The Conservatives have been warned they are “held in contempt” by voters as Rishi Sunak failed to deny cabinet ministers had placed bets on the date of the election. As pressure mounts on the prime minister over the Downing Street betting scandal, Dominic Grieve, the former Tory attorney general, saidContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak confessed to being “incredibly angry” over members of his inner circle being caught up in a gambling scandal over bets on the date of the election. But, as the prime minister faced a BBC Question Time audience with just two weeks of the election to go, he refusedContinue Reading
Terror attack survivors who have accused politicians of missing opportunities to act on the threat of terrorism are calling for commitments from all parties ahead of the election. More than one hundred and twenty survivors wrote an open letter to all party leaders on Thursday, urging them to make clearContinue Reading
TikTok is launching a media literacy hub to help its users recognise fake news and misinformation online ahead of the General Election. The social media giant said the hub had been created alongside fact-checking organisation Logically Facts. The new in-app space will focus on critical thinking and news literacy, TikTokContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak has said he could take drivers’ licences and bank accounts off 18-year-olds if they refuse to take part in his mandatory national service. The prime minister has so far failed to say how he will force young people to participate in the scheme, which would see them volunteerContinue Reading
Gove labels insider election betting ‘reprehensible’ as second Tory candidate investigated Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has been rocked by an election betting scandal after a Conservative candidate and her husbandContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak has been hit with another blow after a major new survey suggested that voters now prefer Nigel Farage than “a Conservative leader” to be leader of the opposition to Labour. The same survey by Redfield and Wilton shows that 50 percent think it was wrong to exclude MrContinue Reading
Sunak branded ‘pound shop Nigel Farage’ during live radio interview Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A Conservative candidate is being investigated by the Gambling Commission over a bet relating to the timing ofContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence will allow pupils to continue conversing with Holocaust survivors even when they are no longer alive. The technology for schools in the UK will aim to “immortalise” real Holocaust survivors and their stories through life-like conversations with pupils. The programme has been launched at a time when antisemitismContinue Reading
A Tory advert suggesting dictators are looking forward to a Labour government has been branded “shameful and demeaning” by the former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. Crossbench peer Lord Carlile said the Conservatives “should be ashamed of themselves” for publishing a photoshopped image of Sir Keir Starmer being cheered onContinue Reading
