Embattled Home Secretary Priti Patel could do worse than have a quiet word with one of her predecessors on how best to handle Home Office mandarins. Days before her Permanent Secretary, Sir Philip Rutnam, sensationally quit on live TV with a scathing attack on her, the historic plotting and scheming of some civil servants in … Read more
Boris Johnson will become only the fourth prime minister in 150 years to welcome a baby into Number 10 Boris Johnson is not the first Prime Minister to welcome a baby into No 10 The Tory leader follows in the footsteps of David Cameron and Tony Blair Mr Cameron welcome daughter Florence in Truro hospital … Read more
Dominic Cummings asked Boris Johnson to grant him special powers in Downing Street which have made him more powerful than the PM’s special advisers. The assistant to the Prime Minister is understood to have a document – signed by Mr Johnson – stating that he has control over certain government projects. The agreement has little … Read more
Alastair Campbell should be allowed to rejoin Labour, says Keir Starmer: Leadership hopeful claims ex-No10 spin doctor was treated worse than party activists facing anti-Semitism allegations when he was expelled by Jeremy Corbyn’s allies Keir Starmer has suggested Alastair Campbell should be able to rejoin Labour Leadership frontrunner says ex-No10 spin doctor had made ‘huge … Read more
Boris Johnson will spend more than Tony Blair if Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget pushes figure above £1trillion, analysis shows Boris Johnson will splurge more than Tony Blair did during his decade in power Government expenditure set to rise to 40 per cent of gross domestic product Increase would lift annual expenditure above £1trillion within four … Read more
Tony Blair mocked his left-wing Labour today, pointing out he is the party’s only living former leader to have won a general election since it was established 120 years ago. The former prime minister used a speech this morning to mark the creation of the Labour Party to criticise the current state of the political vehicle … Read more
Tony Blair mocks the modern-day Labour Party and tells his critics he is the only living former leader to have won an election for the party in 120 YEARS Tony Blair today delivering speech marking 120th anniversary of Labour Party Mr Blair will admit his advice is not ‘particularly welcome’ in the current party But … Read more
TONY BLAIR is seen as Labour’s best modern leader according to a ‘wake-up call’ analysis of the general election that found more than half of voters who abandoned the party did so to STOP Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister A mammoth survey of more than 10,000 people carried out by Lord Ashcroft More than half … Read more
Sir Cliff Richard has put his stunning Barbados mansion on the market for £6.8 million. The luxury six-bedroom villa, located in the exclusive Sugar Hill Estate on the west of the island, is set on 2.6 acres and boasts magnificent sea views. Sir Cliff, 79, bought the plot 20 years ago, partly because it is … Read more
Boris Johnson pledges to give Britain its ‘mojo’ back on his victory tour along the ruins of Labour’s broken Red Wall Boris Johnson marked win by giving speech in Blair’s Sedgefield constituency During his tour, the PM promised to take the country on a ‘wonderful adventure’ The election saw the Conservative Party achieve their largest win … Read more
Boris Johnson partied the night away with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds at Annabel’s nightclub last night as he celebrated his historic election victory alongside A-list celebrities including Mick Jagger, Princess Beatrice and his old friend David Cameron. The Prime Minister, 55, walked side by side with his 31-year-old girlfriend as he arrived at the famous … Read more
Boris Johnson pledged to repay the trust of former Labour voters who switched to back the Tories as he held a victory rally today deep in what was once red territory following his landslide election victory. The Prime Minister went to Sedgefield, the former seat of Tony Blair, which was a brick in the so-called … Read more
Tony Blair raises a foamy pint in the Trimdon Labour Club where he would celebrate his election victories in Sedgefield. Last night the County Durham constituency fell to the Tories Mr Blair addresses party members at the Trimdon Labour Club in Sedgefield, County Durham Once upon a time, this place was the epicentre of successive … Read more