Keir Starmer says intrusion into his children’s private lives is the ‘single thing that keeps me awake’ about the prospect of becoming PM By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:55 BST, 28 September 2023 | Updated: 11:59 BST, 28 September 2023 Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that fretting about how his children might … Read more
Mark Drakeford fails to rule out ULEZ-style charging schemes on Wales’ busiest roads as First Minister is quizzed over further ‘anti-car’ plans in wake of backlash against national 20mph limit By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:26 BST, 26 September 2023 | Updated: 18:35 BST, 26 September 2023 Mark Drakeford today failed to … Read more
Tony Blair helped broker Keir Starmer‘s meeting with Emmanuel Macron yesterday as part of secret plans to ‘reverse Brexit‘, it emerged last night. A Whitehall source said the former prime minister had used his extensive EU contacts book to arrange the meeting on a day when the bloc released plans that could see Britain effectively … Read more
Ministers have warned the state pension triple lock is ‘not sustainable in the long term’ after surging wages put OAPs on track for a bumper rise next year. Under the triple lock, the payouts go up in April by the highest out of average earnings, CPI inflation or 2.5 per cent. The pay number for … Read more
GMB union boss savages Labour mayor Sadiq Khan over ‘unfair’ Ulez expansion in London as he warns it is hammering NHS staff and other struggling workers GMB general secretary Gary Smith said fee was worrying workers By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 17:07 BST, 12 September 2023 | Updated: 17:24 BST, 12 … Read more
Labour-run Birmingham City Council has declared itself effectively bankrupt after being hit with a £760million bill to settle an equal pay claim. In a statement on Tuesday, Europe’s largest local authority confirmed that it had issued the declaration that it cannot balance its books. It said all new council spending in the city, with the … Read more
Judges down South are softer on criminals than in the North: Convicts in southern England are a third more likely to have their cases referred to Court of Appeal for being ‘unduly lenient’, figures show In the south of England, 23.9 per cent of eligible cases are referred by the Attorney General In Wales, the … Read more
Labour-supporting business are asked to pay £15,000 for a membership package to schmooze with Keir Starmer In return for the sum members of the Labour Business Network are offered perks Move comes as poll suggests Labour could gain 18 seats in Scotland in Election By Glen Owen and Georgia Edkins Published: 01:27 BST, 2 April 2023 … Read more
Red Wall Conservative MPs fume with Rishi Sunak for breaking his pledge to create a Cabinet Minister for the North One warned that the Northern Research Group could ‘make life difficult’ for PM It comes amid fears that Labour could take Red Wall seats at the next election By Claire Ellicott Published: 00:19 GMT, 26 … Read more
Tory MPs urge Rishi Sunak to fill the party chairman position and get ‘battle ready’ as local elections loom Elections are expected to be ‘the most difficult in a generation for the Tory Party’ Labour is 20 points ahead in opinion polls, bruising expected results in May By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 00:16 GMT, … Read more
Jim Chalmers is forced to defend his VERY left-wing ‘inspiration’ for his 6,000 word essay – as he cops withering question from TV host Jim Chalmers wrote 6,000 essay in The Monthly Treasurer cited Italian economist Maria Mazzucato By Stephen Johnson, Economics Reporter For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:23 GMT, 1 February 2023 | Updated: … Read more
People-traffickers organising cross-Channel trips for migrants raked in £183million last year The Labour Party has said people traffickers made £183 million last year Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper blamed the government for the problem By David Barrett Published: 23:53 GMT, 26 January 2023 | Updated: 00:05 GMT, 27 January 2023 People-trafficking gangs made £183million last … Read more
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: How PM can burst Starmer’s balloon By Mail On Sunday Comment: Published: 01:55 GMT, 22 January 2023 | Updated: 02:10 GMT, 22 January 2023 Perhaps the most startling result in The Mail on Sunday’s Deltapoll survey today is that 37 per cent of respondents think Labour would deal better with the … Read more