Politics
Tory MP who accepted lavish trips to speak at Tobacco events decries smoking ban
Rishi Sunak’s ban on youngsters smoking cleared its first Commons hurdle this evening after MPs backed it by 383 to 67.
Leave ECHR now, Braverman urges as police move to shut down Brussels conference
Belgian authorities ordered the National Conservatism conference to close due to concerns about public safety.
Former Tory MP slams party over Rayner attacks in superb letter to the Editor
'Best Letter to the Editor I have read in a long time', Mike Galsworthy said.
Farage reacts as police shut down conference he was speaking at
The mayor of Brussels district, who ordered the conference to be shut down, said: “In Etterbeek, in Brussels City and in Saint-Josse, the far-right is not welcome.”
Belgian police move to shut down conference featuring Braverman and Farage
Authorities said they had ordered the National Conservatism conference to be shut down ‘to guarantee public safety’.
Muslim pupil loses High Court challenge against school’s prayer rituals ban
The student took legal action over the policy at Michaela Community School in north London.
Sunak faces revolt as MPs prepare to debate ‘smokefree generation’ plans
MPs will have a free vote on the Prime Minister’s flagship policy of banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after January 1 2009.
Sir Ed Davey apologises to Alan Bates over ‘arm’s length’ comment in 2010 letter
Mr Bates had labelled the former postal affairs minister’s words ‘offensive’ and disappointing’.
Twitter (X) may start charging new users to post, Elon Musk says
The billionaire owner of the social media platform appeared to confirm it will begin charging all new users to interact with content on the site.