Military chiefs are considering sending British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers and boost Kyiv’s recruitment efforts, it has emerged. Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources confirmed to The Independent that discussions are ongoing about whether to send troops to the country to support it amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. There isContinue Reading
Cleverly knocked out in huge Tory leadership shock to set up Badenoch and Jenrick clash Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Robert Jenrick has rejected suggestions that Tory MPs mistakenly backed him for the finalContinue Reading
Starmer says Falklands are British and will remain British Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email As chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for the Autumn Budget on 30 October, Sir Keir Starmer has stoked anxiety byContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has set up a team of experts to ensure British firms are complying with anti-Russian sanctions ahead of a visit by Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street. The prime minister will welcome his Ukrainian counterpart and Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte on Thursday. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of itsContinue Reading
Union chiefs have hailed workers’ rights reforms unveiled by Keir Starmer’s government today for “changing the balance of power” in favour of employees and away from employers. The long-awaited package to unpick Tory anti-union legislation has been unveiled less than 24 hours after the Renters’ Rights Bill passed its secondContinue Reading
Labour’s flagship overhaul of private renting laws has been debated in parliament and is set to progress as the party reaches its 100th day in power. The Renters’ Rights Bill sets out a raft of new legislation designed to give greater rights and protections to private renters in the UK,Continue Reading
Conservative MPs stunned Westminster by pivoting to the right and ditching centrist candidate James Cleverly in the race to succeed Rishi Sunak. In a shock result, the former home secretary was knocked out of the contest on Wednesday afternoon, leaving Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch – both candidates favoured byContinue Reading
If the Tory leadership contest was based on pure bon viveur and likability then James Cleverly would have long ago been the runaway winner to take the job off Rishi Sunak. While his rivals are certainly not the monsters portrayed by social media, there is no doubt when it comesContinue Reading
A top thinktank director has warned Rachel Reeves she could spook the markets if she presses ahead with a plan to borrow billions of pounds to pay for new infrastructure in the UK. The warnings from Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have echoes of the calamityContinue Reading
Renters’ voices are “finally starting to be heard”, a charity has said as Angela Rayner prepares to table her bill to ban “cruel” no-fault evictions. Anti-homelessness charity Shelter said 11 million renters in England have been “ignored or shouted down” after sounding the alarm about the broken system for years.Continue Reading
