Badenoch has served in a host of Cabinet roles under previous Tory leaders, and argued during the campaign that the Conservatives needed to rebuild, understand their purpose as a party and rid themselves of incoherency. Politically, Badenoch is on the right and advocates free markets and free speech. She has been unafraid to court controversy … Read more
“Ahead of the International Investment Summit on 14 October, this meeting will provide an opportunity for you, alongside other U.K. business leaders, to hear from Ian about the government’s investment priorities, and for you to share your thoughts and ideas,” the invite read. Murphy and his lobbying firm Arden Strategies are seen as leading power … Read more
One former Tory MP cautioned that even if Labour does badly at the next election, there is no guarantee of voters returning to the Conservatives — especially with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK circling. “Instead what you could see is more votes going to independents and a strengthened Reform Party, and even more splintering and strain … Read more
Yet a win by a conservative outsider is hardly unprecedented, with movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger having served two terms as governor from 2003 to 2011. Gove commented that Hilton “has the policy smarts and the drive” to take on the job. He noted that “of course it’s a blue state, but governor races are different, … Read more
Bonfire of EU laws A similar dynamic has played out in issues ranging from workers’ rights to environmental protection. Threats to turn the U.K. into an offshore anarcho-capitalist paradise — occasionally used by British negotiators to threaten their EU counterparts — have in practice gone down no better in Bristol or Birmingham than they did … Read more
The 2005 Gambling Act makes it a criminal offense to cheat, or assist another to do so, while placing a bet. In the lead up to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s surprise announcement of a snap July 4 ballot, there was an unusual uptick in the number of bets on a July vote. Craig Williams, a … Read more
British rules mean the date of an election is largely in the prime minister’s gift. Sunak took the country by surprise when he announced a snap poll for July 4. But it has since been revealed that two separate Conservative candidates and — in the latest bombshell — the party’s own director of campaigning, Tony … Read more
Gove is just the latest Conservative MP to throw in the towel ahead of a July 4 election triggered by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week, with his party lagging badly in the polls. It brings to 79 the number of Tories are stepping down, with the total now surpassing the number of Conservatives who … Read more
“The organizers of these marches could do everything in their power to stop that. They don’t,” Gove will add. Since the October 7 attacks on Israel last year, London has seen large-scale protest marches against Israel’s reprisal campaign against Hamas. The main London marches currently take place every fortnight, amid a mounting civilian death toll … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. CAMBRIDGE, England — This city wears many crowns: the fastest growing in Britain, the world’s most intensive research cluster and the university with the highest number of tech founders. It also has Britain’s second highest level of inequality and one of the lowest amounts … Read more
