Kwasi Kwarteng has refused to rule out a comeback from himself or Liz Truss. The former chancellor, who last week appeared to take the blame for the Tory general election defeat, admitted he has “exchanged one or two Whatsapps” with the former prime minister in recent days. Ms Truss –Continue Reading
The new education secretary has pledged to recruit thousands of teachers just days after Labour took power in a landslide victory. Bridget Phillipson announced on Monday that the Department of Education (DfE) will begin work on delivering the government’s pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers. As one of her firstContinue Reading
Britain’s new history making chancellor Rachel Reeves will warn that she must “make difficult decisions” to “fix the foundations of the economy” as she gives her first speech as chancellor today. The UK’s first female chancellor in 803 years of the office existing, is set to deliver a speech toContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu has been knocked out of Wimbledon by qualifier Lulu Sun today (Sunday 9 July), losing her chance to move to the quater-finals for the first time. The 21-year-old was beaten 6-2 5-7 6-2 by her New Zealand opponant, who is ranked the 123rd tennis player in the world.Continue Reading
The European Union is willing to offer Sir Keir Starmer a new deal on post-Brexit issues, the Irish prime minister has indicated. Simon Harris said there was “space” to work more closely with the UK, and Ireland would be an ally in any negotiations. His comments were welcomed by theContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed the key figures in his new cabinet following the Labour Party’s landslide victory on Friday. He has appointed 22 Labour MPs and peers to key cabinet positions – including a record 11 women. This includes senior ministers from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s New LabourContinue Reading
The UK’s youngest MP was praised by BBC Breakfast hosts for “batting back” their questions on life experience during an interview on Sunday morning (7 July). Sam Carling, who has been elected Labour MP for North West Cambridgeshire, narrowly won the seat with Conservative candidate Shailesh Vara just 39 votesContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer’s new Labour government must fully embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a “game-changer” in fuelling economic growth, his predecessor Sir Tony Blair has urged. While Britain is stuck in a “horrible and unvirtuous circle” of high taxation, spending and debt but with “poor outcomes”, advances in the newContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn claimed Labour lost votes in the general election over the war in Gaza. The independent MP for Islington North attended a pro-Palestinian march in central London on Saturday (6 July). The former Labour leader told protesters on stage: “Palestine was on the ballot in this election – andContinue Reading
Reform UK’s fifth MP James McMurdock is about to take one of the biggest pay cuts in Westminster to take his seat in parliament. The surprise late entry to “Reform bridgehead” in the Commons was working for a big financial firm in the City of London when he put hisContinue Reading
