Barristers will go on all-out strike from TODAY as pay row escalates and Keir Starmer accuses Government of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to resolve dispute Criminal barristers in England and Wales will in effect go on a continuous strike This was after their row with the Government over pay intensified today Members of the Criminal Bar … Read more
Liz Truss backtracks from plans for ’emergency budget’ – but vows to still push ahead with tax cuts – ahead of latest Tory hustings clash with Rishi Sunak tonight Liz Truss backtracks on pledge to hold ’emergency budget’ if she becomes PM She is now targeting a ‘fiscal event’ to provide more cost of living … Read more
Lisa Nandy became the most high-profile Labour frontbencher to back striking workers on a picket line today – with Keir Starmer‘s permission. The shadow foreign secretary was pictured meeting BT workers in her Wigan constituency this morning as members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) walked out for the second time in days. It comes … Read more
Liz Truss pledges to boost Commonwealth ties if she becomes Prime Minister ‘to counter China trade threat’ If she becomes PM, Truss said she would launch a ‘New Commonwealth Deal’ This would ensure the 56 Commonwealth countries act as a bulwark to China By Harriet Line Chief Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 23:26 … Read more
Liz Truss ‘won’t let Whitehall blob block £30billion tax cuts’, as cabinet ally vows the Foreign Secretary will have the final say Truss won’t allow civil servants to stop £30billion in tax cuts, Cabinet ally vows James Cleverly said it was for officials to give advice but politicians must decide Foreign Secretary has set herself … Read more
Liz Truss today vows to implement a hard line on immigration if she wins the keys to No 10 – including extending the scheme under which migrants who cross the Channel in small boats can be sent to Rwanda. The Foreign Secretary uses an interview with The Mail on Sunday to try to cement her … Read more
Young Liz Truss is applauded at Liberal Democrat conference in unearthed footage which shows her telling crowd she met ‘reactionary-looking’ trio who said they want to ‘abolish the Monarchy’ Liz Truss, when 19, was filmed a leader of Oxford University’s Liberal Democrats She told party’s conference to applause about trio who wanted to end Monarchy The … Read more
European Commission threatens to block Britain’s attempts to reform the Human Rights Act by threatening to rip-up key part of the Brexit deal Dominic Raab wants Bill of Rights to stop foreign criminals avoiding deportation British rulings would also take precedence over those from European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg But European Commission warned … Read more
Red Wall Tories set up WhatsApp group called ‘Liz for Leader’ in plot to install Foreign Secretary Truss as party head Red Wall seat Tory MPs have set up a ‘Liz for Leader’ group on WhatsApp Members said to be secretly plotting to install Foreign Secretary as party leader They have urged colleagues to rebel against Boris Johnson … Read more
Busy Lizzy meets Big Lizzy: Foreign Secretary Truss lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth as MPs say she and Rishi Sunak ‘are on constant manoeuvres’ in bid for future leadership of Tory party Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, both long tipped as potential leaders, said to be ‘sounding out’ colleagues Allies of Miss Truss, including parliamentary private … Read more
Busy Lizzy meets Big Lizzy: Foreign Secretary Truss lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth as MPs say she and Rishi Sunak ‘are on constant manoeuvres’ in bid for future leadership of Tory party Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, both long tipped as potential leaders, said to be ‘sounding out’ colleagues Allies of Miss Truss, including parliamentary private … Read more
David Miliband has brushed aside outrage from MPs over his seven-figure salary to collect another big pay rise from an aid charity that is heavily funded by British taxpayers. The former Foreign Secretary was handed a rise of almost $26,000 (nearly £20,000) last year – taking his pay package as president of the International Rescue Committee … Read more
Britain FINALLY agrees to grant full diplomatic status to the EU’s ambassador in London after fears the post-Brexit row would poison the UK’s relations with Brussels UK and EU agreed Brussels’ ambassador in London will get full diplomatic status Agreement made during meeting between Dominic Raab and EU’s Josep Borrell Agreement should resolve long-running Brexit … Read more