Sir Keir Starmer has paid back £6,000 in gifts and hospitality as the so-called “freebies row” threatens to spiral out of control and plunge his government into chaos. The prime minister’s gesture came on a day when Tory leadership candidates described his government as “the most venal in history”. ThisContinue Reading
Keir Starmer faced a reality check on his first trip to Brussels as he appeared to come away from the European capital with only an agreement to hold further meetings with EU leaders. The prime minister travelled to Belgium for talks with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, asContinue Reading
The first charter flight carrying British citizens out of Lebanon has landed in Birmingham amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Dan Air plane touched down at Birmingham International Airport shortly before 8.40pm, having departed from Beirut and stopped off in Bucharest, Romania, on its journey. Foreign secretary DavidContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch put her faltering leadership campaign back on track with a powerful speech to end the Tory conference. The former business secretary has had a difficult conference with missteps on maternity pay and her suggestion that some civil servants “should be in prison”, but her speech to close aContinue Reading
As the Conservative Party faces an uncertain political future ahead of the next general election, questions loom over its leadership and direction. The leadership contest is now front and centre, with James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, and Tom Tugendhat all competing for control. At the same time, former ToryContinue Reading
Tugendhat hits out at Jenrick for using video of dead friend in false claim on UK special forces 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 James Cleverly hasContinue Reading
Keir Starmer kicks off his bid to reset Britain’s relationship with the European Union on Wednesday morning – but is facing early demands from leaders on migration, fishing and youth mobility. The prime minister wants to tackle defence and security, crime and immigration, and then trade under a “three pillar”Continue Reading
Tory leadership candidates will tell members today that they need “a New Conservative Party” to address the needs of the country and turn their fortunes around after suffering the worst defeat in their 346-year history. Both frontrunner Robert Jenrick and rival Tom Tugendhat will make the appeal for a NewContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch has sparked backlash after joking 50,000 civil servants were so bad at their jobs they should be jailed, claiming they undermine ministers and leak official secrets. Speaking on the fringes of the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Ms Badenoch drew laughter from the audience as she said fiveContinue Reading
Friends of Rishi Sunak have insisted that the former prime minister “has no intention” of quitting British politics after he steps down as Tory leader on 2 November. It is understood that Mr Sunak is already in the process of setting up his own operation based around his inner circleContinue Reading
