Rishi Sunak’s top team are working to prevent Tory rebels tearing the party to pieces on the brink of a general election. They insist MPs must unite over the Government’s Rwanda legislation in a crunch vote.Infighting erupted within the Conservative Party over the weekend because of proposed immigration legislation on Rwanda which has infuriated members […]
Watch live: Boris Johnson gives evidence at Covid-19 Inquiry Boris Johnson was pictured wearing the football club hat as he left the Covid Inquiry on Thursday. One fan, John Dale, a resident of the Lincolnshire town, started a petition demanding Mr Johnson stop wearing the hat. Mr Dale accused the former prime minister, 59, of […]
Scotland: Sharron Davies speaks out against SNP gender policy Humza Yousaf has been dealt another humiliating blow this afternoon, after Scotland’s highest civil court sided with the UK Government over its decision to block a flagship gender reform bill. The UK Government blocked the woke Holyrood bill from becoming law last year, claiming it would […]
David Cameron has denied “interfering” with US politics after he flew to Washington DC to encourage Congress to vote through a package of support for Ukraine. The Foreign Secretary joined US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a press conference on Thursday. Lord Cameron said: “I hope I’ve been very clear to say I’m not […]
Refugees in Rwanda will be relocated to the UK as part of an immigration agreement signed with the African nation. The Government announced a legally-binding treaty with Rwanda which it said would address the reasons that led the Supreme Court to deem the flagship asylum policy unlawful. It includes: “The Parties shall make arrangements for […]
Andrea Jenkyns on why she voted against electric car quotas Rishi Sunak was hit by a second Tory rebellion last night night shortly after suffering his first Commons defeat. Some 26 Conservative MPs voted against a Government measure on car makers transitioning to zero-emission vehicles. Despite the revolt, the secondary legislation passed the Commons with […]
Scottish MP tries to vote from outside the parliament’s bar A video has captured the moment the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats tried to join parliament from an outside bar. In a video posted on X, MP Alex Cole-Hamilton received jeers after allegedly trying to take part in a discussion on a Parliamentary bill. […]
The Conservative Party is looking for new venues for its autumn conference after more than a decade of switching between Manchester and Birmingham. Its annual gathering of politicians and Tory grassroots is worth an estimated £20 million to the local economy in the two cities. New chairman Richard Holden said the party is locked into […]
Omid Scobie discusses names being published in Dutch book Boris Johnson has made clear his thoughts on the current racism row which has hit the Royal Family. This comes after two royals alleged to have made remarks about the skin colour of Prince Archie were named in a Dutch translation of Omid Scobie’s new book, […]
Lee Anderson calls for a cap on migration to the UK Lee Anderson has questioned why his local council leader Jason Zadrozny has been chosen to stand against him at the next election when the Ashfield independent is facing criminal charges in court. Zadrozny, the leader of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, announced last week that […]