Counter-protesters gather near Cenotaph ahead of pro-Palestine demonstration November 11, 2023 Counter-protesters gathered near the Cenotaph in central London ahead of a pro-Palestine demonstration on Armistice Day which is expected to be one of the largest political marches in British history. A large crowd of people bearing St George’s flags was seen walking along Embankment and shouting “England till I die” shortly after 10 am on [...]
Labour: Just Stop Oil backer Dale Vince ‘perfectly legitimate’ party donor May 31, 2023 British businessman Dale Vince is a “perfectly legitimate person” to take money from despite his donations to Just Stop Oil.
Cracking down on law and order to win the next election March 27, 2023 Trust on crime preventions is the Conservatives’ to lose.
Half of Brits in favour of scrapping HS2 July 9, 2022 Half of Britons are in favour of scrapping the HS2 project as costs continue to mount. Around 52 per cent of those who voted Conservatives in the 2019 election are against the project, compared with 17 per cent who think the high-speed rail from London to the Midlands should go ahead, the Telegraph first reported. [...]
Met chief says force stopped ‘fake stewards’ throwing paint May 9, 2023 Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has defended the force’s policing of the coronation and said officers stopped “extremely dangerous” protesters from causing disruption. Officers have faced heavy criticism after 64 people were arrested over the bank holiday weekend – including six protesters who were members of the anti-monarchy group Republic. The six campaigners were [...]
UK misses Diwali deadline for India free trade deal October 23, 2022 The UK has missed its deadline to sign a trade deal with India by Diwali, with no end in sight to negotiations between the two most powerful Commonwealth countries. The Department for International Trade said the UK and Indian governments have “closed a majority of chapters” of the deal, but that there will be no [...]
Rwanda plan ‘not the be all and end all’, says James Cleverly November 25, 2023 The flagship Rwanda asylum plan is not the “be all and end all” of government efforts to tackle illegal migration, the Home Secretary has said.
PMQs sketch: Starmer stands up for the Tory backbenches February 22, 2023 As Rishi Sunak tries to keep unity together in Northern Ireland - and build some on the Conservative backbenches and Starmer prepares to unveil the Five Missions no one asked for, Sascha O’Sullivan on today’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
Truss to reset premiership as parliament returns from conference recess October 10, 2022 Liz Truss will hope to reset her premiership as parliament returns today, after warning her MPs that the Tories face electoral wipeout unless they row in behind her. The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to bring forward more supply-side reforms this week in a bid to grasp the agenda and provide more clarity around her [...]
Explainer: The British circus around Europe to strike migration deals June 2, 2023 Not many people would expect to spend their Friday morning scrolling through Robert Jenrick’s Instagram account. For those who don’t know him, he’s the Minister for Immigration, Suella Braverman’s right-hand man. Jenrick doesn’t like migration very much – and has made that clear through various statements of various tastelessness. He claimed that “uncontrolled migration threatens [...]