Kemi Badenoch was last night praised for a “tour de force” ­statement on gender recognition law. The Equalities Minister’s comments came in a Commons debate, after she was asked if the Government would support a Bill which aims to ban biological males from single-sex spaces. Ms Badenoch said she backs any effort to clarify the law. She added: “No child […]

Sir Keir Starmer was branded a Margaret Thatcher “fanboy” before Rishi Sunak welcomed the latest “Thatcherite” supporter during Prime Minister’s Questions. Labour leader Sir Keir was mocked by Conservative MPs after he praised former prime minister Mrs Thatcher for having sought to “drag Britain out of its stupor by setting loose our natural entrepreneurialism”. He named her alongside former Labour […]

The former prime minister will steer clear of personal attacks despite the onslaught of abuse he has faced from some former colleagues but will give a robust defence of the UK’s ­performance during the crisis. A source close to the ex-PM said: “The Government got the big calls right on Covid and, under Boris’s ­leadership, the UK had the fastest […]

Suella Braverman has invited a heckler to join her on stage because she had “so much to say”. The former Home Secretary was speaking at the Political Cartoon of the Year Awards when she was disrupted by a “persistent” audience member. In a video posted online, Ms Braverman suggested that one cartoon characterised her “as the girls from the Exorcist”. […]

Junior doctors have joked new strike dates announced over the Christmas break will extend their festive holiday. In a leaked WhatsApp exchange, the unnamed doctors share laughing emoji faces and joke about using the industrial action as an excuse to get more time off over Christmas. Accompanying their message with a money bag emoji, one said: “Yes. Strike rates.” Another […]

Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has taken aim at Labour’s “mad” plans to borrow £28 billion and send British jobs abroad. The opposition party has pledged to spend the sum every year on green initiatives if “fiscal rules” allow it. Speaking at COP28 in Dubai, Ms Coutinho said: “I think the Labour Party have a lot of explaining to do, even […]

Wes Streeting calls Tories ‘conspiracy theorists’ Labour was described as “desperate” after it emerged that their latest major policy announcement for the NHS is on course to be completed by the end of the year, months before an election will take place. Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting pledged to ensure that 100 percent of scans would be analysed by artificial […]

Tory minister reacts to Keir Starmer’s Margaret Thatcher comments Tory MPs have warned that “slippery” Sir Keir Starmer has revealed his secret agenda to rejoin the EU with comments he made at a major speech today. Sir Keir told a Resolution Foundation conference in London today that he wants Britain to “have a closer relationship with the EU.” The Labour […]

Lee Anderson calls for a cap on migration to the UK Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a package of measures to slash record net migration figures. The Prime Minister is expected to hike the salary threshold for skilled foreign workers from £26,200 to more than £35,000. Mr Sunak has been under high pressure after revised estimates from the Office […]

Rishi Sunak has fallen to his lowest popularity rating to date in a poll of Tory members. The survey by the Conservative Home website put the Prime Minister’s net satisfaction score at minus 25.4 and at the bottom of the league table. Mr Sunak is down from 7.1 points in November and 26 points in October, although he was on […]