Politics
Red Wall MPs call on government to mirror Thatcher’s radicalism by unleashing “Northern Big Bang”
The NRG say it would bring new opportunities and economic growth like it did in London and the South East.
Reactions as Jedi-wannabe Sunak posts emotional anniversary tweet
"Sorry, but I don’t think they’re going to make a ‘Billy Elliot’ type film out of your Winchester College, Oxford, Hedge Fund, marry billionaire daughter story mate."
Raab bats away ‘arbitrary’ Tory demands for early lockdown end
“We do need to be very careful how we proceed,” the foreign secretary said.
Keir Starmer’s bounce-back plan? Send for Lord Mandelson
Starmer has reportedly turned to the man dubbed the "Prince of Darkness" for help moving beyond the Jeremy Corbyn years.
Vaccine bump helps Tories overtake Labour in the polls
A new poll by Opinium finds the Tories at 42 per cent of the vote compared to Labour’s 37 per cent.
Tony Blair says global vaccine passports are ‘inevitable’ and ‘invaluable’
The ex-Labour prime minister said that a digital document combining vaccination and testing stations would help countries defend themselves against the pandemic.
Brexit to slash £45bn from economy as Barnier blames UK for not ‘correctly explaining’ consequences
Damage to the UK economy will be four times greater than hit to EU.
‘Shapps seems hell-bent on pushing up carbon emissions’ as he ‘ignored advice’ on £27bn roads plan
“They didn’t want us to find out that Grant Shapps had ignored advice that national roads policy was out of date and needed reviewing."
Black Lives Matter protests were ‘dreadful’, Priti Patel says
In an explosive interview, Patel also criticised athletes who 'take the knee'.