Trump joined by Melania, Baron and Trump children on stage at election party Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Kemi Badenoch has wasted no time attacking Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his MPs’ positionsContinue Reading
Trump joined by Melania, Baron and Trump children on stage at election party Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email As the UK wakes up to the likelihood of a Donald Trump victory in theContinue Reading
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticised for plugging his book during a guest appearance on Channel 4’s coverage of the US election. Guests on the programme included Republican supporter and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, and Stormy Daniels, the woman at the centre of Mr Trump’s hushContinue Reading
Patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act will have more dignity and a say over their care under proposed reforms to what has been described as an “outdated” system. Among the changes as part of the Mental Health Bill, which will come before parliament on Wednesday, police cells and prisonContinue Reading
Treasury officials under Jeremy Hunt “broke the law” by failing to report a black hole in the public finances to the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), MPs have been told. Richard Hughes, chair of the watchdog, made the accusation to the Commons Treasury select committee during a hearing on theContinue Reading
Robert Jenrick used his first outing as shadow justice secretary to inflame anger over the Southport murders which sparked riots across England during the summer. After a leadership campaign where Mr Jenrick pitched himelf as the champion of the Tory right, Mr Jenrick appeared to give credence to conspiracy theoriesContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch has appointed a cross-party shadow cabinet in a bid to reunite the Conservatives after a fractious leadership campaign. The newly-elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting. The top jobs were split between One Nation moderates, Boris Johnson-backing right-wingers and thoseContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met with Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney last month (Andy Buchanan/PA) (PA Wire) 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 dismissed calls for immigration powers toContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch is set to make a highly controversial choice in one of the most senior jobs in her shadow cabinet with Dame Priti Patel set to be unveiled as shadow foreign secretary. However, sources close to the new Tory leader have told The Independent that she has “no concerns”Continue Reading
New analysis suggests that the 50 per cent rise in a single bus ticket from £2 to £3 is the equivalent of a 1p income tax hike for working people who rely on public transport to get to work. The figures published by the Lib Dems appear to be aContinue Reading
