Senior Labour figures downplay public appetite for general election Politics Senior Labour figures have downplayed the British public’s appetite for a general election to secure any major policy shifts under a new leader and have insisted the party is united behind Andy Burnham. Talking to Sky News on Sunday, housing secretary Steve Reed suggested Keir Starmer’s possible successor would introduce “changes in emphasis” but stick [...]
BBC cancels Boris Johnson interview after notes shared Politics Boris Johnson’s prime-time interview with the BBC has been cancelled after briefing notes were shared with him by presenter Laura Kuenssberg “by mistake”. The former Prime Minister was meant to be interviewed by the former political editor in his first major sit-down since leaving office, to be broadcast on BBC One at 7.30pm on Thursday, [...]
Senior minister ‘disappointed but not surprised’ at Duffield resignation Politics A senior cabinet minister has said he is “disappointed” but “not surprised” at Rosie Duffield’s resignation from the Labour Party. The Canterbury MP’s decision to resign and sit as an independent had been coming “for quite a long time”, Pat McFadden told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show. Duffield announced she was resigning the [...]