Tom Tugendhat has emerged as an early frontrunner in the Tory leadership contest because he has the lowest negative rating with members of the public. According to Savanta, the former security minister has a net rating of -3 with the wider public and +28 with 2024 Tory voters. It comesContinue Reading
Kwasi Kwarteng refuses to rule out Tory comeback from himself or Liz Truss Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tom Tugendhat will challenge James Cleverly and other MPs vying to become the next ToryContinue Reading
Baby of the House Sam Carling addressed his young age as he made his first speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 July, aged 22. The first MP to be born in the 21st Century ousted Conservative Shailesh Vara by just 39 votes to win the seat inContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer’s government is pressing ahead with plans to reset Britain’s global relations and repair the harms of Brexit, announcing a landmark security pact with Germany and the reopening of trade and defence talks with India. Foreign secretary David Lammy is in Delhi to revive negotiations that foundered underContinue Reading
Starmer dodges SNP question on two-child benefit cap rebellion Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has stood defiant over his decision to suspend seven MPs following their rebellion over the two-child benefitContinue Reading
Labour MP Emily Darlington urged Hilary Benn to “rebuild strained relations” with the European Union, warning that businesses in her local constituency have struggled to survive in the wake of Brexit. The MP for Milton Keynes Central asked the secretary of state for Northern Ireland to engage with the IrishContinue Reading
Labour MP who has had whip suspended over child-benefit cap breaks silence Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer suffered a backbench rebellion in a vote on the two-child benefit cap thatContinue Reading
James Cleverly will become the first Tory to throw their hat in the ring and replace Rishi Sunak in what promises to be a fierce leadership battle. The former home secretary said he could “unite the Conservative Party and overturn Starmer’s loveless landslide” as he blew the race wide openContinue Reading
Pressure is mounting on the Labour government to rethink its policy on smartphones for under-16s, after a new survey of 10,000 parents saw more than half say they wish they had waited longer before handing the devices to their children. Experts have warned that “solutions are needed”, as three-quarters ofContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has suspended seven Labour MPs, including the former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, after they voted, against the government, to scrap the two-child benefit cap. The move will be seen as a show of strength by the new prime minister after he easily saw off the first rebellion of hisContinue Reading
