Suella Braverman is facing a backlash after launching an extraordinary attack on the LGBT community, describing government buildings flying rainbow flags as “occupied territory”. In a speech to burnish her leadership credentials with the Tory right, the ex-home secretary said the Progress flag represented “a horrible political campaign I disagreedContinue Reading
Sir Tony Blair is set to say that the modern technological revolution means “there has never been a better time to govern”. During a speech at the Tony Blair Institute’s (TBI) Future of Britain conference in London on Tuesday, he will set out how a package of measures including privateContinue Reading
JK Rowling has criticised the new women and equalities minister over previous remarks she has made on gender. The Harry Potter author called past comments made by Anneliese Dodds on gender “nonsensical” as the Labour MP’s new appointment was announced, after Ms Rowling previously accused Labour of having “abandoned” herContinue Reading
David Cameron has stepped back from frontline politics after last week’s election defeat but will keep his House of Lords seat for life. He was given a peerage last November so that Rishi Sunak could make him his foreign secretary. But the former PM has tendered his resignation and willContinue Reading
The Conservative Party suffered a crushing defeat in last week’s election, losing grip on power after 14 years in government. The party lost over 244 seats across the country to a parties across the political spectrum, with seats being handed over to Labour, Reform, Liberal Democrats and even the GreenContinue Reading
The Conservative Party’s official account on X, formerly Twitter, has been deleted. The removal came on Monday, a few days after the Tories suffered a landslide defeat to Labour in the general election. Visitors to the page only saw an error message indicating that the account was no longer live.Continue Reading
Kwasi Kwarteng has refused to rule out a comeback from himself or Liz Truss. The former chancellor, who last week appeared to take the blame for the Tory general election defeat, admitted he has “exchanged one or two Whatsapps” with the former prime minister in recent days. Ms Truss –Continue Reading
The new education secretary has pledged to recruit thousands of teachers just days after Labour took power in a landslide victory. Bridget Phillipson announced on Monday that the Department of Education (DfE) will begin work on delivering the government’s pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers. As one of her firstContinue Reading
Britain’s new history making chancellor Rachel Reeves will warn that she must “make difficult decisions” to “fix the foundations of the economy” as she gives her first speech as chancellor today. The UK’s first female chancellor in 803 years of the office existing, is set to deliver a speech toContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu has been knocked out of Wimbledon by qualifier Lulu Sun today (Sunday 9 July), losing her chance to move to the quater-finals for the first time. The 21-year-old was beaten 6-2 5-7 6-2 by her New Zealand opponant, who is ranked the 123rd tennis player in the world.Continue Reading
