Suella Braverman has been condemned for her “utterly repulsive speech” to the Conservative party conference in which she referred to a “hurricane” of migrants on their way to Britain.
The home secretary received a standing ovation from Tory attendees after a speech in which she said the Human Rights Act should be renamed the “Criminal Rights Act” and attacked the...
Sunak confronts China at G20 after Westminster spy arrest
Rishi Sunak has told the Chinese premier he has “serious concerns” about Beijing’s interference in Britain’s democracy after police arrested a suspected Westminster spy working for China.
Sunak challenged Li Qiang, China’s premier at the end of the G20 summit...
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Rachel Reeves rules out wealth tax under Labour – despite previous pledges
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out any form of wealth tax to pay for public services under a future Labour government. Rather than taxing society’s richest and targeting expensive...
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MPs that lose seats to get £20k pay out as their redundancy doubles
MPs who lose their seats in the next general election are set to receive a bumper payout of almost £20,000 – double the current rate for exiting members of...
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‘Time to get these clowns out of No 10,’ says Davey
Sir Keir Starmer has called Labour’s historic byelection result a “cry for change” while Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey exclaimed “it’s time for a general election” following his...
Defence secretary Ben Wallace announces he will quit after battle with Braverman
Ben Wallace has announced he is quitting politics at the next general election and will step down as defence secretary in the next cabinet reshuffle.
Wallace is reported to have had a bust-up with Suella...
China is UK’s ‘greatest risk’ but Govt response is ‘completely inadequate’
The UK government’s response to tackling the threat posed by China "has been completely inadequate,” a blistering report by one of parliament’s most senior committees has found.
China is “prolifically and aggressively” targeting the UK’s...
Sunak to appeal after court rules Rwanda policy is unlawful
Rishi Sunak said his government will appeal against the Court of Appeal’s ruling that his government’s Rwanda policy is unlawful.
Judges said the African country had not provided enough detail to prove it is a...
Mortgage fear for Tories while sex and drugs scandal MP quits
Conservative MPs fear the mortgage rate time bomb will cost them the next election because their government is blind to the impact of the “interest rate catastrophe”.
The cost of mortgages have surged following successive...
Fury in Lords at ‘constitutional outrage’ used to pass police protest powers
Members of the House of Lords expressed their “outrage” and fury as the government fended off attempts to block new controversial measures over the right to protest.
Peers slammed the “underhand” methods of ministers to...