Sunak says his ‘working assumption’ is no spring election
Rishi Sunak has this afternoon given his strongest hint yet that the next general election will be held in the…
Did Richard Tice tease a return to politics for Nigel Farage?
Reform UK is the great enigma of right-wing British politics. Despite lacking a memorable name, leader, policy platform or record…
Liz Truss leads backlash to schools trans guidance
The government’s guidance for schools on transgender pupils was finally published this morning – prompting an immediate backlash which demonstrated…
Prince Harry awarded £140,000 in phone hacking case
The High Court has this morning awarded Prince Harry £140,600 in damages after ruling that he was the victim of…
Tory tribes gear up for Rwanda clash
The next 48 hours could be among the most important of Rishi Sunak’s premiership. His flagship Rwanda Safety Bill will…
Sunak unveils his ‘emergency legislation’ on Rwanda
Three weeks after the Prime Minister’s ‘emergency legislation’ to make the Rwandan scheme viable, tonight it is finally here. The…
Badenoch overhauls gender recognition list
Ahead of Suella Braverman’s big statement this afternoon, it was the turn of another Brexiteer to face the Commons. Kemi…
Cleverly to sign fresh Rwanda deal
Fresh from his big statement in the Commons, James Cleverly has landed this morning in Kigali. The Home Secretary’s focus…
Cleverly promises to cut migration by 300,000
‘Migration to this country is far too high and it needs to come down’, began James Cleverly at the despatch…
Starmer risks a backlash with his Thatcher praise
Two Telegraph stories in successive days illustrate Labour’s dilemma. Today the paper gives a favourable write-up to the party’s Australian-style…
Tory backlash as net migration hits record levels
After much Whitehall spin, the official figures are now in. Net migration in 2022 is estimated to have hit 745,000,…
What could be announced at the Autumn Statement?
Jeremy Hunt will tomorrow present his second Autumn Statement to the House of Commons. The Office for Budget Responsibility is…
Mass Labour rebellion over Gaza vote
With no end to the war in sight, expect the theme over Labour splits on Israel to be a constant…
Supreme Court rules Rwanda scheme unlawful
The Supreme Court has this morning concluded that the Rwanda scheme is unlawful, ending 18 months of legal battles in…
How contentious will the King’s Speech be?
This morning King Charles will take part in the state opening of parliament for the first time as monarch. The…
Sunak’s Bletchley Park gamble pays off
So, the AI summit – what was that all about? The great Bletchley Park jamboree concluded last night with an…
Whitehall’s pandemic ‘dystopian nightmare’
The Covid Inquiry has been taking evidence from Helen MacNamara, Deputy Cabinet Secretary from 2020 to 2021. During Dominic Cummings’s…
Vote Leave duo turn on Johnson at Covid Inquiry
Boris Johnson wasn’t in attendance at the Covid Inquiry this morning, but he was certainly there in spirit. The ex-Prime…
Sunak sounds the alarm on AI
‘Dr Death’ was the nickname bestowed on Rishi Sunak by one scientist during Covid. But ‘Dr Doom’ seemed a more…
Sunak to lift bankers’ bonus cap
Rishi Sunak is in office but Liz Truss remains in power. That’s the line that Labour are pushing on today’s…
What Liz Truss did next
It was a year ago on Wednesday that Liz Truss left office. As the ministerial cavalcade rolled out of Downing…
Sunak tells Israel: ‘We want you to win’
Rishi Sunak is in Israel today for talks with the country’s leaders amid the ongoing conflict. The Prime Minister has…
