Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza. Mohammad Mustafa, a U.S.-educated economist and political
Boris Johnson will not lift a finger to help Rishi Sunak because of the “bad blood” between the pair, despite suggestions to the contrary, a leading Brexiteer has claimed. And Ben Habib, the deputy leader of Reform UK, also dismissed any prospect
In a time when energy and food prices have surged, and people are struggling, why on earth did the Chancellor decide to spend a million pounds of our great British Taxpayers hard earned cash on monuments? Additionally, why allocate £390 million to
Lee Anderson was right to defect to Reform UK, according to a poll of Express readers. A huge 92% of respondents to our online poll backed the Ashfield MP’s bombshell move to the Nigel Farage-linked party. Some 7% said no, while a
Lee Anderson has been kicked out of the exclusive Carlton Club after he quit the Conservative Party. The new Reform MP was sent a letter just a few hours after announcing he was defecting. The swanky private members club is a second
Lee Anderson’s bombshell move to Reform UK has sparked a surge in new members, according to the party. A spokesperson told the Express that around 1,000 people have signed up, which costs £25 a year, after the Ashfield MP’s defection was announced
Lee Anderson’s decision to defect to Reform sent shockwaves through the Conservatives. From backbenchers to the top of the party, it was widely believed his flirtation with Nigel Farage’s party was just that. Mr Anderson is popular with MPs and has a
Former deputy chairman of Britain’s Conservative Party, Lee Anderson, has defected to the smaller right-wing Reform U.K. Party. Anderson was suspended from Parliament for suggesting that London Mayor Sadiq Khan is controlled by Islamists. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denounced Anderson’s comments on
As arguably the most high-profile Tory backbencher in the House of Commons, as well as being an ardent backbencher, the expected defection of Lee Anderson represents a massive coup for Richard Tice’s Reform UK. But given that the general election is just
It hasn’t always been plain sailing between Lee Anderson and Reform UK leader Richard Tice despite the two joining forces today. Speaking the day after Reform unveiled Ben Habib as its candidate for the forthcoming Wellingborough by-election, Mr Anderson, described the millionaire