Ed Miliband’s flagship announcement trashed by Sir Tony Blair
Sir Tony Blair has urged Ed Miliband to ditch his clean power by 2030 target because it “was right for its time but circumstances have changed”. The former Prime Minister’s think tank, the Tony Blair institute (TBI), called for the…
Rachel Reeves shambles as Chancellor issued warning over £2bn tax raid exemption
Rachel Reeves has been warned against enacting a plan to make NHS GPs exempt from her £2 billion tax raid on wealthy workers. The Chancellor is believed to be preparing a huge tax raid of high-earning professionals, particularly those working through limited liability…
Labour minister under pressure to quit after grooming gangs blunder
The four women who resigned from the national grooming gangs inquiry victims liaison panel have said they could return if safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigns. They told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, in a bombshell letter, that Ms Phillips had labelled…
Reform UK leaves Tories and Labour in dust as it eyes crypto revolution
If nothing else, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is showing serious blue sky thinking on the economy when it comes to crypto. Speaking at a crypto conference on Wednesday, Farage argued Reform was the “only hope” for the nation’s crypto…
Keir Starmer extends EU rules to prioritise spiders and insects over housebuilding
Keir Starmer is planning on voluntarily extending EU laws to protect spiders, insects and birds in a move that will make it even harder for the PM to meet his housebuilding pledges. On Wednesday the Supreme Court ruled that EU…
Wes Streeting rages at ‘reckless’ doctors as new strike dates announced
Doctors in England have announced another five-day strike next month in their ongoing row over jobs and pay. The British Medical Association (BMA) said resident doctors will walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on November 14 to 7am on November…
Illegal migrants issued warning by Government – ‘you will be returned again and again’
Illegal migrants have been warned they will be returned to France “again and again” after a man deported re-entered the UK. Children’s minister Josh MacAlister maintained that the Government’s one in, one out scheme is working, despite an Iranian national crossing the Channel for…
Jess Phillips torn to shreds over grooming gangs blunder: ‘She’s a disgrace!’
Jess Phillips’ handling of the grooming gangs inquiry blunder has been torn to shreds by a senior Conservative who described her as “a disgrace”. Esther McVey asked if Sir Keir Starmer was afraid of sacking Ms Phillips and sending her to the backbenches, saying the Safeguarding…
Should Nigel Farage get a weekly question at PMQs after protest?
The Reform UK leader speaks during PMQs earlier this year (Image: PA) Nigel Farage is demanding a weekly question at PMQs to allow him to respond to attacks against Reform UK. The Reform leader staged a protest at Wednesday’s session as he sat in a side gallery…
Fiona Bruce rips into Labour minister over small boats on Question Time
Fiona Bruce ripped into a Labour minister over the small boats crisis on BBC Question Time. The moment came as the panel show debated whether Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with France is working after it emerged that a migrant who was deported…