The UK is going through a “political nervous breakdown” with anxiety in Whitehall about the outcome of the Tory leadership contest and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour, a former MI6 chief has claimed. Sir John Sawers said the Brexit debate has left the country deeply divided and damaged the UK’s standing on ...
Senior Tories have called for action to prevent party members voting multiple times in the election to choose the next prime minister after some were issued with more than one ballot paper. Members will vote to choose either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt to become the next Conservative leader in ...
Jeremy Corbyn has used the 25th anniversary of Amazon’s launch to accuse the company of not paying its fair share of taxes. The Labour leader has written a card to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claiming the global giant owes millions in taxes. https://twitter.com/redsarah99/status/1147047773738590208 The card read: “Dear Jeff. Happy Birthday. You ...
“It is disgusting that Ann Widdecombe would reference slavery and colonisation to describe our relationship with the EU. Her and Farage are bankrolled by elites – she’s part of the establishment which has created such a divide in this country.”
Jeremy Hunt has raised the prospect of repealing the ban on fox hunting. We look at some key questions about the ban.
Brexit has raised that awful question the British are desperate to avoid: What is Britishness?
“I know I’m visibly different. I don’t have the privilege to hide my identity. I’m BLACK & my name is Magid. I don’t intend to try fit in. Get used to it!”
Jeremy Corbyn has called for a “speedy and thorough” independent investigation into reported claims by senior civil servants that he is “too frail” to be prime minister. The Labour leader, in a letter to Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, said the matter had “undermined confidence in the principle of civil ...
Tory leadership candidate previously said pay rises should be paid for by getting rid of staff A union has warned Tory leadership candidate Boris Johnson’s warms words on pay rises mask an ugly plan to slash jobs. Johnson’s supporter Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Times that public sector workers ...