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 Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has long been pulling the strings behind the scenes in Downing Street. WithContinue Reading
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 A former Conservative councillor who defected to Reform UK has said the party has allowed too many Tory “rejects” to join.Continue Reading
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 Experts from the UN have urged the government to scrap upcoming changes to disability benefits, which they say risk breaching theContinue Reading
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 Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he has confidence in his under-fire chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, amid growing pressure over hisContinue Reading
Theresa May has opposed the Assisted Dying Bill, saying she believes it does not have the safeguards in place to prevent people from being pressured to end their lives. Speaking in the House of Lords on Friday (12 September), Baroness May said the legislation, which was debated in the SecondContinue Reading
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 Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is facing growing pressure over reports he personally pushed for Peter Mandelson’s appointment,Continue Reading
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 Serious concerns have been raised that newly sacked US ambassador Peter Mandelson did not clear security vetting for the role –Continue Reading
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 Yvette Cooper found her move to the Foreign Office in Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle “frustrating”, her husband Ed Balls has revealed.Continue Reading
Watch: Government says Peter Mandelson sacked ‘in light of new emails’ over relationship with Jeffrey Epstein Government says Peter Mandelson sacked ‘in light of new emails’ over relationship with Jeffrey Epstein Rebecca Whittaker11 September 2025 14:20 Who could replace Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US? James Roscoe has takenContinue Reading
Steve Darling’s guide dog Jennie won Westminster Dog of the Year’s “pawblic” vote on Thursday, 11 September, after winning the hearts of politicians with her antics in the House of Commons. The pooch can often be seen lying on the floor as her owner, the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay,Continue Reading
