Culture Secretary announces licence fee rise Tory MPs have issued fresh calls for the BBC licence fee to be axed after an announcement it would rise by £10.50 next year. Speaking in the Commons yesterday, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer confirmed the cost of a TV licence would go up to £169.50 from April 2024. She also announced a review into […]

Suella Braverman gives personal statement to Commons Rishi Sunak is battling a Tory civil war after the publication of the Government’s emergency legislation to get Rwanda flights off the ground triggered Robert Jenrick’s resignation last night. The Prime Minister’s last-ditch bid to implement his flagship illegal immigration policy has been met with scathing criticism from figures on the Tory Right. […]

The SNP has been left reeling by a “nightmare before Christmas” after judges rejected an attempt to block the publication of details about whether Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial code. The defeat capped a bad day for the SNP which also saw former leadership candidate Kate Forbes call for the coalition deal with the Greens to be axed. The latest paper […]

Home Secretary signs new asylum treaty in Rwanda A meeting of dozens of Tory MPs from the right of the party tonight has set out the conditions Rishi Sunak must meet to potentially avoid a challenge to his leadership. The European Research Group (ERG) of Tory Brexiteers met with representatives of the Common Sense Group and New Conservatives to thrash […]

Rishi Sunak has fallen to his lowest popularity rating to date in a poll of Tory members. The survey by the Conservative Home website put the Prime Minister’s net satisfaction score at minus 25.4 and at the bottom of the league table. Mr Sunak is down from 7.1 points in November and 26 points in October, although he was on […]

The Prime Minister said the massive green energy site shows the UK is “leading the charge” in tackling global warming. He said the Dogger Bank windfarm will be built thanks to a deal between the UAE-state owned Masdar and German-based renewable energy firm RWE. Speaking at a press conference at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Mr Sunak said: “I’m […]

The Prime Minister admitted to turning on the festive tunes while working late at night in No 10. But he revealed that fed-up staff and family shouted at him to turn the hits off so he sneaked off to listen in private. His admission came as he was asked about the death of Shane McGowan who wrote Fairytale of New […]

LBC: Starmer quizzed on when he approached Sue Gray Labour is facing criticism and accusations of a stitch-up after Sue Gray’s son narrowly beat off rivals to secure the Labour candidacy in a winnable constituency. Liam Conlon, a long-time Labour activist, won the selection in Beckenham & Penge by a mere eight votes, defeating the CEO of Medical Aid for […]

Nigel Farage is being silenced in exactly the same way as Donald Trump across the Atlantic, an ally and former staffer to the ex-US President has claimed. Peggy Grande was speaking after reports suggesting ITV had opted not to broadcast remarks about Mr Trump made by Mr Farage during the former’s stint on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of […]

Rishi Sunak vowed “make no mistake, we are cutting taxes” as he wooed global investors at a major summit on Monday. The Prime Minister made the pledge in his “sales pitch for Britain” at the Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace. Mr Sunak was addressing around 200 chief executives at the event aimed at attracting funding to the UK. […]