Politics

The prime minister has “utterly” rejected any suggestion that the UK must choose between closer ties with the United States or the European Union. Speaking at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet...

You will probably already be familiar with the work of Helen Whateley, the Conservative MP who is no stranger to tying herself in knots. We mention her today after she...

The social media platform X makes a “very good argument” for introducing stricter limits on hate speech, a former Conservative Party chairman has said.  Lord Patten, the outgoing chancellor of...

You might already have seen Keir Starmer’s fabulous takedown of Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader took time out from following Donald Trump’s entourage around America to actually turn...

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has revealed he addressed the shadow cabinet when it met for the first time on Tuesday. The former leader of the Conservative Party addressed Kemi Badenoch’s...

Who better than the money saving expert himself, Martin Lewis, to guide us through the complexities of Rachel Reeves’ first Labour budget for 15 years (and the first by a...

Rachel Reeves has been urged by a coalition of leading economists, green campaigners, millionaires, fuel poverty groups and a union to introduce a wealth tax at the budget on 30th...

Of all the reasons why Kemi Badenoch might not make make a good Conservative Party leader, this most definitely isn’t one of them. It’s Conservative MP Christopher Chope, who’s been...

A supporter of Robert Jenrick’s campaign for the Conservative leadership has said his party should avoid selecting a candidate with an “irascible” style, which they suggested reflected the approach of...

Former Conservative MP and – we still can’t get our head round this, no matter how often we type it – culture secretary Nadine Dorries has been getting hot under...