Menu
Sat, 19 July 2025
Search

Follow us:

Kevin Schofield and Liz Bates

Theresa May set to tell Tory MPs she will not fight next election as leader as confidence vote looms
Brexit
By Kevin Schofield and Liz Bates
Theresa May set to tell Tory MPs she will not fight next election as leader as confidence vote looms

Theresa May is set to reassure her warring MPs that she will not fight the next election ahead of a crunch vote which could see her kicked out of Downing Street.
Philip Hammond says extra Budget cash for schools was 'nice gesture' following backlash
Education
By Kevin Schofield and Liz Bates
Philip Hammond says extra Budget cash for schools was 'nice gesture' following backlash

Philip Hammond has hit back at critics of his £400m Budget boost for schools by insisting it was a "nice gesture" which could pay for new white boards and laptops.
Ukip facing financial ruin after £200,000 High Court damages award over Labour libel case
Political parties
Ukip facing financial ruin after £200,000 High Court damages award over Labour libel case

Ukip could face financial ruin after it was hit with a six-figure legal bill over false claims made by one of its MEPs that three Labour MPs covered up child sexual abuse.
Anna Soubry: Theresa May needs to 'get a grip' or face being destroyed by her own MPs
Brexit
Anna Soubry: Theresa May needs to 'get a grip' or face being destroyed by her own MPs

A former minister has called on Theresa May to "get a grip" and start providing some leadership on Brexit before she is destroyed by her own MPs.
John McDonnell to warn Davos of 'political and social avalanche' unless global economic system changes
Economy
John McDonnell to warn Davos of 'political and social avalanche' unless global economic system changes

John McDonnell has warned of a looming "political and social avalanche" unless the global economic system is replaced by a model which benefits everyone on the planet.