Politics

The last opposition to Donald Trump has melted away. First Ted Cruz and now John Kasich have given up the fight that most commentators thought was hopeless anyway. The Republican establishment has gone from plotting to outmanoeuvre him to pathetically accepting their fate. Shenanigans at the party's convention are now highly unlikely. There will be no 'Draft Paul Ryan' movement. Trump will win on the first ballot and damn the consequences. How has a man with no political experience and...

As little as 35 per cent of eligible voters could cast their ballet in today's London Mayoral election. According to figures from Sporting Index it could be the lowest voter turnout for a London Mayoral contest since 2000. The company expects Labour’s candidate, Tooting MP Sadiq Khan, to receive 46.5 per cent of the first preference vote, with rival Zac Goldsmith trailing by ten points. UKIP’s Peter Whittle (5.5 per cent) looks set to edge out the Green’s Sian Berry (5 per...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor There have been claims made by a well known anti-corruption campaigner that UK authorities will “always find excuses not to investigate” money laundering. Bill Browder, a former Hedge Fund chief, told MPs that the UK are actually refusing to look at evidence of “dirty” Russian money, that indicate that money is being laundered through our banking system. Browder believes that authorities don’t want “to rock the boat,” even when he filed six complaints linked to...

Zac Goldsmith has looked to reconnect with ordinary London folk by delivering milk in Holland Park. The Tory candidate for Mayor of London took to the streets on a milk round to dispel myths that he's just another Old Etonian, although he only delivered to Kensington and Mayfair. Delivering milk & his Action Plan for Greater London! @ZacGoldsmith on milk round with @DominicGilham #BackZac2016 pic.twitter.com/LfPbnP1kDH — Nick de Bois (@nickdebois) May 4, 2016 He struggled to get to grips with...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor I didn’t write PMQs last week I was on my own stag do in Barcelona, with 30 odd (show off) of my friends. One hospital trip, two lost souls (they were found the next day) and an eight-hour delayed Ryanair flight home later and we were all still friends. Saying that I haven’t seen any of them since. So I’d like to think I know who my friends are, but does Jeremy Corbyn? This question...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Whitehall appointments watchdog may need a radical overhaul after it was found that two thirds of them who applied to Acoba (Advisory Committee on Business Appointments) since 2008 have ended up in private sector jobs, in the same field they left while they were in Government. This has led to MPs demanding the watchdog is fundamentally changed, as it failed to block a single ex-minister or civil servant from moving into a highly paid...

By Harold Stone Dear Zac, or should I call you Frank? That is your real name after all – Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith – and I thought it’d be best to be frank with you. Frank, you can’t be racist to someone and then accuse them of racism. Or at least you shouldn’t stir up religious hatred against someone and then accuse them of antisemitism. When you said Sadiq Khan had “extremist links” and “radical” plans for London, you knew...

Controversial Republican politician Donald Trump has edged ahead of Hilary Clinton for the first time in the presidential race. A Rasmussen Reports poll says Trump has support of 41 per cent of US voters compared to just 39 per cent for Clinton. It comes ahead of the Indiana primary where Trump could seal the deal to become the Republican candidate. According to estimates the real estate mogul is up 15 points over rival Ted Cruz, making it a near-certainty that he will lead the Republican...