L ord Simon McDonald, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office, has admitted revealing to ministers and colleagues that he voted to remain in the European Union. The peer said he was speaking to colleagues shocked at the result of the Brexit referendum, despite the Civil Service codeContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak was facing pressure to designate China a threat to national security after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. The arrest under the Official Secrets Act led to the Prime Minister confronting Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 summit in India onContinue Reading
R eports of Chinese interference in British democracy have led Rishi Sunak to confront Beijing’s representative at the G20 summit in India. The Prime Minister spoke to Chinese premier Li Qiang hours after news emerged of two arrests under the Official Secrets Act, including of a parliamentary researcher with linksContinue Reading
The couple spent some of the morning at the 100-acre Akshardham temple in New Delhi. Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty, both practising Hindus, joined in with Sanskrit singing as they made prayer offerings to a golden statue of Lord Swaminarayan. Afterwards, the couple headed to join other G20 leaders atContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak has accused Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of “clobbering” drivers through the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez). The Prime Minister said the Conservatives are “not the party that is putting in levies”. The Labour Party claimed the Government has “hammered motorists”. Labour’s Mayor of LondonContinue Reading
M ore than 200 migrants arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in the seventh consecutive day of recorded journeys, latest figures show. A total of 210 people travelled on five boats to the UK on September 8 according to Home Office data, suggesting an average of 42 peopleContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak hailed the “enormous progress” made on moving towards a free trade agreement with India as he prepares to meet Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister has confirmed he plans to “check in” with Mr Modi about the trade negotiations when they meet on the fringes ofContinue Reading
T he SNP’s candidate in the upcoming Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election said she would fight “tooth and nail for real cost-of-living support from Westminster” as the party officially launches its campaign to win the seat. Earlier this week, MPs passed an SNP motion, known as a writ, calling aContinue Reading
A district council has ordered the Home Office to stop work on a former RAF base which is set to house migrants after accusing it of breaching planning rules. West Lindsey District Council said it issued the a temporary stop notice pursuant to section 171E of the Town and CountryContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak has vowed to “call out” Russia at the G20 for the “suffering” it is inflicting on Ukrainians and millions of the world’s poorest people. Speaking on the plane to India, the Prime Minister criticised Russian president Vladimir Putin for refusing to attend the G20 summit in IndiaContinue Reading
