Tory mayoral hopeful Susan Hall says work has moved to a three-day office week September 6, 2023 Tory mayoral hopeful Susan Hall says work has moved to a three-day office week, despite many City bosses urging staff back into offices full-time.
Rachel Reeves preferred to Jeremy Hunt for Chancellor by voters, poll finds September 6, 2023 Pollsters found 21 per cent of the public opted for Reeves, versus just 14 per cent for the former health secretary.
Analysis: Rishi Sunak must wish he was still on holiday September 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak may have enjoyed the break but an afternoon of bad news will have brought reality crashing back to him
Gavin Williamson told to apologise for bullying Chief Whip over Queen’s funeral tickets September 4, 2023 Sir Gavin Williamson should apologise to MPs for bullying a Conservative colleague after he was not allocated tickets to the late Queen’s funeral, Parliament’s watchdog has said. He was forced to quit as a Cabinet Office minister just days into Rishi Sunak’s premiership last year over a series of expletive-laden messages to former chief whip [...]
Tory MP Chris Pincher loses appeal against two-month suspension September 4, 2023 Former Tory whip Chris Pincher has lost his appeal against an eight-week suspension from the House of Commons following allegations he drunkenly groped two men last year. The incidents allegedly occurred at London’s exclusive Carlton Club in 2022. His suspension exceeds the 10-day threshold that would trigger a recall petition in his Tamworth seat, which [...]
Angela Rayner promoted to shadow levelling up secretary as Starmer reshuffles top team September 4, 2023 Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has secured a promotion to shadow secretary of state for levelling up in a reshuffle of Sir Keir Starmer’s front bench. Rayner, who was independently elected deputy party leader by the membership, has been moved from shadow secretary for the cabinet office and also given the title of shadow deputy [...]
What to expect from our MPs before the end of the year September 4, 2023 The long weeks of parliamentary recess for MPs have finally drawn to a close. Next year's election campaign has already begun.
Rishi Sunak hits his lowest ever rating as just 32 per cent of Britons think he makes a good PM September 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak has scored his lowest ever rating for how much of the public think he would make the best Prime Minister, according to new polling. The Conservative Party leader convinced just 32 per cent of the British population that he is the best choice for Prime Minister, pollsters at Savanta found, dropping two points [...]
Claire Coutinho replaces Grant Shapps as energy secretary August 31, 2023 Claire Coutinho has been appointed energy secretary in a promotion to a top cabinet role, amid a mini-reshuffle of the Prime Minister’s core team. It follows Grant Shapps moving over to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after defence secretary Ben Wallace resigned from cabinet ahead of stepping down as an MP at the next general [...]
Labour more trusted than Tories on Brexit and the economy, new poll finds August 29, 2023 Voters place more trust in Labour than the Conservatives on issues including the economy, tax policies, Brexit and unemployment, new polling has revealed. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party secured a higher trust rating than the Tories on nine out of ten issues that voters were polled on by YouGov for The Times. Prime Minister Rishi [...]