Entente cordial as Rishi Sunak heads to Paris: PM is branded a ‘friend of France’ ahead of meeting with Emmanuel Macron that will see illegal Channel crossings discussed as a ‘priority’ Summit will focus on co-operation to curb illegal migration across the Channel Relations improved since PM agreed a Brexit deal for Northern Ireland with … Read more
Paris, Rome and Berlin can’t believe their luck! When Britain should be seizing the opportunities of Brexit, scrapping tax-free shopping for international tourists is a spectacular own goal, writes SIR ROCCO FORTE By Sir Rocco Forte For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:03 GMT, 12 February 2023 | Updated: 01:13 GMT, 12 February 2023 What … Read more
Rishi Sunak faces first PMQs of New Year and plots ‘broadcast to the nation’ tonight as poll shows Labour 22 POINTS ahead in the Red Wall – with fury over cost-of-living crisis Rishi Sunak is facing first PMQs of the year with grim polls for the Conservatives Labour are 22 points ahead in ‘Red Wall’ … Read more
Tories can overturn poll deficit if Rishi Sunak restores financial credibility, Theresa May says Theresa May told BBC Radio 4 that Rishi Sunak is rebuilding trust in the Tories Polls suggest Labour are 20 points ahead – enough for landslide election win Former PM acknowledged that Liz Truss’s mini budget ‘impacted’ reputation By Harriet Line … Read more
Labour, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss join forces to end a ban on new onshore wind farms Tory minister Simon Clarke has tabled an amendment to allow more farms The Opposition are poised to support it, alongside Boris Johnson and Liz Truss Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill changes would allow onshore applications By Harriet Line Deputy … Read more
MPs back docking Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng £6,000 of their ministerial pay-offs over disastrous mini-Budget – but Government insists it will IGNORE Commons motion MPs pass motion calling for Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng to lose £6k of pay-outs Commons backs Labour call for ex-PM and former chancellor to lose the cash Opposition MPs bid … Read more
Kwasi Kwarteng ‘rewriting history on Budget turmoil’ as former Chancellor claims he warned former Prime Minister Liz Truss about their tax-cutting plans Kwasi Kwarteng said that he warned Liz Truss about the mini budget However allies of Ms Truss say the former chancellor is ‘rewriting history’ Mr Kwarteng didn’t apologise for the financial turmoil caused … Read more
The returning Levelling Up secretary today slated Liz Truss‘s disastrous 44 days as prime minister and vowed to earn the country’s trust again, promising that the new government will fix the economy by rolling back on her policies. Michael Gove told the country: ‘We are sorry’ – as he slammed the former leader, whom he showed … Read more
Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by Putin’s spies for top secret details of negotiations with allies and private messages she exchanged with Kwasi Kwarteng Liz Truss’s personal phone found to have been hacked during leadership contest It is thought to have been hacked by agents suspected to work for Vladimir Putin The downloaded messages included … Read more
Probably best you sit down before you read my next sentence. Westminster works. Seriously. I’ll say it again: Westminster works. Step away from the avalanche of gleeful negativity about Britain which has spewed out from domestic and foreign media in recent weeks — some of it deserved — and consider what’s just happened. Within days … Read more
Opposition parties round on Rishi Sunak’s ‘failure of leadership’ as new Prime Minister snubs Cop27 summit in Egypt and downgrades the status of his climate minister Rishi Sunak accused of ‘failure of leadership’ over decision not to attend Cop27 Prime Minister insisted he was ‘personally committed’ to tackling climate crisis Downing Street admitted King was … Read more
MPs warn colleagues to avoid backing Penny Mordaunt’s leadership bid over her view on trans issues Mordaunt is widely expected to throw her hat in the ring to replace Liz Truss MPs said Mordaunt’s views on trans rights are an ‘impediment’ to her ambitions Yesterday she said the country needs ‘stability’ before praising Jeremy Hunt … Read more
Senior Tory MPs have warned Boris Johnson returning to No 10 would see them quit the party in a threat to the Conservative majority in the Commons. Veteran backbenchers Sir Roger Gale and John Baron have suggested they would resign the Tory whip if the former Prime Minister were to make a shock comeback. Mr … Read more