Tory civil war sees Boris Johnson allies claim victory over embattled Sunak

Rishi Sunak discusses illegal migration on visit to Italy A Tory grassroots organisation closely allied to Boris Johnson which has been highly critical of Rishi Sunak has claimed that it has stopped the party leadership from trying to “stitch up” candidate selection for the next general election. The move looks like a new blow to the authority of the embattled […]

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Keir Starmer says there are ‘grounds for changing law’ on assisted dying

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has backed calls for a change in the law on assisted dying. The cause has been championed by Dame Esther Rantzen, who has called for politicians to grapple with the issue for the first time since 2015. The Childline founder and broadcaster, 83, has stage four lung cancer and earlier this week said she has […]

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Tory MPs terrified Farage could try to make a comeback in February by-election

Nigel Farage quizzed over his future plans Conservative MPs have privately raised fears that Reform UK and Nigel Farage could have been handed a major opportunity to make a political breakthrough in the New Year. The Wellingborough by-election called after a successful recall petition against sitting former Tory MP Peter Bone, who was suspended over bullying allegations, has left the […]

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Greedy Sadiq Khan given savage ultimatum after £500m wish list cut in half

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has had a half-a-billion pound funding demand cut in half by the Government and could face being stripped of his powers to decide what new homes are built in the capital. Transport for London had said it needed a whopping £500million to meet budget demands despite burning through £6.6billion of public money from the Department of […]

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Sunak orders emergency summit today to avoid Tory civil war over Rwanda Bill

PM Rishi Sunak says he’s ‘confident’ about Rwanda legislation Rishi Sunak ordered a secret summit to take place this morning (Tuesday) to work out how to make a deal with the right of his party over the Rwanda Bill to allow deportation flights of illegal migrants to go ahead. The Prime Minister asked his immigration minister Michael Tomlinson and Parliamentary […]

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Scotland £8.5billion worse off than rest of UK thanks to SNP – study

Scotland would be £8.5billion better off if it had grown at the same rate as the rest of the UK over the course of the last decade, a new study has claimed. And the Scottish government, now led by First Minister Humza Yousaf, has been accused of being “bereft of ambition”, with Scots “paying the price” for the SNP’s failure. […]

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UK will ‘destroy evil channel migrant gangs’says Secretary of State Grant Shapps

The Defence Secretary said Russia has used the tactic “as a means of war” to destabilise Western democracies. He insisted the UK must be willing to lead an “international conversation” on reforming global asylum rules to give Europe the best chance of destroying the people smugglers’ business models. Mr Shapps said: “We are working tirelessly to battle malign influences around […]

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Brussels bullying sparks new Ukraine crisis as Hungary vetoes €50bn aid

Ursula von der Leyen addresses the European Defence Agency Hungary has lashed out at attempts by the European Union to hand its money over to Ukraine as part of a punishment for not accepting Brussels rule over its domestic policies. In a move that has appeared to further justify Brexit and Britain’s decision to leave the EU, the bloc’s €50bn […]

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SNP spell disaster as independent Scotland would have ‘limitless immigration’

An SNP member of parliament has declared that an independent Scotland would have “limitless immigration”. Kirsty Blackman was on BBC Radio 5 Live, reacting to the Government’s Rwanda bill which was voted through the House of Commons on Tuesday. The Safety of Rwanda won 313 votes to 269, with 63 MPs abstaining including former Home Secretary Suella Braverman and former […]

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