J ames Cleverly has denied reports that he was considering standing down from Parliament at the next general election. The Foreign Secretary declared “I’m standing at the next election” as he described as “nonsense” claims he might quit. It came after the Telegraph cited “sources close to him” as sayingContinue Reading
J unior doctors in England are to stage a five-day strike next month in a dramatic escalation of their dispute with the Government over pay and staffing. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will walk out from July 13 to 18 in what the association said is thought toContinue Reading
A t least 20% of Brexit supporters would vote differently if they were asked now, a poll of hundreds of people on BBC Question Time has found. Audience members were quizzed on whether Brexit was the right thing to do, with the results showing 70% still agreed, 20% would voteContinue Reading
T he Conservatives have selected a councillor as their candidate to fight the by-election to replace scandal-hit David Warburton as the MP in Somerton and Frome. Faye Purbrick, who sits on Yeovil Town Council and Somerset county council, was chosen to contest the vote likely to take place on JulyContinue Reading
W innie Ewing, who was the SNP’s first female parliamentarian, has died aged 92, her family have announced. Known as Madame Ecosse, Winifred Margaret “Winnie” Ewing is perhaps best known for marking her shock victory in the Hamilton by-election in 1967 with the declaration: “Stop the world, Scotland wants toContinue Reading
L ondon Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned the capital faces “a wave of repossessions” and asked the government to step in to help homeowners. He said the government must use Friday’s mortgage summit, called by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt who has asked the bosses of Britain’s banks to Downing Street toContinue Reading
A second SNP MP has announced that he will stand at the next general election, saying he could not be certain that he would be able to cope with the physical and mental demands of another five years in office. Peter Grant, who represents Glenrothes and Central Fife, announced heContinue Reading
D owning Street has declined to say whether former Tory London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey should take up the peerage given to him in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours. Mr Bailey has come under pressure to turn down his peerage after a video emerged of a mid-lockdown Christmas party at ConservativeContinue Reading
T he former chief medical officer (CMO) for England was left close to tears as he gave evidence at the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Professor Dame Sally Davies also said “sorry” to the relatives who lost loved ones during the Covid outbreak. During her questioning, she said: “Maybe this isContinue Reading
A vote took place yesterday to back a report by the privileges committee’s report, which found that former MP Boris Johnson misled the party and the public during Covid-19 lockdowns. In all, 354 MPs backed the Partygate report, while only seven Tories voted against it — but 225 Conservative MPsContinue Reading
