Politics

However high the wannabe PMs’ ambitions soar, they are all ignoring the massive come-down when Brexit reality actually kicks in.

Analysis shows households face a 17% surge in grocery shopping basket costs if UK defaults to WTO trade terms Shoppers face being hit with hundreds of pounds extra on food and drink bills if the UK leaves the EU with ‘no deal’, new analysis for GMB union reveals today. The figures show a family's weekly shop could rocket by more than £800 a year. A report by Acuity Analysis for GMB union compares a weekly basket of goods in current...

Theresa May has formally resigned as Conservative party leader officially triggering the start of race to succeed her.  She'll stay Prime Minister until her successor is chosen, probably in mid-July. Applicants to be the new PM have until 5pm on Monday to register their interest in the vacancy, with 11 contenders to be whittled down in votes by Tory MP with the final two to be put to the Tory membership to decide on. The Labour leader today insisted that...

Theresa May has handed in her formal resignation to the Conservative Party. She informed the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs today. Her time as PM has been turbulent and overshadowed with mishaps and mistakes. May will remain as leader until a succesor is chosen, with Boris Johnson the most likely to become PM. A large field of contestants have come forward to battle for the position. The 1922 Committee said in a statement: "Following notification from the Prime Minister, Rt Hon...

A new poll has put Rory Stewart ahead of Boris Johnson as the public’s choice for Prime Minister. The results have been revealed on the day Theresa May officially resigned as leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, with the 1922 Committee inviting nominations from MPs wanting to replace her. Stewart was selected as the preferred successor by 30 per cent of people polled when adjusted for those who selected “don’t know who he/she is”. He is one point ahead...

Nigel Farage has been branded “entitled” today after he handed a letter to the Prime Minister asking for a seat at the negotiating table, despite his party having no MPs. The Brexit Party leader, still reeling from losing the Peterborough by election last night, set out his demands in a note to the leadership contenders. Addressing the letter “Dear Prime Minister” he cc’d in the 11 candidates vying to take the reins from Theresa May. But in a hilarious blunder...

Despite political pollsters and bookmakers predicting Nigel Farage's Brexit Party a shoe-in to win its first MP in Peterborough, a surge of Labour door-knocking and activism helped the party retain the seat. The election of a new MP came about after local people effectively sacked their former Member of Parliament, Fiona Onasanya in a recall petition. The ex Labour politician was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after claiming someone else was behind the wheel of her Nissan...

Boris Johnson as Prime Minister with Nigel Farage as his deputy has emerged as the most popular option for Brits in the event of a hung parliament, new polling data has revealed. A TalkRADIO and OnePoll study found a CON/BREX coalition topped all other alliances as the preferred option in the event of a hung parliament. In that scenario almost one in three (28 per cent) would like to see Bojo elected as the next Prime Minister with Nigel Farage...

Boris is in front amongst Tory leadership hopefuls