King’s Speech confirms Starmer’s Brexit ‘reset’ with laws to align with EU rules
The Product Safety and Metrology Bill allows the UK to ‘mirror or diverge from updated EU rules’.
New European relations minister in Brussels to push for reset in UK-EU ties
Nick Thomas-Symonds will meet the vice president of the European Commission for their first face-to-face talks.
Sunak urged to stay on as Tory leader until November
The shadow foreign secretary argued the party should ‘play it long’ amid a split over the timeline of the contest to succeed Sunak.
Keir Starmer not in favour of smartphone ban for under-16s
The Prime Minister suggested there should be stricter controls on what children can access online.
Braverman hits out at Badenoch’s ‘nervous breakdown’ comment as row escalates
The two potential rivals for the Tory leadership have traded barbs ahead of the race to replace Rishi Sunak.
Voter ID rules may have prevented 445,000 from voting in election
The ID rule disproportionately affected ethnic minorities, the data suggested.
Kemi Badenoch slams council for mistake that could thwart leadership hopes
The Business Secretary accused Uttlesford District Council of failing to carry out ‘basic functions’ over thousands of missing postal votes.
Sunak acknowledges voters’ frustration but insists he can still win election
The Prime Minister said he was fighting for every vote while warning against giving Labour ‘unchecked’ power if Sir Keir Starmer wins by a landslide.
Sunak ‘hurt’ by Reform campaigner’s racial slur
The prime minister said party leader Nigel Farage “has some questions to answer”.