Perhaps Meghan just doesn’t want to visit the UK
There is much discussion in royal circles about whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are going to return for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and – crucially…
The defence of Boris Johnson the Tory establishment doesn’t want you to read
I can think of several reasons why you might want Boris Johnson gone. Perhaps you are still sore about Brexit. Perhaps you feel he was too strict…
Don’t destroy the suburbs. Build new ones
“Why would I want to get to Leeds city centre faster when I don’t work there?” This was my first reaction to a report by the Centre…
The EU’s deafening silence on Russian aggression makes war more likely
In the past few weeks Britain has sent light anti-tank weapons to Kyiv, the US javelin tank-busting missiles and stingers that can bring down aircraft, and Turkey…
Utilising the UK’s oil and gas reserves is not inconsistent with net zero
Last week we heard the welcome news that all Covid restrictions are being lifted. Thanks to our world-leading vaccine rollout we are among the first countries in…
Europe is divided, weak and betraying Ukraine. Thankfully, Brexit Britain is providing leadership
The massing of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border is a threat to national sovereignty, to a nascent democracy and to the international order. With Russia now…
Trump broke the global trading system, and Biden is incapable of fixing it
Add this to the list of things that Donald Trump broke and Joe Biden hasn’t fixed: the World Trade Organisation. In 2020, the WTO’s highest court for…
We Need to Talk About Cosby, review: tries too hard to tell a story bigger than Cosby
Bill Cosby was “America’s Dad” but also a wise and fatherly presence in the lives of the millions around the world who watched his Eighties sitcom The…
Nadine Dorries backs statue celebrating Aphra Behn saying women owe writer ‘debt of gratitude’
Famed for the sexually explicit nature of her writing at a time when women were only considered attractive if they were demure, Behn “valued wit over virtue”…
Conservative members abroad with no ties to Britain could decide next Prime Minister
Of the other major parties, the Liberal Democrats do not require UK citizenship or previous residency to join Lib Dems Abroad. Overseas members have the same right…
Covid vaccine deadline for NHS staff set to be pushed back
Compulsory Covid vaccines for NHS workers would be delayed for six months, under eleventh-hour plans being considered by Boris Johnson to help quell a seismic revolt among…
Boris Johnson under pressure to scrap rise in National Insurance
In an interview with GB News to be broadcast this week, Prof Chadha said: “Higher national insurance contributions (NICs) are essentially an attack on jobs, particularly for…
American banks boost EU workforces as post-Brexit scrutiny escalates
Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have increased their EU workforce by almost 2,000 people since Brexit as Brussels steps up its review of bank hubs on the…
Boris Johnson attempts to quell backbench Tory revolt with help of his Praetorian Guard
Another source insisted that the loyalists were working hand in hand with Mr Spencer. However, members of the 2019 intake of MPs are furious at a heavy-handed…
Boris Johnson should not be driven from office, despite the visceral public reaction to ‘partygate’
National rage, and the findings of the Sue Gray enquiry, could make short work of Boris’s premiership. My constituents are understandably deadly serious in their fury and…
NHS chief warns social media firms to ‘step up’ and take action over promotion of weight loss drugs
The NHS chief executive has warned social media firms to “step up to the mark” over the promotion of a dangerous “hourglass figure” supplement on websites like…
‘The tanks are here again’: Russians watch the troop buildup near Ukraine in real-time
The town usually comprises little more than a dozen wooden cottages, a church, two supermarkets and a few stray cats. Now, the grocery shop buzzes with soldiers…
Ministers ‘making fuel poverty worse’ by rejecting power link with France, major Tory donor warns
One of the Conservative party’s biggest donors has accused ministers of worsening the fuel poverty crisis and setting back their green agenda after the Government blocked his…
Cladding compensation scheme could be extended to cover defects in other homes
Michael Gove is seeking to dramatically widen a proposed cladding compensation scheme to encompass other defects on homes built in the past 30 years as he steps…
Muslim ex-minister Nusrat Ghani ‘sacked for disloyalty’
A vice chairman of the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers made incendiary claims that her “Muslimness” was raised at a meeting in Downing Street that led to…
‘In Liz we Truss’: Opportunists buy up website domain names
Opportunists are attempting to cash in on Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak domain names as Conservative leadership challenge rumours swirl. With Boris Johnson facing a potential confidence…
We need to talk about conversion therapy before it is barred, say MPs
Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls to halt the fast-tracking of a ban on conversion therapy, as 30 Tory MPs warn against rushing through a new law…
‘Back in the 1990s, 5pc inflation was a good thing’
In the early 1990s, Andy Fleming, 57, worked in the press office of the Central Statistical Office, now the Office for National Statistics. The last time inflation…
Complaints over dodgy pension transfers double
The number of savers making a claim against dodgy pension transfer advice doubled last year but Britons were still left £104m out of pocket. The Financial Services…
Hedge funds are betting against your investments – here’s how to beat them
DIY investors should take stock of their holdings as professionals ramp up their bets that struggling companies have further to fall. The number of “shorts” – bets…