‘Absolutely bonkers’: Labour minister hits back at Trump’s criticism of China trade January 30, 2026 A Labour minister has hit back at comments from President Donald Trump that trading with China was “very dangerous” for the UK. Sir Chris Bryant, who has served as trade minister since September 2025, said it would be “absolutely bonkers” for the UK not to do business with China. “You have to challenge China on [...]
Angela Rayner in Downing Street tops banker fears January 7, 2026 Angela Rayner taking to Downing Street poses one of the top risks to the banking sector heading into 2026, top analysts have warned. The former Deputy Prime Minister and darling of the Labour left is among names tipped to take the top job as Sir Keir Starmer fights to save his premiership amid all-time favourability [...]
Big Tech braces as Keir Starmer flirts with Australia-style social media ban December 22, 2025 According to reports, Keir Starmer is weighing up an Australia-style ban on social media for under-16s, as ministers reassess how far the UK should go in regulating online platforms for kids. The prime minister has previously said he was “personally” opposed to a blanket ban, arguing that the focus should be on controlling content instead. [...]
Huel and Moneybox founders head to No 10 as Reeves courts scale-ups December 9, 2025 The bosses of Huel and Moneybox were among dozens of founders headed to No10 on Monday evening, as the government wooed scale-ups with a sweeping package of tax and investment reforms unveiled in the Budget. Rachel Reeves used the Downing Street reception to promote what she claimed was the most significant overhaul of entrepreneur incentives [...]
Prime Ministers deserve a nicer house and we deserve better government November 18, 2025 The nerve centre of the British state, 10 Downing Street, is fantastically ill-suited to the needs of a modern Prime Minister and to the interests of the country. An excellent piece by Politico last week lifted the lid on what it’s actually like to work in this rather dilapidated Georgian townhouse, with one former No [...]
Starmer’s new team faces same old problem September 9, 2025 Good news from Downing Street as we’re told that economic growth is back on the agenda. Keir Starmer’s revamped cabinet meets for the first time today and the prime minister will apparently tell this bright new team to “step up a gear” and focus on the economy. The briefings that accompanied the wave of new [...]
Meet the new ministers driving Labour’s latest growth mission September 9, 2025 A £25bn fiscal black hole, fading housebuilding hopes and lacklustre productivity growth marked a troublesome end to the first year in office for the new occupants of Downing Street this summer. While the resignation of Angela Rayner – the popular Labour figure who had called for the Treasury to turn left and tax the wealthy – [...]
Minister rules out early election amid Government reshuffle September 6, 2025 A senior minister has denied the Government is in crisis after Angela Rayner’s resignation over her tax affairs triggered a major Cabinet reshuffle. Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said Sir Keir Starmer now has the “strongest team” in place after his former deputy quit for breaching the ministerial code. He ruled out [...]
Rayner’s lawyers: ‘We are being made scapegoats’ September 4, 2025 The law firm used by under-fire Angela Rayner for the purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove say that they have been made “scapegoats” and did not give the Deputy Prime Minister any tax advice. In a statement issued to The Telegraph, Joanna Verrico, managing director of the family-run firm, said that their procedure is [...]
If Rayner survives she’ll be much diminished September 4, 2025 Politically, this is fish in a barrel stuff. If you’re on the record saying that “every pound of tax that’s not delivered to the Chancellor of the Exchequer means that it damages our public services” [sic] and you’ve taken aim at your political opponents by claiming that “it’s one rule for them and one rule [...]