PA Hundreds of thousands of England fans could be in Germany at the time of the vote The UK is set for its first summer election since 1945 and the campaigns will need to capture voters’ attention as major events and school holidays take place in some areas. Many will have been planning to spend...
He was arguing for Britain’s departure from the EU from his earliest days in politics and supported the Leave campaign in the 2016 Brexit referendum. But he first came to wider public attention during the coronavirus pandemic, when as the recently-appointed chancellor he spent eye-watering sums on the furlough scheme and other support measures, as...
One of four children, Sir Keir grew up in Oxted, Surrey. His parents were staunch Labour supporters and named their son after the party’s first MP, Keir Hardie. After passing the 11-plus exam, he got a place at Reigate Grammar School, which became a private school two years later, although existing pupils, like Starmer, had...
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is expected to stand as an independent candidate in Islington North in 4 July’s general election. Mr Corbyn, who has represented the London constituency since 1983, was blocked from standing for Labour by the party’s governing body. He was suspended as a Labour MP in 2020 for his response to...
11 minutes ago Henry Zeffman,Chief political correspondent Reuters “Labour MPs are happy. We’re not. That tells a story,” one minister fumed in my general direction as he reeled off a list of legislation he had been involved in, now headed for the shredder. That’s just one illustration of the explosive mood in Westminster on Wednesday...
On a campaign trip to Wales, the PM asks voters if they will watch the Euro football tournament, even though Wales have not qualified. England and Scotland are off to Germany for games that will take place either side of the election but his question to voters was met with an initial silence, before it...
Messages criticising Boris Johnson and Downing Street colleagues were “raw, in-the-moment” expressions and not the reality of the government’s pandemic response, the cabinet secretary has told the Covid-19 Inquiry. Simon Case sent WhatsApps saying Mr Johnson “cannot lead” and calling officials “pygmies” at the height of the pandemic. At the time Mr Case was the...
Under the government’s plan, the age rises were not due to begin until 2027. It would not affect those who can currently buy cigarettes. But there are only two days left to pass the legislation, which was yet to start its journey through the House of Lords. The main two parties are currently in negotiations...
Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn has sat as an independent MP since 2020 Labour has whittled down its search to replace Jeremy Corbyn as a general election candidate in his north London seat to two people. The former party leader has been sitting as an independent MP for Islington North since 2020 when he had the...
On the first full day of election campaigning the Labour leader said “nothing will change” if the Conservatives got back into power on July 5. Sir Keir Starmer said it was “absolutely unforgivable” that living standards were lower today then when the Tories got into power 14 years ago. Follow the latest on this story...