Ex-No 10 chief of staff Sue Gray will not attend a regional investment summit on Friday, after recently becoming the PM’s regional envoy. The civil servant was appointed to the newly-created role at the weekend, after leaving her former job amid internal battles over her influence. Government sources said she is taking a break before…
PA Badenoch making her pitch to become party leader in front of members at this month’s Conservative conference The MP for North West Essex has made it through to the final round of the Conservative leadership contest along with the Newark MP Robert Jenrick, but is she the right person for the job? Kemi Badenoch…
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued an apology during a heated Partygate spat with BBC star Steven Bartlett on the latest Diary of a CEO episode. Source link
Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake repeatedly reminded viewers Wednesday of her three-decade career on Arizona television, looking to harness the intimate connection she built with voters and overcome Democrat Ruben Gallego‘s portrayal of her as a liar in the only debate of the closely-watched race. The Arizona race is one of a handful that will…
Keir Starmer is resisting pressure to allow British long-range missiles to be used inside Russian territory. It comes as the Prime Minister held talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street over the ongoing war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian President – who is on a whirlwind tour of Western capitals – is pushing for more support…
Angela Rayner has defended Taylor Swift being given a blue-light escort through London as they “needed to make sure she was safe”. The deputy prime minister denied senior Labour figures, including the home secretary and London mayor, were given tickets to Swift’s August shows in the capital in exchange for police protection. Ms Rayner reiterated…
EPA Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is meeting Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street, as the Ukrainian president seeks to shore up European support for his country’s war effort. Zelensky said he would share details of his “victory plan” during the meeting, while Sir Keir pledged his “continued commitment and support” for Ukraine. The talks come…
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. A shock exit for James Cleverly from the Tory leadership race sends accusations of skullduggery flying around Westminster – and Jack and Sam try to get to the bottom of…
OTTAWA – A former chief of staff to a Liberal public safety minister has denied suggestions she worked to stall approval of a spy service warrant in early 2021 because it directly touched the operations of the Trudeau government. Zita Astravas called the allegation “categorically false” during testimony late Wednesday at a federal inquiry into…
The shock at the elimination of James Cleverly was near universal. Not only had he failed to muster the handful of extra votes to make it into the last two, he had actually gone backwards. How on Earth did that happen? In a secret ballot, theories vary, but cock-up attracts more credibility than conspiracy among…
