Rishi Sunak succeeded in seeing through his flagship smoking ban policy this evening, after pledging to end the practice during last year’s Conservative Party Conference. 383 MPs backed the policy, however around 60 Tory rebels meant Mr Sunak was forced to rely
The pending Tory rebellion over this evening’s smoking ban vote was handed a major boost this evening as top Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch pledged to oppose the Prime Minister. The vote, set to take place at 7pm, is expected to see one
Nearly a quarter of voters who backed the Tories at the last general election now support Reform UK, new polling shows. The survey found 24% of those who voted Conservative in 2019 have switched to the Nigel Farage-linked party in what the
Andrew RT Davies (Image: GETTY) Wales has a new First Minister. But sadly, anybody who is optimistic that a new First Minister will bring a breath of fresh air will be bitterly disappointed. It’s still the same old Labour. Vaughan Gething, just
Reform UK is closing in on the Tories with a new poll showing the insurgent party is just four points behind for the second week running. The survey by YouGov put Richard Tice’s party on 15 percent, down one point from a
A Tory cabinet minister has accused Labour of trying to “shut women up,” reigniting a political sparring match over the transgender issue. Health secretary Victoria Atkins also claimed the opposition had created an “atmosphere of intimidation” around the topic. It came in
Confusion over voter ID laws could end up saving Rishi Sunak at the election. There have been fears that up to eleven serving cabinet ministers and several senior Tory figures could lose their seats in what would be a humiliating loss for
But at least 12 Cabinet ministers are understood to oppose quitting the ECHR including Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Home Secretary James Cleverly and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk. Cabinet ministers open to leaving include Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch and Levelling Up Secretary
Rishi Sunak has rejected claims he showed a lack of leadership over the Will Wragg honeytrap scandal, after the embattled MP surrendered the Tory Party whip last night. Appearing on a phone-in show on LBC this morning, Mr Sunak was confronted by
Labour’s lead in opinion polls has plunged compared to two weeks ago, it has been revealed. The opposition party’s lead has shrunk to 15 percentage points, down from 21 a fortnight ago. The reason for the narrowing is unclear. Some 42 percent