Month: July 2025

Keir Starmer suffers fresh blow as Labour regional mayor criticises ‘mess’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow with Labour regional mayors turning on his administration, claiming the Government has been left looking “disjointed” and “out of touch” with the rest of the party,…

Reform DOGE-style ban of trans books from children’s library is ‘victory for common sense’

Reform Cllr Linden Kemkaran (front centre), leader of the Reform UK Kent County Council group, (Image: PA) A Reform-run council has sparked controversy after banning  transgender-related books from the children’s sections of its libraries — a move hailed by leaders as “a victory for…

Lee Anderson breaks silence as fellow Reform MP quits party

James McMurdock has removed the party whip from himself (Image: Getty) Reform UK MP James McMurdock has removed himself from the party after allegations emerged about his business dealings during the Covid pandemic. The South Basildon and East Thurrock MP contacted Reform chief whip Lee…

Keir Starmer brands himself a ‘hard b*****d’ as he defends humiliating U-turns

Starmer defended his record in government (Image: BBC) Sir Keir Starmer has declared that he is a “hard enough b*****d” to lead the UK despite Labour’s poor polling and numerous U-turns since taking office a year ago. The Prime Minister is facing arguably his biggest…

Boris Johnson urges Tories to defeat Reform UK with unusual Nigel Farage tactic

Boris Johnson offered advice on defeating Reform UK. (Image: Getty) Boris Johnson has shared what he considers the best way for the Conservative Party to grapple with the rise of Reform UK – simply ignore them. The ex-prime minister said confronting them directly would be…

Red Wall legend warns Starmer and Reeves ‘you neglected the North – now it’s Brexit 2.0’

Triple election-winning Conservative Tees Valley Mayor Lord Houchen (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) The Red Wall faces a “Brexit 2.0” moment with devastating consequences for Labour, according to the Tees Valley Mayor who dreams of closing Britain’s North-South divide. Ben Houchen blazed a trail for Boris Johnson’s 2019…

Angela Rayner’s 1.5 new homes in crisis as locals rage against ‘horrifying’ plan

Angela Rayner has been warned she is at risk of missing Labour’s 1.5m new homes target (Image: Getty) Angela Rayner’s plan to build 1.5 million homes has seen Whitehall diktats impose “ridiculous” targets on a “beautiful” part of Kent and risk “real harm”…

Full details of Nigel Farage’s plan to become prime minister revealed

Nigel Farage is serious about becoming prime minister (Image: Getty) Nigel Farage has drawn up a three-year plan to become prime minister as Reform UK starts preparing for government. It involves appointing a full shadow cabinet, despite having only five MPs at present, enlisting…

Emmanuel Macron ‘demands UK recognises Palestine as state’ – leaving Israel furious

Macron will meet with Starmer next week (Image: Getty) French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly calling on the UK to recognise Palestine as a state ahead of a three-day state visit to the country next week. Mr Macron and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are tipped…

Rachel Reeves now knows what it feels like to be governed by Labour for one year

OPINION Rachel Reeves’s tears tell a story (Image: BBC/UNPIXS) Wow! A picture might well paint a thousand words, but the one above also cost the nation’s economy around £3 billion as last week the markets were as comprehensively spooked as they had been…