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Most Brits do not actually care who the next Conservative leader is, according to a new poll. In yet another humiliating twist for the Tories – just a month after their worst ever electoral defeat, Ipsos UK has found 62% of Brits surveyed were not interested in following who would replace Rishi Sunak. To make matters worse, […]

Sir Ed Davey has vowed to block government moves to end the winter fuel allowance to pensioners who do not receive benefits. Branding the plan Labour’s “first big mistake”, Sir Ed said it would “hit millions” and a parliamentary vote was needed. He added that MPs across the House of Commons would be “genuinely worried” […]

Sophie Wingate, PA Deputy Political Editor Wed, 7 August 2024 at 2:57 pm BST Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick has come under fire for saying protesters shouting “Allahu Akbar” should be “immediately arrested”. Muslim politicians have accused the Conservative MP of “nasty divisive rhetoric” and “textbook Islamophobia” for his comments about the Arabic phrase meaning […]

David Maddox 4 August 2024 at 1:53 pm A senior Tory’s statement on an official website, which appeared to justify some of the activities of the far-right rioters in recent days, has been branded “totally unacceptable” by former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal. The statement by Donna Jones, the Tory police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Hampshire, was […]

The most important thing to come out of the Covid Report in my opinion is the statement by the Chair of the British Medical Association (Dr Phil Banfield) that “the UK remained unprepared to respond to another pandemic” unless the Government invests more in the NHS. Its time for all parties whatever their political colour […]

The latest figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirm that leaving the EU “has drained the life out of the British economy”. The urgency of the problem has been highlighted in the latest IMF projections. According to the IMF, the UK only grew 0.1 per cent in 2023, and will only grow by 0.7 per cent by […]

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Taken from an article by PETER WALKER, BEN QUINN AND ROWENA MASON Reform UK has come under pressure to provide evidence its candidates at the general election were all real people after doubts were raised about a series of hopefuls who stood without providing any photos, biographies or contact details. After seeing details about the […]