This week, the world’s richest person launched an unseemly public attack on his estranged transgender daughter. In an interview released on Monday, Elon Musk – electric car entrepreneur, US government rocket contractor, and outright owner of the social media service X (formerly Twitter) – claimed that his daughter Vivian Wilson’sContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves is set to unveil a black hole in the public finances of around £20bn, signalling that tax rises could be on the way. The chancellor will on Monday set out the results of the spending audit she ordered Treasury officials to produce. The findings appear to confirm concernsContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet other European leaders after the opening ceremony of the Olympics as he continues his bid to reset Britain’s relationship with the continent after Brexit. The prime minister will be in Paris on Friday as the Games get underway in the French capital andContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has dropped Rishi Sunak’s plans to challenge the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) application for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu. The previous Conservative government had suggested the ICC was overreaching its powers. But No 10 has now confirmed that, under Labour, no objection will be submitted. The matterContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves is set to unveil a £20 billion ‘black hole’ in public finances on Monday, sparking rumours that Labour’s first autumn statement will bring new tax raising measures. The chancellor is expected to reveal her findings when she releases a Treasury spending audit, setting out the strained state ofContinue Reading
David Lammy is being pushed to urgently review Britain’s foreign policy towards a potential key ally in the Red Sea conflict with the Houthis and officially recognise Somaliland. The former UK protectorate on the Horn of Africa has functioned as an independent state since 1991 after breaking away from SomaliaContinue Reading
Mel Stride offered a four-word response when asked why he should be the next Conservative Party leader. The former work and pensions secretary has become the fourth MP to announce they are joining the race for the Tory leadership. He told BBC Breakfast on Friday 26 July he has beenContinue Reading
Tom Tugendhat joins race for Tory party leadership Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has said he understands public concerns after footage of police officer emerged appearing to show a policeContinue Reading
Martin Lewis has cleared up confusion over the two-child benefit cap as Labour defeated an amendment to scrap the controversial measure. The cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for their third child. It came into place under a Conservative government April 2017 and applies to childrenContinue Reading
Rightwing Tory MP Suella Braverman’s bid to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader may come to an end before it even begins despite growing supprt among ordinary party members. The Independent understands that the former home secretary is struggling to get the 10 MPs needed to put her on theContinue Reading
