I would say that a majority of Conservative MPs also agree with the government. Therefore they will be a weak opposition. They would look pretty stupid to attack Labour on immigration, net zero, wokery, and Bank/Treasury mismanagement when they championed these same policies. The WEF baton ha...
He admitted to me that many of those on the government side of the Lords chamber and sitting on the steps to the throne were either people who'd served in his cabinet or been sent to the Lords by him, though he claimed Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair created more peers t...
The arrests of two men under the Official Secrets Act could be followed by new rules to MPs on hiring staff. But for many who have been warning about Chinese interference for some years, the government is still playing catch up.
This would be my advice to her, which I would expect her to ignore even if she was aware of it: do what you should have done a year ago, and make a formal public declaration that in view of the extreme and intransigent position adopted by the Irish government the UK would make no ...
13 September 2024:“Today the High Court quashed the Conservative Government’s 2022 approval of a new coal mine. West Cumbria Mining Ltd wanted to mine 2.78 million tonnes of coking coal every year until 2049. The majority was expected to be exported, as the last UK blast furnaces are endi...
SIR MICHAEL SPICER has been chosen as the "official starter" of the Tory leadership race, with 79 out of the 166 MPs voting for this former anti-Maastricht rebel as the chairman of the 1922 Committee. Speculation is already rife as to whether Sir Michael's election has added anything to ...
As of early Wednesday afternoon, more than 50 Conservative MPs have now resigned from their government roles. But what could happen now and how would a potential leadership challenge work? The cabinet look on as Boris Johnson staves off criticism and calls to resign. ...
Kemi Badenoch, the business and trade secretary, who used to work as “digital director” at the Spectator less than a decade ago, played an important part in blocking the bid, said people close to government discussions. For Badenoch, who hopes to succeed Sunak as Conservative leader, the ...
Gove’s management style is one of the many apparent contradictions in his personality. In spite of being seen as the government’s most confrontational minister, he does not seem to relish a fight. As home news editor of The Times – the journalistic equivalent of a sergeant major – Gove ...
In 2013, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper brought in a cap of 5,000 per year on the number of parents and grandparents who were eligible for permanent residencyas a result of family sponsorship.“If their expectation is that they need the support of the state then they should...