finishing narrowly ahead of Nigel Farage’s right-wing rival party in the Blackpool South by-election, which Labor comfortably won, the… Read More »
Due to restrictions on social benefits announced on Monday ahead of local elections, disabled people are being deprived of monthly payments and are being given vouchers instead. Other options being considered include requiring a receipt to request a government refund or offering treatment rather than financial support. Proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will… Read More »
Rishi Sunak has outlined a series of reforms targeting individuals with PIP, Universal Credit, inheritance benefits or long-term ill health in a bid to rein in rising costs and tackle problems such as inactivity, long-term illness and benefit fraud. In his speech on 19 April, the Prime Minister called overhauling the welfare system a “moral… Read More »
(SPOUSE) Given the general ridicule surrounding his latest choice of coach, it’s almost possible to feel sorry for our super-rich Prime Minister. For anyone wondering whether the much-hyped, much-worn Adidas Samba had reached its peak, that quick shot of the Conservative Party leader in his white-and-black tracksuit gave a knowing nod: Yep, it’s over. The… Read More »
(PA Archive) A group of Conservative MPs are pressing the Government to publish crime rates for immigrant nationals in a bid to strengthen visa and deportation policies for certain countries. The plan, first reported by the Telegraph, was put forward by former immigration minister Robert Jenrick in an amendment to the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill.… Read More »
There are 32 ministers at Sunak’s cabinet table; 23 are full members and nine were allowed to attend. Prime Minister Starmer, by contrast, may have a close-knit gang of four… (Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The history books will no doubt record that after the lies and chaos under Boris Johnson and the economic disaster under Liz… Read More »