PMQs Analysis: Keir Starmer’s bid for a general election sooner rather than later October 25, 2023 After a series of by-elections wins and a consistent lead in the polls, Starmer is jubilant and emboldened to demand a general election.
‘Done the unthinkable’: HS2 northern leg scrapped, Rishi Sunak confirms in Tory conference speech October 4, 2023 The northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester has been scrapped, Rishi Sunak has announced. The Prime Minister confirmed the decision to axe the route as he made his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today. Sunak said: “I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of [...]
Starmer: PM did ‘grubby deal’ to make Suella Braverman home secretary October 26, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has accused the new Prime Minister of doing a “grubby deal” to make Suella Braverman home secretary, after she was sacked from the role last week. Braverman was sacked by Liz Truss for breaching the ministerial code when she sent Home Office documents to a Tory backbencher. It has been widely speculated [...]
Russell Brand: Pan Macmillan publisher ‘pausing’ all future projects with comedian September 18, 2023 Russell Brand’s publisher has announced it is “pausing” all future book projects with the comedian after allegations of sexual assault were made against him. Bluebird, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, has published Brand’s titles including Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions and Mentors: How To Help And Be Helped in recent years. An Imprint is a [...]
Israel-Gaza latest: Joe Biden to visit region on Wednesday October 17, 2023 US President Joe Biden will visit Israel and Jordan from Wednesday amid fears the war with Hamas could engulf the wider Middle East.
HS2 ‘will finish at Euston’ – but it’ll cost taxpayers another billion May 8, 2024 Taxpayer cash will be used to fund a 4.5 mile tunnel linking HS2 to its Euston terminus, breaking a prior government pledge to use private sector money.
Analysis: Raab on the ropes April 20, 2023 Standing by Dominic Raab will mean expending political capital on a Justice Secretary accused of breaking the rules while Labour attacks Rishi Sunak on law and order.
Election 2024: Five key moments from tonight’s BBC debate June 7, 2024 As seven party leading figures slugged it out in a 90-minute BBC debate, moderated by Mishal Hushain, we’ve rounded up the key moments.
Rishi Sunak: PM under investigation for possible failure to ‘declare interest’ April 17, 2023 Prime minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliamentary standards watchdog over the possible failure to declare an interest. The House of Commons Standards Commissioner looks at evidence to determine whether individual MPs may have broken the rules of conduct. An investigation was opened into Sunak, who is also MP for Richmond in Yorkshire, [...]
Rishi Sunak: I will fix Truss ‘mistakes’ and win trust of the UK October 25, 2022 The UK’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to fix the “mistakes” made by Liz Truss and to earn the trust of the British people after the past month of chaos. Sunak said outside Number 10 that the country was “facing a profound economic crisis”, but promised that “we will create a future worthy [...]