News

Rachel Reeves faces Cabinet revolt with allies on ‘resignation watch’ over plans

Rachel Reeves reacts to news of economy contracting in January Rachel Reeves is reportedly facing a Cabinet backlash over planned welfare cuts. More than half of Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet are said to have urged the Chancellor to rethink her plans…

One £40bn reason Keir Starmer is taking a chainsaw to public sector spending

OPINION Why Keir Starmer is taking a chainsaw to public sector spending (Image: Jaimi Joy-WPA Pool/Getty Images) Operation Chainsaw is the name some wag in the civil service has given the government’s latest initiative to reduce the costs of running public…

Our broken asylum system betrayed this village Labour wants you to stop talking about

OPINION This village has been betrayed by our broken asylum system (Image: Phil Harris) The village of Wethersfield in Essex, once a peaceful rural community of just over 700 people, is being turned into a powder keg by mass illegal immigration. A former RAF base,…

POLL: Should DWP State Pension age be raised to 71?

POLL The State Pension would have to rise to 70 or 71 by 2050, a report says (Image: Getty) A report has suggested the State Pension age would need to rise to 70 or 71 to ensure there are enough workers…

Furious farmers erupt at Keir Starmer’s Brexit betrayal after halting key lifeline

Keir Starmer’s government has come under fire for its attack on farmers (Image: Getty/Parliament) Ministers have been accused of “treating farmers with contempt” by halting applications for a major post-Brexit payment scheme. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch launched a blistering attack on the…

Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe in furious war of words on X in Reform meltdown

Reform leader Nigel Farage and ousted MP Rupert Lowe (Image: GETTY) Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe became embroiled in a furious war of words on social media as the Reform UK civil war deepened. The Reform leader hit out at the Great Yarmouth MP’s…

Elon Musk could back rival party to Reform UK as civil war rages

US tech billionaire Elon Musk (Image: Getty) Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing a rival party to Reform UK, according to reports. The US tech billionaire is said to have indicated that he would support a credible alternative to Nigel…

Labour MPs deal blow to free speech as they vote for ‘banter police’ in pubs

Kate Garraway reacts to workplace banter poll Labour has been slammed after its MPs voted through a controversial bill that could see banter in pubs and bars banned. The Employment Rights Bill is designed to boost protections for staff and…

Keir Starmer’s crime plan is giving ‘green light’ to offenders to wreak havoc

Robert Jenrick has warned Keir Starmer is giving criminals the green light (Image: -) Sir Keir Starmer is giving the “green light for even more criminality” by considering scrapping short sentences, Robert Jenrick has declared. The Shadow Justice Secretary warned shoplifting…

“Robert Jenrick tears into ‘two-tier Keir’ in fiery row over new sentencing rules

Robert Jenrick presents bill to block sentencing guidelines Robert Jenrick presented his own Bill to parliament today that would strike down new sentencing guidance that may give straight, white men harsher sentences than minorities. Taking to the Commons, the top…