663
Starmer to announce immediate defense spending hike to 2.5% of GDP
Sir Keir Starmer will outline a plan today to increase defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP.
426
Fans of Boris Johnson offered a £121 handshake and photo opportunity
Tickets to hear former prime minister speak in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160 on top of meet-and-greet
575
Ex-Tory MP Jack Lopresti speaks on his service in Ukraine’s military
Former deputy chair of the Conservative Party Jack Lopresti has given his first interview to The Independent after volunteering to serve in the Ukrainian military.
549
The UK is spending £100 million annually on public inquiries, as the Tories push for a vote on an investigation into grooming gangs
The UK has spent more than £100 million on public inquiries every year over the past decade, LBC analysis can reveal, as calls grow for a national probe into grooming gangs.
636
Sadiq Khan reported to be in line to receive knighthood in new year honours list
London mayor expected to be awarded for political and public services, alongside Labour MPs and Conservatives
688
’Dark money’ infiltrates UK politics as 10% of donations come from questionable sources
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes
459
Fighting "fascists" and opposing Ukraine: how Russia’s influence network functions in Canada
At the end of October, Canadian parliamentarians convened a Standing Committee on Public Safety Security and Defence Committee session to discuss the impact of Russian disinformation on Canada’s information landscape.
613
Former Tory energy secretary faces conflict of interest allegations over links to JCB owner
Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grants
515
Senior Labour MPs have expressed frustration over the lack of Black officials in No. 10
A Labour frontbencher called the lack of Black officials in No. 10 a "serious embarrassment and a blind spot," especially as the Conservatives elect their first Black leader.
656
Kemi Badenoch has won the Tory leadership election
Conservative party announces Badenoch has beaten rival Robert Jenrick in ballot of party members
674
Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves confirms £40 billion tax rise after Conservative turmoil
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that there would be £40billion of tax rises included in this year’s Budget - blaming the Conservatives for failing to tackle the crisis in public services
508
Former Tory MP accused of ’brazen and drunken’ sexual misconduct and ’abuse of power’
Parliament’s standards watchdog has found ’a serious case of sexual misconduct and abuse of power’ in relation to former Newcastle-Under-Lyme Conservative MP Aaron Bell
666
Wife of Tory councillor jailed for stirring racial hatred after Southport attack
Lucy Connolly called for mass deportations and arson attacks in expletive-ridden social media post
677
Kemi Badenoch stated that maternity pay is "excessive" and has "gone too far"
In a car crash radio interview ahead of Tory Party conference, Kemi Badenoch suggested women would be having more children if maternity pay was taken away
524
UK’s most powerful Tory says Tories are the biggest threat to the Tories
The most powerful elected Conservative politician in the UK has said the party that poses the biggest threat to the Conservatives in the 2029 election is the Conservatives.
619
Baroness Warsi resigns from Conservative Party, claiming it has shifted too far to the right
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has resigned from the Conservative party after claiming the Tories have become too ‘far-right’.
475
MPs accepted more than £700,000 in free gifts and hospitality last year
The controversy over freebies, such as tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and football games, has sparked calls for reform to MPs’ gift declarations and an overhaul of the ministerial code.
670
UK Conservative Party advisor lobbied for a firm founded by Russian oligarchs
The man who served as chief of staff under former British Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss has been lobbying for a company part-owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
520
Mel Stride is the second Conservative candidate to be eliminated from the leadership race
Mel Stride has become the second candidate to exit the race for Conservative leader.
472
UK COVID contracts worth £15 billion raise corruption concerns
A new report by Transparency International UK claims that about a third of public contracts for COVID-19, totaling billions, bypassed standard procurement safeguards and were awarded to entities linked to the Conservative Party.
361
UK pump prices have dropped to a three-year low as a fuel duty hike approaches
Labour expected to roll back Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement in first increase since 2011
466
Priti Patel is the first candidate eliminated from the Tory leadership race
Former Home Secretary Priti Patel is the first candidate to be knocked out of the race to become the next Conservative leader.
544
Liz Truss considered cutting NHS cancer care to fund tax cuts, claims new book
Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister claims the then PM suggested severe spending cuts to fill financial black hole
461
Metropolitan Police close investigation into election gambling scandal without filing charges
Force ends investigation into bets on 4 July election date and says bar to prove misconduct in public office has not been met
489
Former Tory Rail Minister admits failure on train strikes and understands why Labour ’cut a deal’
Former Conservative Rail Minister Huw Merriman admits he ’failed’ and apologises for failing to reach a deal with train drivers’ unions to bring an end to strikes
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