When the then Labour leader Ed Miliband proposed intervening in the energy market in order to keep customer bills down, the Conservatives decried his measure as socialism. Yet only a few years later, under Theresa May, they decided that the... Read more
Finally, Germany has decided to get ahead of Russian aggression – by sending 5,000 helmets to Ukraine. Geddit? The mayor of Kyiv thought it sounded like “an absolute joke” too, demanding to know: “What will they give us next? Pillows?”... Read more
Yesterday the Metropolitan Police put out a very short statement. They asked for “minimal reference” in Sue Gray’s forthcoming report on alleged parties in Downing Street to matters that the police are themselves investigating. Otherwise, there was a danger, the... Read more
Was it all a squabble over a pond? If anonymous sources in the tabloids are to be believed – and that’s a big “if” – the reason why the plug was pulled on Adele’s Las Vegas shows, just one day... Read more
The developments leave Mr Johnson in limbo, unsure what will be contained in Ms Gray’s report or when it will be released, as Tory MPs weigh up whether to oust him. It came on a day of finger-pointing and confusion... Read more
The Foreign Office’s top mandarin has apologised for misleading MPs in the row over the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan. Sir Philip Barton, the Foreign Office’s permanent under-secretary, had told the Foreign Affairs Committee that Nigel Casey, the Prime Minister’s... Read more
Carrie Johnson sent messages to Downing Street staff offering to bring a cake to a birthday party for the Prime Minister that she instigated during the first lockdown, the Sue Gray inquiry has been told. The Telegraph can disclose that... Read more
‘Democracy is worth fighting for – but I don’t know anywhere that has one’ @Ima Claret: “I do think that liberal democracy is worth fighting for but I don’t know anywhere that has one. Why America is always held up... Read more
MPs are much better at sensing public opinion than many give them credit for. Emails in the inbox are an ever-present reality, but chatting to residents and keeping an eye on the way this issue has entered the public consciousness... Read more
Mr Canzini is a former director of campaigning at the Conservative Party, who has spent more than two decades in Tory politics of some description. He keeps a low profile. His Twitter name is “DCGrumpy”, with a photograph of Darth... Read more
The director general of the World Health Organisation has been accused of “undermining the legitimacy and authority” of the institution, after it emerged he is set to attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be joined... Read more
This was “coordinated” with a prison uprising, where inmates seized weapons and captured guards, Al Naba said. IS footage from inside the prison showed cheering fighters wearing red headbands, signifying they were ready to fight to the death. Other footage... Read more
The leader of the far-Right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has quit his own party because it has become too extreme. Jörg Meuthen announced he was resigning as AfD leader and leaving the party altogether. The 60-year-old said he was... Read more
Boris Johnson has come under increasing pressure in recent days amid the mounting allegations of parties in Downing Street. Sue Gray’s report is set to be released imminently, and the Metropolitan Police confirmed on Tuesday 25 January that it would... Read more
Instead, the source said that the Prime Minister was currently planning an “emblematic” announcement to soften the blow of soaring energy bills in April when the price cap is lifted. Despite Tory backbenchers urging Mr Johnson to postpone the 1.25... Read more
Online pornography normalises sexual behaviours that are not “how to go around wooing a woman”, a peer has said as he called for compulsory age verification checks. The Earl of Erroll told the Lords that freely available adult content “normalised”... Read more
The unit was used to encourage compliance with coronavirus regulations during the pandemic. One advert showed a close-up photo of an intensive care patient in a mask, with the caption: “Look her in the eyes and tell her you never... Read more
The IFS report calculated that in the long term, the Government will foot the bill for £5.9 billion per year of unpaid student loans, which are written off after 30 years. Paul Johnson described the repayment threshold freeze as a... Read more
Removing VAT from energy bills, which is currently levied at five per cent, would save £90 a year for households on a default “standard variable” tariff. The move would cost the Exchequer about £2.5 billion. It comes amid a deepening... Read more
Owning Japanese shares has been a disappointment for investors. The stock market has still not recovered from its 1989 crash. Its “old economy” financial and industrial stocks have been out of favour as investors flocked to more exciting technology businesses.... Read more
British households continue to face surging energy bills after a supply crunch sent power prices soaring, but there are steps they can take to cut the costs of the bleak winter. Traditionally, the solution to rising gas and electricity tariffs... Read more
The stock market had a bad day on Monday: the FTSE 100 fell by 2.6pc. But some of the Aim‑quoted stocks in our Inheritance Tax Portfolio did far worse. Volex, the portfolio’s best performer since purchase, lost 9.6pc, while TinyBuild... Read more
Dear Property Doctors, We live in a lower ground floor flat within a semi-detached Victorian house in London. On the exterior wall side of the house is a narrow strip of land that separates our building and the next-door house... Read more
The energy market is already incredibly opaque, even without this added layer of confusion. Why? First, the poorly-named “price cap” is not a cap at all. It only limits the rate charged for each unit of energy. The headline figure... Read more
Sally says: I shudder to think how you and your partner must have felt when the asbestos problem came to light. Asbestos is something that many people have an innate fear of – I know I do. Official figures show that... Read more