Every voter in England and Wales will be able to cast a ballot in at least one type of election on May 2, with elections in local councils as well as for mayors in cities including London.
Rumours of an early election, despite Labour’s lead in opinion polls, being used to keep unruly Conservative MPs in checkSenior Tories believe the threat of a summer general election is being used by Downing Street to deter a rebellion against Rishi Sunak’s leadership, before a perilous set of local elections this week.Westminster has been abuzz with rumours of an early election, despite the persistent double-digit lead enjoyed by Labour in the polls. While Downing St sources have played down...
Dr Dan Poulter, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, says he could no longer look his NHS colleagues in the eye and remain a Tory
PM pledges equipment including 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons and 4m rounds of ammunition, plus £500m in fundingRishi Sunak has promised the UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine as he warned that Vladimir Putin would “not stop at the Polish border” if Russia won the war.The prime minister will visit Poland on Tuesday to discuss European security and the threat from Russia with the Polish leader, Donald Tusk, and the Nato secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, before travelling to...
CEO Sundar Pichai touted Google’s AI offerings as a boon to its core search results.
The law prohibits the sale of tobacco to persons born on or after January 1, 2009By Harriet Line, Deputy Political Editor Published: 7:09 p.m. EDT, April 15, 2024 | Updated: 7:09 p.m. EDT, April 15, 2024 Rishi Sunak faces a Cabinet split today as MPs vote on legislation to create a “smoke-free generation” today. Several ministers are expected to vote against it - and many could abstain - when the Tobacco...
Several ministers are expected to vote against - and scores could abstain - when the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is debated in the Commons for the first time.
Politics in Tamil Nadu has been dominated by regional players with ethno-nationalist ideologies, rooted in the Tamil language and culture.
Tory MP Mark Menzies was surprisingly upbeat as he entered the division lobby on Tuesday to vote for Rishi Sunak's flagship legislation to ban smoking for future generations.
Even MPs loyal to the Prime Minister fear he will be in trouble if the party suffers catastrophic defeats in crucial mayoral and local council polls on Thursday.
The House of Commons this evening overwhelmingly approved the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to phase in a ban on the sale of tobacco products.
Conservative MP Dan Poulter has defected to Labor in the latest blow to Rishi Sunak's government. The former health secretary, who works part-time as a doctor, said that as a Tory he had found it “increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye”. He claimed the Conservatives were not prioritizing public services and said they no longer had a "compassionate attitude towards supporting the disadvantaged in society". Dr. Poulter added that he had “no animosity” towards Rishi Sunak but...