Cherie Blair has opened up about how she was pushed down the stairs by a domestic abuser while representing his vulnerable victim. The leading barrister said her attacker was out of control and clearly felt entirely justified in his attack on her, which took place when she was a youngContinue Reading
Reform voters are outliers who have “starkly” differently views about immigration than the rest of the population, according to new research. They are the only group where most of those surveyed feel no sympathy for people making the dangerous Channel crossing in small boats and who oppose resettlement schemes likeContinue Reading
Farage says there’s some truth in Trump’s claim Haitian migrants are eating pets Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Nigel Farage has announced he is “relinquishing” hisContinue Reading
Domestic abuse specialists will work in 999 control rooms under a new ‘Raneem’s Law’, Yvette Cooper has announced. New emergency restraining orders will also give victims greater protection, the home secretary said. It comes as part of government plans to strengthen the police’s fight against violence towards women. The IndependentContinue Reading
Nigel Farage is at the centre of a row after he claimed security concerns had prevented him from holding surgeries in his new Essex constituency. Before he was elected to Westminster, the Reform UK leader famously asked: “Do I want to be an MP? Do I want to spend every Friday for theContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that he is “completely in control” of his own government as the prime minister heads to his party conference with questions over the power of his chief of staff Sue Gray. A beleaguered prime minister gave a round of interviews with regional broadcasters ahead ofContinue Reading
Farage says there’s some truth in Trump’s claim Haitian migrants are eating pets Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Nigel Farage has denied fuelling the Southport riotsContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has been given the use of a corporate box by Arsenal football club worth thousands of pounds, it has been reported, amid the ongoing row over the prime minister’s donations. The PM – a season ticket holder and an avid supporter of the team – used theContinue Reading
The accounts of several British politicians and organisations around the world have been hacked on X. On Wednesday evening, the accounts of a number of MPs including Shabana Mahmood, the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Chris Elmore, Labour MP for Bridgend and Porthcawl and Carolyn Harris, Labour MP for NeathContinue Reading
The attorney general is coming under pressure to ask for a legal review of the suspended sentence handed to former BBC presenter Huw Edwards. Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has told The Independent that he is writing to Richard Hermer asking him to appeal the six-month suspended sentence forContinue Reading
