Liz Truss discussed shower heads at a Republican National Convention breakfast event. The former prime minister revealed she had recently acquired a ‘Liberty Bell’ shower head, created in the image of the famous, cracked bell in Philadelphia. Addressing crowds at the event this week, and showing her support for DonaldContinue Reading
Nigel Farage has been accused of inflaming tensions after blaming rioting in Leeds on the “politics of the subcontinent”. The Reform UK leader, who was in the US for the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, posted on social media on Thursday evening as scenes of disorder in the city emerged.Continue Reading
Sadiq Khan has revealed the extent of the threats he received at the height of the protests over his Ulez scheme. The Mayor of London said he had even received a bullet addressed to him in the mail while protesters turned up outside his house to threaten his wife andContinue Reading
The author of a major review into cyber security says recommendations he made in February would have helped tackle the major IT outage crisis today. Stephen McPartland came up with a number of recommendations in his review, including that the government should set up a cyber charter to allow majorContinue Reading
Napoleon had the island of Saint Helena, Leon Trotsky had various spots across Turkey, Norway and Mexico. These days political exiles from the UK all appear to end up in a far more desolate place: The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Among the crowds of US political bigwigs, stateContinue Reading
Nigel Farage has been accused of inflaming tensions after blaming rioting in Leeds on the “politics of the subcontinent”. The Reform UK leader, who was in the US for the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, posted on social media on Thursday evening as scenes of disorder in the city emerged.Continue Reading
Volodymyr Zelensky used his historic address to the UK cabinet to urge Sir Keir Starmer to “show leadership” and let Ukraine use British weapons for strikes deep inside Russia. The Ukrainian president on Friday became the first foreign leader to address the cabinet in person since Bill Clinton in 1997,Continue Reading
The UK took migrants saved in the Channel back to France for the first time in a sign of increased Anglo-French cooperation on small boats. A Border Force Ranger catamaran and an RNLI lifeboat were dispatched from Dover after France called for help on Wednesday. French ship PSP Cormoran pickedContinue Reading
Starmer pledges £84m of funding for Africa and Middle East to ease ‘migration crisis’ Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will make a rare and “historic” address to Sir KeirContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer ended his first week as Prime Minister as popular as Boris Johnson was at the height of the vaccine rollout, a poll has found. Some 36% of the public told pollster Ipsos they thought Sir Keir was doing a good job as Prime Minister, the highest ratingContinue Reading
