Kemi Badenoch has cut into Keir Starmer’s poll lead in her first week as Conservative Party leader, closing the gap by two points. The Techne UK weekly tracker poll for The Independent has revealed in the week since she took over from Rishi Sunak, Ms Badenoch has increased the ConservativeContinue Reading
David Lammy has moved to dampen down speculation of a rift with Donald Trump after his comments branding the president-elect “a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser” resurfaced. In an article in 2018 the now foreign secretary wrote about Mr Trump’s first official visit to the UK and described him asContinue Reading
Nobody would win a tit-for-tat trade war with the US when Donald Trump returns to power, Britain’s top international trade expert has warned. An escalating tariff war with the Americans under Mr Trump would create “a very challenging market for us here in the UK” and British firms are increasinglyContinue Reading
Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders have urged Donald Trump to stand up to the “bully” Vladimir Putin as they digest the potential consequences of the historic Republican election victory in the US. Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Budapest for leadersContinue Reading
HS2 Ltd is spending more than £100m building a “shed” for bats despite there being “no evidence” that high-speed trains interfere with the protected species, the chairman of the government-owned company said. Sir Jon Thompson told a rail industry conference a bat protection structure in Buckinghamshire is being built to appease government adviserContinue Reading
Trump won’t forget Lammy Neo-Nazi comments, says Sean Spicer Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Donald Trump’s former press secretary has warned that David Lammy’s past comments on the newly-elected US president will notContinue Reading
Trump won’t forget Lammy Neo-Nazi comments, says Sean Spicer Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Foreign secretary David Lammy’s comments on Donald Trump six years ago have been brushed aside by a Labour minister.Continue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer told Donald Trump he hopes the United Kingdom’s special relationship with the US continues to thrive for years to come. The Prime Minister raised defence and the Middle East with the president-elect amid hostilies from Trump’s campaign team which had previously described Labour as “far left”. ButContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has ramped up the UK’s cooperation with Europe on migration, signing three new agreements to crack down on smuggling gangs. Saying a “major upgrade” on international co-operation is needed, the prime minister announced plans to sign three new agreements with Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo. The dealsContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s victory is a dark day for mankind, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has warned. Responding to Mr Trump’s emphatic win, he called on the government to urgently repair Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union now that the world’s largest economy and its most powerful militaryContinue Reading
