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…
Labour’s big Budget and Kemi Badenoch’s win reset politics
BBC “It’s like week zero,” a government insider suggests. A new Conservative leader today. A whopper of a Budget on Wednesday. Add those two events together and it feels like…
Kemi Badenoch announced as new leader of Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch, who was raised in Nigeria, is the first black woman…
Challenges facing Kemi Badenoch as new Conservative leader
“She would cross the road to bite your ankles, whether you were goading her or not!” This is a remark from a long term admirer of Kemi Badenoch, delighted to…