In a disarmingly personal interview, Sir Tony Blair discloses how his desire for political power was triggered by the early trauma of his father having a stroke and the death of his mother. Speaking to Geordie Greig, editor-in-chief of The Independent, the former prime minister said his ambition to gainContinue Reading
Former prime minister Tony Blair discusses his new book On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century in a wide-ranging interview with The Independent’s editor-in-chief, Geordie Greig. Touching upon his experience of power and leadership, Blair spoke of meeting and trying to work with the likes of Vladimir Putin on theContinue Reading
Green deputy leader Zack Polanski has vowed to stand against the far-right and “tell the truth” about immigration and racism. In a conference speech weeks after riots erupted across the UK in the wake of false claims about the murder of three girls at a dance class in Southport, MrContinue Reading
The woman made Britain’s youngest peer by Boris Johnson has a plum new job at an environmental consultancy chaired by the former prime minister, The Independent can reveal. Charlotte Owen, now Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge after entering the House of Lords at the age of 30, has been appointedContinue Reading
The prison population in England and Wales has reached a new record high as a scheme to house UK prisoners in Estonia to solve Britain’s jail overcrowding crisis has been branded half-baked and unworkable. Official figures showed there were 88,521 people behind bars on Friday, 171 more than the previousContinue Reading
Germany could use asylum facilities in Rwanda originally intended for the UK’s aborted migration scheme, reports from Berlin have suggested. The country’s migration commissioner, Joachim Stamp, has suggested the EU could utilise existing asylum accommodation in the east African country, originally destined for migrants deported from Britain under the now-scrappedContinue Reading
Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay has opened the party’s conference with an attack on the “lacklustre offers and U-turns” of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Kicking off the left-wing party’s campaign against Labour for next year’s local elections, Mr Ramsay painted the Greens as “an inspiring alternative to business as usual”.Continue Reading
A former Labour councillor has denied encouraging violence while addressing a crowd during an anti-fascist protest in Walthamstow has appeared in court. Ricky Jones, 57, was last month charged with encouraging violent disorder after a video emerged in which he appeared to call for far-right protesters’ throats to be “cut”Continue Reading
Martin Lewis issues message to pensioners who could miss out on winter fuel payments 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 Sir Keir Starmer is coming under mountingContinue Reading
Grieving relatives of Grenfell fire victims are calling for those responsible to face manslaughter charges as pressure builds on police to speed up their investigation. Families and survivors expressed anguish that prosecutions might not be brought until 2026 despite this week’s damning inquiry report into the disaster which killed 72Continue Reading
