Blackpool South MP mugged by gang who snatched mobile phone
Labour MP Chris Webb has described being mugged in London by a gang who stole his mobile phone. Writing on X, the member for Blackpool South said he was attacked…
Chris Philp appointed shadow home secretary by Kemi Badenoch
Chris Philp has been appointed shadow home secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. The former Home Office minister supported Badenoch’s leadership campaign. On Monday it emerged that Badenoch had…
Green energy plan needs 600 miles of power lines
Getty Images Nearly 620 miles (1,000km) of new power lines need to be built to meet the government’s clean energy plans, official energy planners have concluded. In a report, the…
JJ Magee suspended over alleged inappropriate online messages
PA Media KRW Law issued a statement on behalf of JJ Magee saying “our client absolutely denies any allegation of inappropriate conduct” Sinn Féin has said that Belfast City councillor…
Sir Philip Barton to step down as Foreign Office chief
The most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, Sir Philip Barton, is to stand down in January, the BBC has learned. Sir Philip became permanent secretary in the department…
Former Cynon Valley MP quits the Labour party
The former Labour MP Beth Winter has quit the party, accusing it of pursuing an “authoritarian political agenda” Ms Winter, who represented Cynon Valley from 2019 to 2024, said Labour’s…
Kemi Badenoch begins appointing new Tory shadow cabinet
New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has started making the first appointments to her top team, ahead of her new shadow cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Badenoch has appointed MP Nigel Huddleston…
Badenoch says she will have opposite approach to Labour on economy
Badenoch: A lot of things we got wrong Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said her approach to the economy would be “completely the opposite” to that of Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Speaking…
Will Stone MP grapples MMA fighter Matt Inman for mental health
Will Stone MP grapples with pro-MMA fighter Matt Inman in a match held at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls. The new Labour MP for Swindon North is also a black belt in…
Southampton MP Satvir Kaur says she faces almost daily abuse
Satvir Kaur Satvir Kaur has been in public office since 2011 A new MP who served her community for 13 years as a councillor says she has faced “extreme” online…