Rishi Sunak’s chancellorship is under threat from a chaotic plot by backbencher Conservative MPs who want to replace him with Penny Mordaunt before the general election. As the Conservatives lost 24 per cent of the vote in the polls, nervous MPs from across the party are said to be meeting for talks about Ms Mordaunt’s… Read More »
New poll shows Penny Mordaunt is the only Conservative seen as an asset rather than a liability to the party – Telegraph’s Paul Grover A group of right-wing Conservative MPs believe Penny Mordaunt should lead the Conservative Party at the next election as they consider a plot to oust Rishi Sunak, The Telegraph understands. MPs… Read More »
Suella Braverman’s comments come a day after Sir Lindsay Hoyle sparked outrage over Gaza ceasefire vote – The Telegraph’s Paul Grover Islamists are now the UK’s responsibility, Suella Braverman said, after the House of Commons Speaker admitted he was wrong to ignore protocol on security threats to MPs. Ms Braverman, the former home secretary, said… Read More »
Rishi Sunak to address National Farmers Union conference – SIMON DAWSON/NO 10 Rishi Sunak will today announce funding to help British farmers reduce their dependence on foreign workers and says their vital contribution to the British way of life must be protected. Speaking at the National Farmers Union [NFU] At the conference the Prime Minister… Read More »
Being trans in Britain takes the idea of ”you have to laugh or you’ll cry” to new, nightmarish levels. Before you meet Rishi Sunak, rest assured that I’m not being flippant: I don’t mean “laugh”, as anything is even remotely funny. I mean, it’s like having your jaw slack and slightly scoffing as if you… Read More »
Rishi Sunak is facing mounting backlash over his controversial trans joke, with senior minister Penny Mordaunt taking aim at the prime minister. Murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey’s mockery of transgender people during PMQs, while her mother was visiting parliament, was condemned across the political spectrum. And while Mr Sunak went against his grain and refused… Read More »
Liz Truss’ attempt to restart her political career by founding a new right-wing Tory group has been rocked by chaos as some of her closest former allies stay away. Tuesday’s launch of Popular Conservatism, also known as PopCons, was rocked by former Truss chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s announcement that he would quit parliament at the general… Read More »
By Andy Bruce CREWE, England (Reuters) – A major project to help revitalize the railway town of Crewe, buried under mounds of earth, is serving as a somber warning to Britain’s Conservatives and their fight to retain power. The massive building site in the center of the town in northwestern England was due to be… Read More »
Boris Johnson has attacked Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the DUP, warning it could bind the UK to EU trade rules in the future. Mr Sunak’s government has announced new regulations that will remove routine checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in a bid to restore power-sharing at Stormont. The… Read More »