Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email Theresa May has launched a blistering attack on Donald Trump and other leading right-wing politicians including Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen over their climate-changeContinue Reading
Former Tory chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has quit the Conservatives in a furious row just as the party is preparing to gather for a crucial conference on its future in Birmingham. The Muslim peer was brought in as chair by David Cameron in 2010 to help detoxify the party’s brandContinue Reading
The minister in charge of social media and digital technology has not communicated directly with X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk, after the platform was linked to the summer riots. Sources close to Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science innovation and technology, have said that the two menContinue Reading
Ministers are looking at plans for Texas-style reforms that would allow prisoners to reduce their jail sentences by earning points. Inmates in Texas can cut down the amount of time spent behind bars by earning credit for good behaviour, as well as earning points for taking part in courses aimedContinue Reading
Keir Starmer refuses to apologise to pensioners over winter fuel payment cuts 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 has defended borrowing an £18m penthouseContinue Reading
A £10 billion US investment in a new artificial intelligence data centre will create 4,000 jobs in the UK, the Government has announced. The deal with private equity giant Blackstone will create Europe’s biggest AI data centre in Blyth, Northumberland. Sir Keir Starmer, who is in New York attempting toContinue Reading
Watch live as world leaders take part in the 79th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate on Wednesday 25 September. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to deliver a speech later in the day on conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. The prime minister is in New York for the GeneralContinue Reading
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner were among five cabinet ministers to attend a Labour Party conference fringe event to show solidarity with Israel and the remaining 101 hostages held by Hamas. Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) on Tuesday evening had one of the most significant andContinue Reading
Union members stage protest ahead of Labour winter fuel allowance debate at the party conference in Liverpool 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 hasContinue Reading
Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow on Wednesday, rejecting his decision to cut payments that offset winter heating costs for millions of retirees. The vote on the final day of Labour’s annual conference is not binding, but it’s a setback to Starmer’s effortsContinue Reading
