A former frontbencher has hit out at the government’s plans to strip the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners as Sir Keir Starmer faces a growing Labour backlash over the issue. Melanie Onn has called on ministers to consider changes to the policy to ensure older people are “notContinue Reading
Tom Tugendhat doubled down on his bid to reinvent himself as a candidate of the Tory right as he waded into the growing debate within the party over ditching the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Just 24 hours after the contest’s frontrunner Kemi Badenoch had dismissed leaving the ECHRContinue Reading
Boris Johnson has accused Sir Keir Starmer of abandoning Israel after the government suspended some arms export licences to the country. The former prime minister questioned Sir Keir and foreign secretary David Lammy’s decision to suspend dozens of licences, asking “Do they want Hamas to win?” Writing on X onContinue Reading
Foreign secretary supports Israel’s ‘right to defence’ after banning 30 arms exports 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 Tom Tugendhat launched his leadership campaign on Tuesday morningContinue Reading
A boys school in London is believed to be the first state school in the county to ban smartphones for pupils aged 16 and under as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer’s government to introduce wider restrictions. Fulham Boys School will start the new school year with a policy of so-calledContinue Reading
Robert Jenrick has hit back at claims from his rivals that he is looking for “easy answers” in saying he would call for leaving the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). The former home office minister, who resigned from Rishi Sunak’s government because he thought that the prime minister wasContinue Reading
Normal voters who are not regularly engaged in politics struggle to recognise the six candidates vying to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader, despite the party being in government for 14 years. Only former home secretary Priti Patel was recognisable to more than half of people on 10 focus groupsContinue Reading
Foreign secretary David Lammy has announced that the UK government is to suspend 30 of the 350 arms export licences to Israel. Mr Lammy made the announcement as he updated MPs in the Commons on the first day after recess. The decision has been made after the new Labour governmentContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn is among five independent MPs to have formed an Independent Alliance group opposing inequality and war. The former Labour leader joined four other independents elected in July forming the group, which is the fifth biggest block in parliament. The other members include Shockat Adam, who defeated Labour frontbencherContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch has officially launched her Tory leadership campaign with a promise to “not shut up”, reigniting a row with Doctor Who actor David Tennant. The shadow housing secretary railed against the “cultural establishment trying to keep Conservatives down” and promised to “take the fight to Doctor Who or whoeverContinue Reading
