Politics latest news: We can’t change leader as often as our socks, Rees-Mogg warns Tory rebels

Politics latest news: We can’t change leader as often as our socks, Rees-Mogg warns Tory rebels

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Jacob Rees Mogg said “changing our leader in the way people seem to change their socks cannot be wise” as he issued a warning to any Tory MPs plotting to oust Rishi Sunak.  The former Cabinet minister said that the Tories were … Read more

Politics latest news: Badenoch tells ‘self indulgent’ Tory rebels to ‘stop messing around’

Politics latest news: Badenoch tells ‘self indulgent’ Tory rebels to ‘stop messing around’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Kemi Badenoch has told Tory rebels to “stop messing around and get behind the Prime Minister” amid speculation about a challenge to Rishi Sunak’s leadership.  The Business and Trade Secretary said any Tory MPs plotting against Mr Sunak were being “self indulgent” at … Read more

Politics latest news: Liz Truss accuses Labour MPs of blocking her transgender law reforms

Politics latest news: Liz Truss accuses Labour MPs of blocking her transgender law reforms

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Liz Truss has accused Labour MPs of “filibustering” to stop her proposed transgender law reforms from being debated in the House of Commons.  Ms Truss tabled the Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill which aims to bar transgender women from female-only spaces such … Read more

Politics latest news: Cabinet ministers ‘held talks to discuss Sunak’s future as PM’

Politics latest news: Cabinet ministers ‘held talks to discuss Sunak’s future as PM’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Cabinet ministers have discussed whether the Tories might be forced to replace Rishi Sunak before the next general election, according to a report.    Bloomberg reported private discussions had been held by ministers in recent days about the Prime Minister’s future, citing “people familiar … Read more

The photo ID you need to vote in UK elections

The photo ID you need to vote in UK elections

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Since May 2023, voters across the UK have been asked to show a form of photographic ID at the ballot box. The requirement draws on the recommendations of a 2016 report by Lord Pickles, the former communities secretary, which warned there was a … Read more

Politics latest news: Post-Budget poll puts Tories at lowest level since Truss

Politics latest news: Post-Budget poll puts Tories at lowest level since Truss

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak and the Tories have sunk to their lowest level of poll support since the resignation of Liz Truss as last week’s Budget failed to deliver a boost.  A new Savanta survey conducted between Mar 8-10 in the days after the Budget … Read more

Politics latest news: Reform can’t win election but they ‘can stop’ Tories, warns Rees-Mogg

Politics latest news: Reform can’t win election but they ‘can stop’ Tories, warns Rees-Mogg

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said Reform UK “won’t win” the next general election but the party “can stop” the Tories.  The former business secretary called for the right of British politics to reunite following Lee Anderson’s defection.  He warned “divided wings of politics lose” … Read more

Politics latest news: Raise defence spending ‘now’, Tugendhat tells Sunak

Politics latest news: Raise defence spending ‘now’, Tugendhat tells Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The security minister has urged Rishi Sunak to raise defence spending “now, as soon as possible” to 2.5 per cent. Tom Tugendhat made the intervention after Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor, did not announce any extra cash for defence at the Budget last week. … Read more

Politics latest news: Theresa May to stand down as MP at general election

Politics latest news: Theresa May to stand down as MP at general election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Government’s plan to get rid of National Insurance has been plunged into confusion after a Cabinet minister said it is only an “aspiration” and failed to commit to scrapping the levy entirely.  Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said that there … Read more

Budget 2024 latest news: Abolishing National Insurance will be ‘huge job’, says Hunt

Budget 2024 latest news: Abolishing National Insurance will be ‘huge job’, says Hunt

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt today signalled he could look to unfreeze tax thresholds in the future.  The Government has faced intense criticism over its decision to freeze the thresholds at which people start to pay the basic rate and the higher rate, with millions of … Read more

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree selected as Labour candidate for Mid Sussex

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree selected as Labour candidate for Mid Sussex

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Dave Rowntree, the drummer for the band Blur, has been selected as a Labour candidate for the next general election. Rowntree, 59, will stand in Mid Sussex, the Tory-held seat held by Mims Davies since 2019.  In a statement posted to the social … Read more

Jeremy Hunt latest news: Chancellor’s tax cut is ‘fiddling while Rome burns’, warns Lord Frost

Jeremy Hunt latest news: Chancellor’s tax cut is ‘fiddling while Rome burns’, warns Lord Frost

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt’s Budget plan to cut National Insurance by 2p amounts to “fiddling while Rome burns”, Lord Frost has warned.  The former Brexit minister said the Chancellor needed to use today’s address in the House of Commons to set out a strategy to … Read more

Budget 2024 latest news: Public deserve a tax break, suggests minister

Budget 2024 latest news: Public deserve a tax break, suggests minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Taxpayers deserve a “bit of a tax break this year”, a minister suggested this morning as Jeremy Hunt prepares to deliver his Budget tomorrow.   Greg Hands, a trade minister, said a “responsible” Budget would include both money for public services and measures … Read more

Politics latest news: Do not block the Rwanda Bill, minister warns Lords

Politics latest news: Do not block the Rwanda Bill, minister warns Lords

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Peers have been warned not to block Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda Bill as it returns to the House of Lords for crunch votes this week. Bim Afolami, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said the upper chamber has a “right to scrutinise but … Read more

Rochdale by-election result live: Counting under way as polls close – latest news

Rochdale by-election result live: Counting under way as polls close – latest news

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The polls have now closed in the Rochdale by-election, meaning the count to determine the town’s next MP can get underway. The ballot was triggered by the death of the veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd, and initially looked to be a fairly … Read more

Nigel Farage: ‘Close to zero’ chance of me joining the Tories – live updates

Nigel Farage: ‘Close to zero’ chance of me joining the Tories – live updates

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 29 February 2024 • 8:25am 8:24AM Labour government would inherit worst economic situation ‘since Second World War’ An incoming Labour government would inherit the worst economic situation of any new administration “since the Second World War”, Rachel Reeves has claimed.  The shadow chancellor … Read more

Politics latest news: Tories ‘tearing themselves to pieces’ over Lee Anderson row, says Nigel Farage

Politics latest news: Tories ‘tearing themselves to pieces’ over Lee Anderson row, says Nigel Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Nigel Farage claimed the Tories are “tearing themselves into pieces” over the Lee Anderson row amid speculation the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party could join Reform UK.  Mr Farage, the honorary president of Reform, said he had “no idea” if Mr … Read more

Lee Anderson insists he will stand at next election despite losing Tory whip – live updates

Lee Anderson insists he will stand at next election despite losing Tory whip – live updates

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson said the support he had received from people after losing the Tory whip had been “absolutely phenomenal”.  The former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party said his inbox had “exploded with support” and he had received a “round of applause” when … Read more

Lee Anderson was wrong, we should attack Sadiq Khan’s ‘terrible record’, says minister – live updates

Lee Anderson was wrong, we should attack Sadiq Khan’s ‘terrible record’, says minister – live updates

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sadiq Khan’s “terrible record” should be the focus of Tory attacks rather than making “wrong” claims about him, Mark Harper said as he responded to the Lee Anderson row.  Mr Anderson, the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, lost the Tory whip … Read more

Politics latest news: Cleverly backs Hoyle to stay on as 67 MPs push to oust him

Politics latest news: Cleverly backs Hoyle to stay on as 67 MPs push to oust him

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 23 February 2024 • 8:10am 8:10AM Home Secretary rejects Braverman’s claim that Islamists are in charge of UK James Cleverly rejected a claim made by Suella Braverman that Islamists are now in charge of the UK.  Mrs Braverman wrote in a piece for … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour put Hoyle under ‘intolerable pressure’, says Duncan Smith

Politics latest news: Labour put Hoyle under ‘intolerable pressure’, says Duncan Smith

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Lindsay Hoyle was put under “intolerable pressure” by the Labour Party, Sir Iain Duncan Smith claimed as the Commons Speaker fights for his political life.  Tory and SNP MPs have launched an attempt to oust Sir Lindsay after his controversial handling of … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour and SNP ‘politically naive’ over Gaza ceasefire row, says Health Secretary

Politics latest news: Labour and SNP ‘politically naive’ over Gaza ceasefire row, says Health Secretary

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Victoria Atkins, the Health Secretary, accused Labour and the SNP of being “politically naive” ahead of a crunch Gaza ceasefire vote in the House of Commons this afternoon.  The SNP has tabled a motion calling for an “immediate ceasefire”. That prompted Sir Keir … Read more

Politics latest news: Government’s real focus is exonerating victims, says minister amid Post Office lying row

Politics latest news: Government’s real focus is exonerating victims, says minister amid Post Office lying row

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Steve Barclay has insisted the Government’s focus is on exonerating the victims of the Post Office scandal and ensuring they receive compensation amid a furious row between Kemi Badenoch and Henry Staunton. Mr Staunton, the former chairman of the Post Office, alleged in … Read more

Politics latest news: Ex-Post Office chairman was told to ‘prioritise’ compensation, says minister amid ‘lying’ row

Politics latest news: Ex-Post Office chairman was told to ‘prioritise’ compensation, says minister amid ‘lying’ row

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Gillian Keegan said there are “no magic answers” to reverse Tory fortunes after the double defeat in last week’s two by-elections.  Sir Jake Berry, a former chairman of the Conservative Party, wrote in the Sunday Express that the Tories are facing “a potential … Read more

Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections live: Count begins as Tories fight to hold two seats

Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections live: Count begins as Tories fight to hold two seats

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Two defeats for the Conservative Party would suggest a poor showing could await at the next general election and add to political pressure on Rishi Sunak in the week the UK entered a recession. If the Tories lose either seat, the Government will … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour says Sunak’s pledge to grow the economy is ‘in tatters’

Politics latest news: Labour says Sunak’s pledge to grow the economy is ‘in tatters’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Labour said Rishi Sunak’s pledge to grow the economy was “in tatters” after official statistics revealed the UK economy slipped into a recession at the end of 2023.  Data published by the Office for National Statistics this morning showed gross domestic product fell … Read more

Tory mayor expelled over alleged anti-Semitic comments

Tory mayor expelled over alleged anti-Semitic comments

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A Tory mayor has been expelled from the party over alleged anti-Semitic remarks. Atiqul Hoque, a member of Salisbury City Council in Wiltshire, is alleged to have made “offensive and inappropriate comments” on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. He has now been … Read more

Politics latest news: Anti-Israel sentiment ‘deep rooted’ in Labour, claims Farage

Politics latest news: Anti-Israel sentiment ‘deep rooted’ in Labour, claims Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Nigel Farage claimed anti-Israel sentiment is “deep rooted” in the Labour Party as Sir Keir Starmer faces a deepening anti-Semitism crisis.  Mr Farage, the former leader of the Brexit Party, said he believed Sir Keir had “actually tried” to grip the issue.  But … Read more

Politics latest news: Starmer labelled a ‘moral vacuum’ after Rochdale candidate U-turn

Politics latest news: Starmer labelled a ‘moral vacuum’ after Rochdale candidate U-turn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 13 February 2024 • 8:15am 8:15AM John McDonnell: George Galloway will be ‘over the moon’ at Labour Rochdale decision John McDonnell, the former shadow chancellor, said George Galloway will be “over the moon” at Labour’s decision to withdraw its support for its Rochdale … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour hold poll lead in 100 rural seats in fresh blow for Sunak

Politics latest news: Labour hold poll lead in 100 rural seats in fresh blow for Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Labour Party now holds a poll lead over the Tories in England’s 100 most rural constituencies in a fresh blow for Rishi Sunak.  A Survation survey put Labour on 37 per cent of the vote in the traditionally Tory heartlands with the … Read more

Politics latest news: Reeves insists she’ll still be ‘first green chancellor’ despite £28bn U-turn

Politics latest news: Reeves insists she’ll still be ‘first green chancellor’ despite £28bn U-turn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 9 February 2024 • 8:17am 8:17AM Shadow chancellor will ‘make no apologies’ for axing £28bn pledge Rachel Reeves said she will “make no apologies” for tearing up Labour’s flagship £28 billion green investment pledge as she claimed the party would inherit a “bleak” … Read more

Politics latest news: Dropping £28bn green pledge is ‘Labour’s most stupid decision’, says ex-Blair adviser

Politics latest news: Dropping £28bn green pledge is ‘Labour’s most stupid decision’, says ex-Blair adviser

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer dropping his flagship £28 billion a year green investment pledge is the “most stupid decision the Labour Party has made”, a former senior adviser to Sir Tony Blair said.  John McTernan, who was Sir Tony’s political secretary in No 10, … Read more

Politics latest news: £1,000 Rwanda bet took me totally by surprise, says Sunak amid backlash

Politics latest news: £1,000 Rwanda bet took me totally by surprise, says Sunak amid backlash

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak said he was “taken totally by surprise” by a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan on the Government’s Rwanda policy.  Mr Morgan bet the Prime Minister £1,000 to a refugee charity that Rwanda migrant deportation flights would not take off before the … Read more

Politics latest news: Sunak ‘bets Piers Morgan £1,000’ Rwanda flights will take off before election

Politics latest news: Sunak ‘bets Piers Morgan £1,000’ Rwanda flights will take off before election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has shaken hands on a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan that Rwanda migrant deportation flights will take off before the next general election.  Mr Morgan bet the Prime Minister £1,000 to a refugee charity that “you don’t get anybody on those … Read more

Politics latest news: Reform UK hits highest ever level of support in Red Wall in setback for Sunak

Politics latest news: Reform UK hits highest ever level of support in Red Wall in setback for Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Reform UK has hit its highest ever level of support in crucial Red Wall seats, according to a new poll.  A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey, conducted between Jan 30-31, put Richard Tice’s party on 14 per cent of the vote. That was … Read more

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt slaps down boss of UK’s economic watchdog

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt slaps down boss of UK’s economic watchdog

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt has rebuked the boss of the UK’s economic watchdog after he appeared to liken last year’s public finance forecasts to a “work of fiction”. The Chancellor said Richard Hughes, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, was “wrong” and the … Read more

Politics latest news: Take money off ‘wet wipe’ rail bosses over minimum service failures, says Rees-Mogg

Politics latest news: Take money off ‘wet wipe’ rail bosses over minimum service failures, says Rees-Mogg

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 31 January 2024 • 8:14am 8:14AM Rees-Mogg: Take money off ‘wet wipe’ rail bosses over minimum service failures Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has labelled train bosses a “bunch of wet wipes” after they failed to take action to minimise the impact of the latest … Read more

Politics latest news: Archbishop of Canterbury wrong over small boats crisis, suggests Nigel Farage

Politics latest news: Archbishop of Canterbury wrong over small boats crisis, suggests Nigel Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 30 January 2024 • 8:13am 8:13AM Archbishop of Canterbury wrong over small boats crisis, suggests Nigel Farage Nigel Farage has criticised the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over comments he made about small boat crossings and the Government’s Rwanda Bill.  The Most Rev … Read more

Politics latest news: Smoking ban will be ‘popular’, insists Health Secretary amid Tory backlash

Politics latest news: Smoking ban will be ‘popular’, insists Health Secretary amid Tory backlash

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A phased ban on smoking will be “popular” with the public, the Health Secretary insisted this morning amid a Tory revolt.  Victoria Atkins said banning young people from buying cigarettes will one day be viewed in the same way as the ban on … Read more

Politics latest news: Tory MPs ‘not persuaded’ Sunak can win next election, says Osborne

Politics latest news: Tory MPs ‘not persuaded’ Sunak can win next election, says Osborne

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Ed Balls has predicted Sir Keir Starmer will ditch his flagship plan to spend £28 billion a year on green investment.  The former shadow chancellor said Labour needed a “big U-turn” in order to take the sting out of Tory claims that Sir … Read more

Politics latest news: Red Wall will desert Rishi Sunak, claims Nigel Farage

Politics latest news: Red Wall will desert Rishi Sunak, claims Nigel Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson, the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, said it would be “absolute madness” for the Tories to change leader again.  Asked about Sir Simon Clarke’s call to oust Rishi Sunak, Mr Anderson told GB News: “That would mean four different … Read more

Politics latest news: Senior Tories warn against ‘divisive’ call to oust Sunak

Politics latest news: Senior Tories warn against ‘divisive’ call to oust Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 24 January 2024 • 7:48am 7:48AM ‘Of course, some people panic at a difficult time’ Kevin Hollinrake, a business business, suggested that there was some “panic” behind Sir Simon Clarke’s call for a new Tory leader. He told Times Radio: “Of course, some … Read more

Politics latest news: Less than half of 2019 Tory voters intend to back Sunak

Politics latest news: Less than half of 2019 Tory voters intend to back Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 23 January 2024 • 8:39am 8:39AM UK not ruling out further strikes against Houthis, says minister The Government is not ruling out further air strikes against Houthi rebels, the rail minister Huw Merriman said this morning.  Asked the question during an interview on … Read more

Politics latest news: Audience trust in BBC impartiality ‘going down’, says Culture Secretary

Politics latest news: Audience trust in BBC impartiality ‘going down’, says Culture Secretary

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 22 January 2024 • 8:17am 8:17AM Not appropriate for BBC to have ‘criminal tools in its armoury’ on TV licence prosecutions Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said it is not appropriate for the BBC to have “criminal tools in its armoury” to prosecute people … Read more

Politics latest news: Rwanda flights ‘probably never going to happen’, says Tory peer Ruth Davidson

Politics latest news: Rwanda flights ‘probably never going to happen’, says Tory peer Ruth Davidson

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Baroness Ruth Davidson has cast doubt on whether Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda plan will ever get off the ground.  The former Scottish Tory leader who now sits in the House of Lords said that “there are dogs in the street that know” the … Read more

Politics latest news: Rwanda Bill should get through House of Lords quickly, insists minister

Politics latest news: Rwanda Bill should get through House of Lords quickly, insists minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill should make it through the House of Lords “fairly fast”, a minister said this morning after the flagship legislation cleared the House of Commons last night.  Chris Philp, the policing minister, said the Government wanted migrant deportation flights to … Read more

Rwanda Bill latest: Back rebels to restore Tory popularity and prevent election wipeout, Rees-Mogg tells Sunak

Rwanda Bill latest: Back rebels to restore Tory popularity and prevent election wipeout, Rees-Mogg tells Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 17 January 2024 • 8:03am 8:03AM No 10 not considering pulling Rwanda Bill despite Tory rebellion Downing Street is not considering pulling the Rwanda Bill from the House of Commons after last night’s Tory rebellion, the illegal migration minister insisted this morning.  Conservative … Read more

Politics latest news: Tories ‘absolutely’ can turn things around, insists Shapps after dire opinion poll

Politics latest news: Tories ‘absolutely’ can turn things around, insists Shapps after dire opinion poll

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 15 January 2024 • 8:01am 8:01AM Shapps insists Tories ‘absolutely’ can turn things around after dire poll Grant Shapps said the Tories “absolutely” can turn around their electoral fortunes as he responded to a new YouGov survey which suggested the Conservatives could be … Read more

Politics latest news: Further strikes against Houthis not ruled out, suggests armed forces minister

Politics latest news: Further strikes against Houthis not ruled out, suggests armed forces minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak is making a surprise visit to Ukraine today to announce a new package of military support and to insist the UK will not “falter” in its backing for Kyiv.  The Prime Minister will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and sign … Read more

Politics latest news: Minister admits risk of wrongful exonerations under new Post Office law

Politics latest news: Minister admits risk of wrongful exonerations under new Post Office law

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Fujitsu should repay the “fortune” spent on the Post Office scandal if it is found culpable, the Justice Secretary suggested, as pressure mounts on the firm behind the faulty Horizon software. If the statutory inquiry into the saga finds the “scale of the … Read more

Post Office latest news: Announcement ‘imminent’ on Government’s plan to help scandal victims, promises minister

Post Office latest news: Announcement ‘imminent’ on Government’s plan to help scandal victims, promises minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE An announcement of the Government’s plan to help the victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is “imminent”, the postal services minister said this morning.  Kevin Hollinrake said the Government believed it now has the “solution” but he could not be specific … Read more

Politics latest news: Minister denies Sunak’s Treasury was slow to pay Post Office scandal compensation

Politics latest news: Minister denies Sunak’s Treasury was slow to pay Post Office scandal compensation

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Mel Stride said the Government is moving at “very considerable pace” to help the victims of the Post Office scandal.  It was suggested to the Work and Pensions Secretary that the Government could pass a law tomorrow quashing the convictions.  Asked why the … Read more

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak ‘not serious’ about climate change action, says Sir Alok Sharma

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak ‘not serious’ about climate change action, says Sir Alok Sharma

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has vowed to “continue to confront the difficult challenges” and “not take the easy way out” as Parliament returns for the first time this year. MPs are returning to Westminster this afternoon following their Christmas break, kickstarting a year which will … Read more

Politics latest news: Starmer wants early election because ‘things are getting better’ for Tories

Politics latest news: Starmer wants early election because ‘things are getting better’ for Tories

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer is pushing for an early general election because he knows “things are starting to get better” for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives, a senior Tory MP has claimed.  Sir Robert Goodwill, a former minister and the chairman of the Environment, … Read more

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson labels Reform UK leader a ‘pound shop Nigel Farage’

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson labels Reform UK leader a ‘pound shop Nigel Farage’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson labelled Richard Tice a “pound shop Nigel Farage” amid rising tensions between the Tories and Reform UK.  Mr Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, said Mr Tice should “pipe down” after he used a press conference yesterday to criticise … Read more

Politics latest news: Farage fires immigration warning shot at Tories ahead of election

Politics latest news: Farage fires immigration warning shot at Tories ahead of election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 3 January 2024 • 8:04am 8:04AM Farage fires immigration warning shot at Tories Nigel Farage has warned the Tories that illegal immigration is “rapidly climbing up towards the top of the list” of voters’ political priorities.  The former leader of the Brexit Party … Read more

Politics latest news: We have cleared asylum backlog, insists James Cleverly

Politics latest news: We have cleared asylum backlog, insists James Cleverly

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE James Cleverly has defended the Government over its claim to have delivered on Rishi Sunak’s pledge of clearing a backlog of asylum claims.  Mr Sunak pledged in December 2022 to “abolish” the backlog of more than 91,000 outstanding “legacy” asylum cases older than … Read more

Politics latest news: Scrap Equality Act to restore common sense in workplace, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

Politics latest news: Scrap Equality Act to restore common sense in workplace, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said the Equality Act should be scrapped to tackle “wokery” and restore common sense to the workplace.  The former business secretary said workers needed to be allowed to “get on with their jobs, not spend all their time and energy … Read more

Politics latest news: Britain will hit 600,000 heat pumps target by 2028, insists minister

Politics latest news: Britain will hit 600,000 heat pumps target by 2028, insists minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A target of installing 600,000 new heat pumps every year by 2028 will be hit by the Government, the energy efficiency minister insisted this morning.  Lord Callanan said the Government is “on target” despite official figures showing annual installations are currently far below … Read more

Politics latest news: Tory rebels ‘overreached’ by criticising Rwanda Bill and then failing to vote against it, claims Osborne

Politics latest news: Tory rebels ‘overreached’ by criticising Rwanda Bill and then failing to vote against it, claims Osborne

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE George Osborne claimed Tory Rwanda Bill rebels “overreached” by criticising the legislation and then failing to vote against it.  The former chancellor said Rishi Sunak had “held the line” and effectively “called their bluff” by refusing to give significant ground ahead of the … Read more

Thursday evening news briefing: New CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord released

Thursday evening news briefing: New CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord released

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Police have released the last-known CCTV footage of missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord, who disappeared almost a week ago in Norwich. Elsewhere, European police have foiled a major Hamas plot to attack Jewish sites across the continent, with seven suspected members of … Read more

Politics latest news: Tory Rwanda rebels lack ‘courage of their own convictions’, claims Farage

Politics latest news: Tory Rwanda rebels lack ‘courage of their own convictions’, claims Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The UK’s population crisis, fuelled by immigration, is “diminishing directly” the quality of life in the country, Nigel Farage has argued.  Mr Farage told GB News that illegal migration represented “very small beer compared to legal migration” in terms of overall numbers but … Read more

Wednesday evening news briefing: Lineker tweets ‘probably broke BBC guidelines’

Thursday evening news briefing: New CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord released

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Gary Lineker’s tweets probably broke BBC guidelines, according to Samir Shah, the corporation’s new chairman. Elsewhere, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has triggered a contest for his successor by announcing he will step down by Easter. Gary Lineker tweets probably broke … Read more

Rwanda Bill latest: Spring flights possible despite Tory infighting, says James Cleverly

Rwanda Bill latest: Spring flights possible despite Tory infighting, says James Cleverly

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE James Cleverly insisted the Government’s target of starting Rwanda deportation flights in the spring next year was still “credible” despite Tory infighting over Rishi Sunak’s flagship migration legislation.  The Home Secretary said he believed a spring start date remained a “credible timescale” despite … Read more

Politics latest news: Sunak meets Tory migration hardliners for breakfast to quell Rwanda Bill revolt

Politics latest news: Sunak meets Tory migration hardliners for breakfast to quell Rwanda Bill revolt

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak launched a personal attempt to avert a Conservative rebellion over his flagship Rwanda Bill as he met Tory migration hardliners for breakfast in 10 Downing Street this morning.  More than a dozen Tory backbenchers, including deputy chairman of the Conservative Party … Read more

Politics latest news: Just one in 200 appeals against Rwanda plan would succeed, claims Shapps

Politics latest news: Just one in 200 appeals against Rwanda plan would succeed, claims Shapps

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Only one in 200 migrant appeals against being sent to Rwanda would succeed under the Government’s new deportation plan, Grant Shapps has claimed.  The Defence Secretary said Home Office modelling suggested the “vast majority” of appeals from asylum seekers attempting to block being … Read more

Politics latest news: £290m on Rwanda scheme the ‘right investment’, immigration minister insists

Politics latest news: £290m on Rwanda scheme the ‘right investment’, immigration minister insists

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The £290 million that the Government plans to spend on the Rwanda scheme is “the right investment”, one of Rishi Sunak’s new immigration ministers has insisted. Britain has given Rwanda an extra £100 million this year – on top of the £140 million … Read more

Politics latest news: Jenrick resignation over Rwanda ‘deeply worrying’

Politics latest news: Jenrick resignation over Rwanda ‘deeply worrying’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A Tory member of the home affairs committee has appeared to accuse Rishi Sunak of blocking the “will of the British people” over illegal immigration. Adam Holloway, who served as a government whip under Liz Truss, told Times Radio that he would “completely … Read more

Politics latest news: Next election will be ‘really hard struggle’ for Tory Party, admits minister

Politics latest news: Next election will be ‘really hard struggle’ for Tory Party, admits minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The next election will be a “really hard struggle” for the Conservatives, the security minister has admitted as the party continues to trail Labour by almost 20 points in the polls. Tom Tugendhat insisted the Tories were still capable of winning the next … Read more

Tuesday evening news briefing: More 2019 Tory voters will back Reform than Labour at next election

Thursday evening news briefing: New CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord released

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. More people who voted Conservative in 2019 plan to back Reform UK at the next general election than Labour, a poll has found. Elsewhere, the Duke of Sussex has argued that he was treated “less favourably” than others when he was … Read more

Politics latest news: Minister ‘confident’ Rwanda flights will start before election

Politics latest news: Minister ‘confident’ Rwanda flights will start before election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The immigration minister has declared he is “confident” that Rwanda deportation flights will begin before the next general election. Robert Jenrick was speaking as James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, was expected to fly out to Rwanda to sign a revised treaty with the … Read more

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak’s popularity hits all-time low among Tory grassroots

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak’s popularity hits all-time low among Tory grassroots

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak’s popularity has hit an all-time low among the Conservative Party grassroots, new figures suggest. In this month’s ranking of Cabinet ministers by ConservativeHome, the Tory news and opinion website, Mr Sunak’s net approval rating has plummeted from 7.1 to minus 25.4, … Read more

Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Labour leader dies aged 79

Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Labour leader dies aged 79

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Baroness Kinnock, who he called a “true fighter for the Labour Party”, after her death was announced on Sunday. The Labour Party leader said: “On behalf of the whole Labour Party, I want to pay tribute to … Read more

Starmer heaps praise on Thatcher as he woos Conservative voters

Starmer heaps praise on Thatcher as he woos Conservative voters

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In a separate Telegraph article, Sir Bill Cash, a veteran Conservative Brexiteer, warned that voters “will not excuse failure on the illegal migration issue in yet another Bill”. On Saturday, Labour said it expected that a surge in illegal Channel crossings this weekend … Read more

Labour plans GP hubs with evening and weekend walk-ins

Labour plans GP hubs with evening and weekend walk-ins

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE GP hubs where patients can walk in at evenings and weekends are being planned by Labour in an attempt to “fix the NHS”. Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said that if Labour were to win the next general election, the party would … Read more

Politics latest news: Sunak promises to ‘finish the job’ and get Rwanda scheme ‘up and running’

Politics latest news: Sunak promises to ‘finish the job’ and get Rwanda scheme ‘up and running’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK can “stand tall” at the Cop28 conference as it remains a “leader” on tackling climate change as he hit back at criticism from Lord Goldsmith.  The Prime Minister’s attendance at the summit in Dubai today comes after … Read more

Former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling dies aged 70

Former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling dies aged 70

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Alistair Darling has died after a short illness aged 70, his family has confirmed. Darling served as Chancellor in Gordon Brown’s government after Tony Blair stood down as Prime Minister. He later led the victorious Better Together campaign in the 2014 independence referendum, … Read more

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson tells EU chief to ‘shut up’ after she suggested reversing Brexit

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson tells EU chief to ‘shut up’ after she suggested reversing Brexit

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson said it looked like Home Office officials were “not bothered” about stopping illegal migration.  Sir Matthew Rycroft, the permanent secretary at the Home Office, appeared in front of the Home Affairs Select Committee yesterday.  He refused to tell MPs how much … Read more

Politics latest news: Kwarteng backs Braverman over raising migrant salary threshold

Politics latest news: Kwarteng backs Braverman over raising migrant salary threshold

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Net migration levels are “way in excess” of what the Tories have promised at past general elections, Kwasi Kwarteng has said.  The former chancellor told GB News that there needs to be “more control” over who is coming to the UK.  He said: … Read more

Politics latest news: Mass migration could cost Tories next general election, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

Politics latest news: Mass migration could cost Tories next general election, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 28 November 2023 • 8:11am 8:10AM Mass migration could cost the Tories next election, says Rees-Mogg The question of mass migration could cost the Conservative Party victory at the next general election, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said.  He told GB News: “The question of … Read more

Politics latest news: A lot of work to be done to curb net migration, says Kemi Badenoch

Politics latest news: A lot of work to be done to curb net migration, says Kemi Badenoch

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 27 November 2023 • 8:04am 8:04AM Rishi Sunak dismisses claims of return to austerity after Autumn Statement Rishi Sunak has dismissed claims of a return to austerity in the wake of the Autumn Statement as he said such accusations are “simply unfounded”.  Economists … Read more

Politics latest news: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for Tory failures on immigration

Politics latest news: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for Tory failures on immigration

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 24 November 2023 • 8:26am 8:26AM PM thanks Qatar and Egypt for ‘intensive diplomacy’ The Prime Minister has thanked Qatar and Egypt for their “intensive diplomacy” in helping to secure a pause in the fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. The temporary truce in … Read more

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt hints at further pre-election tax cuts

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt hints at further pre-election tax cuts

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt suggested tax cuts announced at the Autumn Statement were just a “start” as the Chancellor hinted at further giveaways before the next general election. Mr Hunt said he was able to “make a start” yesterday on efforts to reduce the tax … Read more

Politics latest news: Tories sink to lowest poll level since March after Braverman sacked and Rwanda ruling

Politics latest news: Tories sink to lowest poll level since March after Braverman sacked and Rwanda ruling

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Politics latest news: Tories sink to lowest poll level since March after Braverman sacked and Rwanda ruling . MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE

Rachel Reeves refuses to say whether Labour would reverse inheritance tax cuts

Rachel Reeves refuses to say whether Labour would reverse inheritance tax cuts

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Asked if she would reverse changes to benefits sanctions, Ms Reeves said: “They have been in power now for 13 years. If it’s the case that people can play the system and not look for work whilst claiming taxpayers’ money, that’s on them, … Read more

Politics latest news: Mark Harper ‘confident’ of Rwanda migrant plan in face of Braverman criticism

Politics latest news: Mark Harper ‘confident’ of Rwanda migrant plan in face of Braverman criticism

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 17 November 2023 • 8:20am 8:20AM Transport Secretary: PM will ‘do what it takes’ to get Rwanda flights in the air The Transport Secretary said Rishi Sunak had made clear that he will “do what it takes” to get Rwanda migrant flights off … Read more

Politics latest news: James Cleverly ‘absolutely determined’ first Rwanda flight will take off by general election

Politics latest news: James Cleverly ‘absolutely determined’ first Rwanda flight will take off by general election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson said talk of a Tory leadership election was “absolute nonsense”.  The deputy chairman of the Conservative Party said that such talk was “playing right into the Labour Party’s hands” and even if there was a contest Rishi Sunak would win “hands … Read more

First minister launches tirade against MPs over ‘unforgivable’ ceasefire decision

First minister launches tirade against MPs over ‘unforgivable’ ceasefire decision

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The First Minister said: “Today at Westminster MPs were presented with the chance to vote in favour of the SNP ceasefire. This was a plea to put humanity before politics by endorsing a ceasefire. “Too many parents have had to bury their children … Read more

Politics latest news: Braverman’s blistering letter was a ‘hand grenade’ to No 10

Politics latest news: Braverman’s blistering letter was a ‘hand grenade’ to No 10

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Suella Braverman’s resignation letter was a “hand grenade thrown into No 10”, a senior Tory MP has said.  Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the treasurer of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, said the scathing letter suggested the former home secretary was “feeling very … Read more

Suella Braverman latest news: Bombshell resignation letter an ‘indictment’ of Rishi Sunak, say Tory MPs

Suella Braverman latest news: Bombshell resignation letter an ‘indictment’ of Rishi Sunak, say Tory MPs

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Suella Braverman latest news: Bombshell resignation letter an 'indictment' of Rishi Sunak, say Tory MPs . MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE

Politics latest news: David Cameron’s return shows Tories are ‘strong and united’, says new party chairman

Politics latest news: David Cameron’s return shows Tories are ‘strong and united’, says new party chairman

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 14 November 2023 • 7:48am 7:48AM New Tory chairman vows to make party ‘fighting fit’ for election Richard Holden said he will ensure the Conservative Party is “fighting fit” for the next general election campaign.  The new Tory chairman, who also serves as … Read more

Suella Braverman news: Home Secretary’s future uncertain, suggests minister amid reshuffle speculation

Suella Braverman news: Home Secretary’s future uncertain, suggests minister amid reshuffle speculation

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 13 November 2023 • 8:14am 8:14AM Minister unable to say if Braverman will be Home Secretary in a week’s time A minister was unable to say if Suella Braverman will still be Home Secretary in a week’s time amid uncertainty over her future.  … Read more

Politics latest news: Suella Braverman should not be sacked, Cabinet minister says

Politics latest news: Suella Braverman should not be sacked, Cabinet minister says

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 10 November 2023 • 8:31am 8:31AM Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg backs Suella Braverman Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has backed Suella Braverman in the row over her comments about the police as he said calls for her to be sacked were “disproportionate”.  The former business secretary … Read more

Politics latest news: Transport Secretary refuses to back Braverman over police protester comments

Politics latest news: Transport Secretary refuses to back Braverman over police protester comments

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Mark Harper distanced himself from his Cabinet colleague Suella Braverman this morning after she accused the police of “playing favourites” with protesters.  The Transport Secretary would not say if he agreed with the Home Secretary’s remarks after she also claimed the Metropolitan Police … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour will not change Gaza ceasefire stance despite shadow minister resignation

Politics latest news: Labour will not change Gaza ceasefire stance despite shadow minister resignation

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, said she understood the “strength of feeling” within the Labour Party on the Gaza ceasefire issue following the resignation of Imran Hussain from the frontbench. But she said she believed a “humanitarian pause” remained the right approach. … Read more

MP resigns as shadow minister in protest over Labour’s position on a Gaza ceasefire

MP resigns as shadow minister in protest over Labour’s position on a Gaza ceasefire

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A Labour frontbencher has resigned to “strongly advocate for a ceasefire” in the Middle East, adding to pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over his position on the conflict. Imran Hussain, MP for Bradford East, said he was stepping back from his role as … Read more

King’s Speech live: Criminal justice reforms about ‘head as well as heart’, says Justice Secretary

King’s Speech live: Criminal justice reforms about ‘head as well as heart’, says Justice Secretary

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 7 November 2023 • 8:08am 8:08AM Chalk: Criminal justice reforms about ‘head as well as heart’ Alex Chalk said criminal justice reforms due to be set out at the King’s Speech this morning are about “head as well as heart”. The Justice Secretary … Read more

Politics latest news: Two Labour council leaders call for Starmer to resign over Israel stance

Politics latest news: Two Labour council leaders call for Starmer to resign over Israel stance

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Tom Tugendhat, the security minister, has suggested a pro-Palestine rally planned for Remembrance weekend should not go ahead.  Mr Tugendhat, a former soldier, said it can be a “very painful moment” for veterans and it is therefore “not an appropriate time” for protest.  … Read more

Politics latest news: Terminator-style ‘loss of control’ gravest risk of AI, suggests Science Secretary

Politics latest news: Terminator-style ‘loss of control’ gravest risk of AI, suggests Science Secretary

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A Terminator-style “loss of control” over artificial intelligence is the most concerning risk posed by the technology, the Science Secretary suggested this morning.  Michelle Donelan said losing control of AI was the risk she was “most concerned about because it is the one … Read more

Politics latest news: We must ‘protect ourselves’ against AI risks, says Dowden ahead of landmark summit

Politics latest news: We must ‘protect ourselves’ against AI risks, says Dowden ahead of landmark summit

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Covid Inquiry will “get to the bottom of exactly what happened” during the pandemic, Oliver Dowden said.  Asked about Dominic Cummings’ evidence to the inquiry yesterday, the Deputy Prime Minister told Times Radio: “I think what you saw yesterday was the inquiry … Read more

Politics latest news: Gaza ceasefire could risk more Hamas violence, Starmer to say amid Labour revolt

Politics latest news: Gaza ceasefire could risk more Hamas violence, Starmer to say amid Labour revolt

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A permanent ceasefire in Gaza now could risk more Hamas violence in the future, Sir Keir Starmer is expected to say as he attempts to repair a damaging Labour split.  Sir Keir will deliver a speech on the Middle East this morning in … Read more

Politics latest news: Sunak shares ‘serious concern’ over worsening Gaza crisis

Politics latest news: Sunak shares ‘serious concern’ over worsening Gaza crisis

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has expressed “serious concern at the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza” after fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified over the weekend. Mr Sunak spoke to Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, last night to discuss the crisis in the … Read more

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak has achieved little in first year, three-quarters of voters say

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak has achieved little in first year, three-quarters of voters say

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 27 October 2023 • 8:47am 8:47AM China could try to ‘water down’ AI rules at UK summit, says ex-Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith claimed China could attempt to “water down” conclusions and suggested new rules on artificial intelligence at a summit hosted … Read more

Politics latest news: Oliver Dowden warns elections could be at risk from AI

Politics latest news: Oliver Dowden warns elections could be at risk from AI

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Oliver Dowden said he believed artificial intelligence is an “exciting, game changing opportunity” when it comes to potentially tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems.  But the Deputy Prime Minister said the world needed to be “clear eyed about the risks associated with it”.  … Read more

Politics latest news: Illegal migrants placing ‘unbearable pressure’ on housing, says Robert Jenrick

Politics latest news: Illegal migrants placing ‘unbearable pressure’ on housing, says Robert Jenrick

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE High levels of illegal migration are putting “unbearable pressure” on the UK’s housing and public services and it cannot continue, Robert Jenrick said this morning.  The immigration minister also said the small boats crisis was “risking community cohesion”.  He made the comments after … Read more

Starmer accused of ‘gravely misrepresenting’ meeting with Muslim community

Starmer accused of ‘gravely misrepresenting’ meeting with Muslim community

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of having “gravely misrepresented” a meeting with Muslim leaders in south Wales over the weekend, amid anger among some in Labour over the party leader’s position on the Israel-Hamas conflict. In a statement published late on Tuesday … Read more

Politics latest news: Treasury minister refuses to rule out tax rises at Autumn Statement

Politics latest news: Treasury minister refuses to rule out tax rises at Autumn Statement

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A Treasury minister has refused to rule out tax rises at the Autumn Statement next month.  Victoria Atkins, the financial secretary to the Treasury, was asked twice whether Jeremy Hunt could increase the tax burden on November 22 given the Chancellor has already … Read more

Politics latest news: Three-quarters of voters want general election by May next year

Politics latest news: Three-quarters of voters want general election by May next year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 23 October 2023 • 8:42am 8:42AM ‘I think people want us to be focused’ Mark Harper said voters want ministers to be “focused” on delivering on key issues after he was asked whether the Government could “ignore” a survey showing three quarters of … Read more

Tories suffer worst by-election defeat since Second World War as Labour seizes Tamworth

Tories suffer worst by-election defeat since Second World War as Labour seizes Tamworth

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Finishing her speech with a direct challenge to Mr Sunak, she said: “My message to the Prime Minister is get in your government car, drive to Buckingham Palace, do the decent thing and call a general election.” According to Electoral Calculus founder Martin … Read more

By-election results live: Tories fear possible double defeat in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth

By-election results live: Tories fear possible double defeat in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Counting is under way in the fiercely contested Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections which will challenge the Tories ahead of an expected election next year.  The Tories are defending what should be safe seats, but allies of Rishi Sunak have admitted the party … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour will have ‘fairer’ approach to trans self ID, says Starmer

Politics latest news: Labour will have ‘fairer’ approach to trans self ID, says Starmer

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Labour Party will take a “fairer” approach to transgender self ID if elected, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Sir Keir hardened his party’s stance on gender in July when he said the policy of self-identification without a medical certificate was not the … Read more

Politics latest news: Treasury minister refuses to commit to increase benefits in line with inflation

Politics latest news: Treasury minister refuses to commit to increase benefits in line with inflation

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A Treasury minister has refused to give a commitment to increase benefits in line with inflation next year. The Office for National Statistics today published figures which showed inflation in the 12 months to September was 6.7 per cent. The September inflation figure … Read more

Rishi Sunak latest news: Tories must win by-election this week to ‘keep flame of hope alive’

Rishi Sunak latest news: Tories must win by-election this week to ‘keep flame of hope alive’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party must win at least one of the two by-elections this week to keep their general election hopes alive, a leading polling expert has suggested.  Professor Sir John Curtice said it would be “rather useful” for the Tories … Read more

Politics latest news: Liz Truss piles pressure on Rishi Sunak to cut taxes during Texas visit

Politics latest news: Liz Truss piles pressure on Rishi Sunak to cut taxes during Texas visit

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Liz Truss piled the pressure on Rishi Sunak to cut taxes as she took her economic growth agenda to the US.  The former prime minister visited Austin, Texas, and held talks with Texas Governor Greg Abbott.  Ms Truss said they had discussed how … Read more

Labour Party conference latest: Starmer vows to ‘get tough’ with Nimbys blocking new homes

Labour Party conference latest: Starmer vows to ‘get tough’ with Nimbys blocking new homes

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “get tough” with Nimbys – including his own MPs – if they try to stand in the way of his pledge to build 1.5million new homes.  Sir Keir confirmed the pledge in his conference speech in Liverpool … Read more

Labour Party conference live: Starmer ‘not getting carried away’ with prospect of winning

Labour Party conference live: Starmer ‘not getting carried away’ with prospect of winning

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer is not getting “carried away” with the prospect of the Labour Party winning power at the next general election, one of his allies insisted this morning, despite talk of a decade in power.  Sir Keir is expected to use his … Read more

Labour Party conference live: Labour government would borrow to invest, admits Rachel Reeves

Labour Party conference live: Labour government would borrow to invest, admits Rachel Reeves

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rachel Reeves said a Labour government would be prepared to borrow money to invest in the UK economy as she prepares to deliver he keynote speech on the second day of the party’s annual conference in Liverpool. However, the shadow chancellor said borrowing … Read more

Labour Party conference live: Labour ‘bang on schedule’ to win general election, says Sir Keir Starmer

Labour Party conference live: Labour ‘bang on schedule’ to win general election, says Sir Keir Starmer

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 8 October 2023 • 8:19am 8:19AM Starmer announces £1.5bn plan to tackle NHS waiting lists Sir Keir Starmer has announced a £1.5 billion plan to tackle NHS waiting lists.  In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, he set out proposals to pay doctors … Read more

‘SNP wipeout’ possible after seismic Labour by-election win, says Scottish Tory

‘SNP wipeout’ possible after seismic Labour by-election win, says Scottish Tory

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In a humiliating night for the SNP and Humza Yousaf, the First Minister, there was a 20.4 per cent swing to Labour compared to the 2019 general election, when the nationalists easily took the seat. Sir John Curtice, the leading polling expert, has … Read more

Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election results live: Counting under way as Labour eye stunning victory

Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election results live: Counting under way as Labour eye stunning victory

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rutherglen and Hamilton West is seen as a key bellwether for Labour’s hopes of staging a major comeback in Scotland in next year’s general election, which would provide a major boost to Sir Keir Starmer’s chances of becoming Prime Minister. It is also … Read more

Labour would not reverse Rishi Sunak’s HS2 cut

Labour would not reverse Rishi Sunak’s HS2 cut

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer would not build the second phase of HS2 if he wins the next general election. On Thursday, the Labour leader said he would stick to Rishi Sunak’s plan to use the savings made by scrapping part of the high-speed rail … Read more

Politics latest news: Smoking ban ‘biggest public health intervention in a generation’, says Sunak

Politics latest news: Smoking ban ‘biggest public health intervention in a generation’, says Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 5 October 2023 • 8:01am 8:01AM Transport Secretary shrugs off HS2 criticism from Tory ex-PMs Mark Harper defended the decision to scrap HS2 north of Birmingham as he shrugged off criticism from David Cameron and Boris Johnson. The Transport Secretary told Sky News: … Read more

Tory conference live: Majority believe Sunak doing a bad job on five priorities ahead of PM’s speech

Tory conference live: Majority believe Sunak doing a bad job on five priorities ahead of PM’s speech

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A majority of the British public believe Rishi Sunak is doing a bad job delivering on his five key priorities in a set back for the Prime Minister ahead of his keynote speech at Tory conference today.  Mr Sunak pledged in January to … Read more

Politics latest news: Minister refuses to rule out further tax rises despite surging burden

Politics latest news: Minister refuses to rule out further tax rises despite surging burden

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A Treasury minister refused to rule out further tax rises before the next general election despite a report concluding the tax burden is on course to rise by more in the current parliament than during any other since the Second World War.  Andrew … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour ‘forced to U-turn’ on private school plans as they ‘just don’t work’

Politics latest news: Labour ‘forced to U-turn’ on private school plans as they ‘just don’t work’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 28 September 2023 • 7:52am 7:52AM Starmer denies ‘attack’ on private schools Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is not launching an “attack” on private schools with his plans to impose VAT on fees if Labour wins the next general election. “We have … Read more

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt ‘considering’ future of HS2

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt ‘considering’ future of HS2

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt is “considering” the future of HS2, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said this morning.  Ms Frazer said chancellors “always” consider the cost of major infrastructure projects “to the public purse”.  She was asked if Lord Hague, the former Tory leader, was right … Read more

Politics latest news: UN Refugee Convention is ‘out of date’, minister says

Politics latest news: UN Refugee Convention is ‘out of date’, minister says

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The United Nations Refugee Convention is out of date, a Home Office minister said this morning ahead of a major speech on the subject by Suella Braverman.  Chris Philp, the policing minister, said the existing convention should be “looked at on an international … Read more

Politics latest news: Scrapping HS2 would be ‘act of huge economic self-harm’, Heseltine and Osborne warn

Politics latest news: Scrapping HS2 would be ‘act of huge economic self-harm’, Heseltine and Osborne warn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE There must be a “really detailed inquiry” into the ballooning cost of HS2 to find out how the initial estimated cost of the project proved to be so wide of the mark, Lord Heseltine said.  The high speed railway line was given a … Read more

Politics latest news: ‘Better deal’ with EU will ease cost-of-living crisis, suggests Rachel Reeves

Politics latest news: ‘Better deal’ with EU will ease cost-of-living crisis, suggests Rachel Reeves

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A “better deal” with the EU would help to ease the cost of living crisis, Rachel Reeves has suggested after Labour insisted it will not diverge from Brussels rules if it wins power. Sir Keir Starmer, the opposition leader, told a Left-wing audience … Read more

Politics news latest: Thatcher would have backed me over net zero, says Sunak

Politics news latest: Thatcher would have backed me over net zero, says Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has said Margaret Thatcher would have backed his position on net zero after he delayed a number of key green policies. The Prime Minister on Wednesday postponed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to … Read more

Net zero latest news: Sunak summons Cabinet to emergency meeting

Net zero latest news: Sunak summons Cabinet to emergency meeting

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak risks making the “greatest mistake of his premiership so far” if he proceeds with a watering down of the Government’s net zero pledges, a senior Tory MP has warned.  Chris Skidmore, a former energy minister who conducted an independent review of … Read more

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has Alzheimer’s

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has Alzheimer’s

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE He stood as an independent and became the first mayor of London in May 2000 when then-prime minister Sir Tony created the powerful post. In his second term, which he won as the official Labour candidate, he earned praise for the way he … Read more

Politics latest news: Starmer to meet Macron amid doubts over Labour’s Brexit plan

Politics latest news: Starmer to meet Macron amid doubts over Labour’s Brexit plan

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks this morning after his hopes of achieving a “closer trading relationship” with the EU were dealt a blow.  The Labour leader is concluding his world tour, which has included a … Read more

Politics latest news: Starmer pledges ‘closer’ EU ties if Labour win power

Politics latest news: Starmer pledges ‘closer’ EU ties if Labour win power

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 18 September 2023 • 8:08am 8:08AM Labour leader has ‘utter determination’ to make Brexit work Sir Keir Starmer said he has an “utter determination” to make Brexit work as he restated a Labour government would not seek to take the UK back into … Read more

David Lammy proposes reset of foreign policy to strength Britain’s EU ties

David Lammy proposes reset of foreign policy to strength Britain’s EU ties

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has proposed forging stronger ties between Britain and the EU through a reset of foreign policy under a future Labour government. Mr Lammy underlined that he felt it was time the UK regained its place as a … Read more

Friday evening news briefing: Man killed by dogs in ‘frenzy’ named

Thursday evening news briefing: New CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord released

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Russian commander killed in combat The commander of an “elite” Russian regiment, Vasily Popov, has been killed, top war analysts believe. The 247th Guards Air Assault (VDV) Regiment leader has been killed in combat as units are ground down in key areas, The … Read more

Politics latest news: Starmer small boats plan already collapsing, minister claims

Politics latest news: Starmer small boats plan already collapsing, minister claims

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to tackle the migrant Channel crossings crisis is already collapsing, the policing minister has claimed.  Chris Philp said Labour’s small boats blueprint had “no credibility” and argued voters do not want what he described as Sir Keir’s “open border … Read more

Thursday evening news briefing: Starmer has ‘zero balls’ like Ken, says Mordaunt

Thursday evening news briefing: New CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord released

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Rishi Sunak has said that Labour’s new plan to tackle the Channel migrant crisis is “not credible”. And Penny Mordaunt has accused Sir Keir Starmer of having “zero balls” like “Beach Ken”. Labour’s small boats plan ‘not credible’, says Sunak Rishi … Read more

Small boats crisis: Starmer unsure how many EU migrants UK would take under Labour plan

Small boats crisis: Starmer unsure how many EU migrants UK would take under Labour plan

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer was unable to say how many asylum seekers the UK could take from the rest of Europe under his plan to tackle the migrant Channel crossings crisis.  The Labour leader is today unveiling his small boats blueprint and one of … Read more

Keir Starmer plots deal to take EU’s migrants

Keir Starmer plots deal to take EU’s migrants

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rwanda flights have also been grounded pending the outcome of a Supreme Court ruling on their legality, while the EU has so far spurned any post-Brexit returns agreement with the UK. On Wednesday, it emerged that Sir Keir will meet Mr Macron at … Read more

Politics latest news: Temporarily cut triple lock to fund tax cuts, George Osborne suggests

Politics latest news: Temporarily cut triple lock to fund tax cuts, George Osborne suggests

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE George Osborne suggested the Government could temporarily water down the triple lock to fund tax cuts or more spending on public services amid a growing debate about the future of the state pension guarantee.  The triple lock is a key Tory pledge that … Read more

Tony Blair tells Labour to avoid ‘taxing and spending’ way out of economic crisis

Tony Blair tells Labour to avoid ‘taxing and spending’ way out of economic crisis

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Tony Blair has urged Labour to hold to the centre ground and avoid “taxing and spending” its way out of economic turmoil. The former prime minister also credited Sir Keir Starmer with bringing his party back from “the brink of extinction”. But … Read more

Politics latest news: China ‘almost an enemy’ but this is no cold war, says ex-MI6 chief

Politics latest news: China ‘almost an enemy’ but this is no cold war, says ex-MI6 chief

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE China are “almost enemies” of the United Kingdom but the two nations are not in a cold war and it is still possible to trade with each other, a former boss of MI6 said.  Sir Richard Dearlove said it was possible to be … Read more

Politics latest news: China not a ‘foe’, says minister despite spy claims

Politics latest news: China not a ‘foe’, says minister despite spy claims

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Kemi Badenoch said the UK should not describe China as a “foe” despite the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for Beijing.  The Business and Trade Secretary was asked during an interview on Sky News this morning if China should … Read more

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak hails ‘special’ visit to India ahead of G20 summit

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak hails ‘special’ visit to India ahead of G20 summit

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has described his first trip to India as Prime Minister as a “special” moment, as he pointed to descriptions of him as “India’s son-in-law”.  Speaking on a flight to Delhi ahead of the G20 summit, the Prime Minister said the country … Read more

Politics latest news: Rejoining EU’s Horizon programme ‘right deal’ for UK, says Sunak

Politics latest news: Rejoining EU’s Horizon programme ‘right deal’ for UK, says Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The UK is rejoining the European Union’s scientific research programme Horizon as Rishi Sunak said he had struck the “right deal for British taxpayers”.  Downing Street announced the move early this morning, with the Prime Minister having agreed a discounted membership fee as … Read more

Politics latest news: Grant Shapps says he’ll ‘fight’ for higher defence budget

Politics latest news: Grant Shapps says he’ll ‘fight’ for higher defence budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Grant Shapps said he will “fight” for a higher budget for the Ministry of Defence but he will lobby Rishi Sunak for the extra cash “in my own way”.  The Defence Secretary was asked this morning if he will be as vociferous as … Read more

Birmingham City Council declares effective bankruptcy

Birmingham City Council declares effective bankruptcy

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Birmingham City Council has effectively declared itself bankrupt as it announced it will cease all but essential spending. Europe’s largest local authority, which provides services for more than a million residents, has issued a Section 114 notice – meaning expenditure will solely be … Read more

Politics latest news: Concrete crisis will be resolved ‘far sooner than Christmas’

Politics latest news: Concrete crisis will be resolved ‘far sooner than Christmas’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The crumbling concrete crisis will be resolved “far sooner than Christmas”, the schools minister said this morning.  Nick Gibb said he expected affected schools to be made safe or for alternative accommodation to be found quickly, with lessons only likely to be disrupted … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour government would not raise income tax, says Starmer

Politics latest news: Labour government would not raise income tax, says Starmer

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Westminster is bracing for Sir Keir Starmer to conduct a shadow cabinet reshuffle today as MPs return to the House of Commons this afternoon following their summer break.  It is understood that the Labour leader is set to follow Rishi Sunak and make … Read more

Hospital waiting list deaths double in five years

Hospital waiting list deaths double in five years

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Caroline Abrahams, the charity director at Age UK, said: “In the wake of the pandemic, literally millions of older people are stuck on waiting lists for diagnostics and treatment they badly need, so it’s very sad but not surprising that the numbers dying … Read more

No wealth tax under Labour, Rachel Reeves pledges

No wealth tax under Labour, Rachel Reeves pledges

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rachel Reeves has ruled out any version of a wealth tax if Labour forms the next government, declaring that additional taxation will not lead to prosperity. In an interview with The Telegraph, the shadow chancellor launches a bold bid for support from businesses … Read more

Birmingham’s version of Ulez ‘increasing delivery costs for businesses’

Birmingham’s version of Ulez ‘increasing delivery costs for businesses’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Business owners in Birmingham told the BBC that the CAZ had increased their costs. One resident said: “I ordered something to my shop, first question they asked me was if I was in the zone or out – once you say I’m inside … Read more

Former Labour MP Simon Danczuk’s Rwandan wife denied visa

Former Labour MP Simon Danczuk’s Rwandan wife denied visa

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The former Labour MP Simon Danczuk’s Rwandan wife has been denied a UK visa. Claudine Uwamahoro, 28, a beauty therapist, applied for a visitor visa last September, before she married the former parliamentarian, 56, who represented the constituency of Rochdale between 2010 and … Read more

School fees to double for next generation under Labour

School fees to double for next generation under Labour

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE But the hit on families with children in boarding school would be as much as £826,000 if schools are forced to hike their fees above that level because of Labour’s tax raid, the bank added – more than double the cost today. For … Read more

Labour candidate to replace Nadine Dorries is Greenpeace ‘zombie’

Labour candidate to replace Nadine Dorries is Greenpeace ‘zombie’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Labour’s candidate to replace the Tory MP Nadine Dorries has taken part in protests for Greenpeace, the group banned from Whitehall for climbing on Rishi Sunak’s roof, it has emerged. Alistair Strathern, 33, is vying to turn the Mid Bedfordshire seat red in an … Read more

Just Stop Oil demands ‘contemptible’, says Sir Keir Starmer

Just Stop Oil demands ‘contemptible’, says Sir Keir Starmer

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Just Stop Oil’s message to turn off the taps in the North Sea is “contemptible”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Writing in The Times, he sought to distance himself from Just Stop Oil as the Tories attack Labour for accepting £1.5 million donations … Read more

British industry punished by £3.5bn energy surcharge, Labour says

British industry punished by £3.5bn energy surcharge, Labour says

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Labour said its plans to deliver clean energy by 2030 will boost business, adding that the Tory ban on onshore wind has resulted in 7GW of lost onshore wind capacity since 2015. Energy-intensive industries have lost 11,000 jobs over the last eight years, … Read more

Second homeowners risk losing last means of avoiding double council tax

Second homeowners risk losing last means of avoiding double council tax

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE If it comes to power, Labour will require all UK holiday let owners to apply for licences as part of plans to manage the number of second homes. Tory MPs and councillors from across the South also urged the Government to close the … Read more

Margaret Ferrier ousted as MP over Covid rule-breaking

Margaret Ferrier ousted as MP over Covid rule-breaking

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE It means Ms Ferrier has now been forced to vacate her seat, presenting an opportunity for Sir Keir Starmer to build back Labour’s presence in Scotland, where his party currently has just one MP. The contest also represents the first parliamentary test for … Read more

I am on motorists’ side, says Sunak as he orders review of anti-car schemes

I am on motorists’ side, says Sunak as he orders review of anti-car schemes

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE But he is also concerned about car schemes, such as LTNs, that have become increasingly prevalent since the onset of the Covid pandemic and aim to reduce traffic in residential areas and cut carbon emissions. The zones, originally introduced by Mr Khan in … Read more

UK will rejoin EU in future, says Tony Blair

UK will rejoin EU in future, says Tony Blair

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Tony Blair said he believes the UK will go back into the EU in the future, as a new poll showed support for rejoining the bloc was at a five-year high. The former Labour prime minister told the New Statesman magazine that … Read more

Parents use loans to keep children in boarding school

Parents use loans to keep children in boarding school

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE It comes as the cost of private education has risen to record levels, with average boarding fees costing £39,000 and day fees £15,654 per child, according to analysis by this newspaper. Premium Credit said more families were asking for financial assistance to fund … Read more

Labour councils hit landlords with licence fees

Labour councils hit landlords with licence fees

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Councils are not allowed to generate a profit from these schemes under EU rules, and any income is meant to be ring-fenced. It is unclear, however, what happens to any surplus left over after the scheme is finished. Yesterday, a fourth Labour-led council, … Read more

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