Patriotic teaware was on show from the prime minister this week – the latest round of his mug-based messagingUK politics – latest updatesRishi Sunak appeared on his Instagram feed on Tuesday morning holding a mug emblazoned with the St George’s flag. “Perfect way to start the day,” was the caption: “Happy St George’s Day!”It is not the only time the prime minister has raised a symbolic piece of teaware. On the same day he appeared en route to Warsaw holding a white mug marked only with the...
Speculation PM could call election to forestall possible leadership challenge has its own momentum despite No 10 dismissalsIn a sign of how febrile the atmosphere in Westminster is just now, there were wild rumours flying around on Friday that Rishi Sunak was planning to finally call an election straight after the weekend.The fact that this particular theory appears to have begun with Labour party speculation that the prime minister could announce a date to put an end to questions over his own...
The Commons Leader branded members of the opposition party ‘plastic patriots’ during a heated business questions session on Thursday.
And while smoking age is a devolved matter, the Scottish Government has agreed to a UK-wide approach and supports the Prime Minister’s plan to stub out smoking for future generations. On paper, the proposal makes public health sense. Four out of five smokers start before the age of 20, so making cigarettes illegal for Generation Alpha seems a logical step. I remember the thrill of my first fag, aged 15, during a school trip to Hadrian’s Wall. The acrid taste of that first Benson & Hedges Gold...
Shafaqna English- Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme raises “major issues about the human rights of asylum seekers and the rule of law”, said the Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog. The body’s human rights commissioner, Michael O’Flaherty, said the bill, expected to be signed into law on Tuesday after passing its
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...
Peers’ efforts to protect Afghan special forces from deportation blocked in Commons
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Lords cave to pressure and withdraw final amendment to the Rwanda bill
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has cut National Insurance by a third in six months By Jason Groves Published: 7:41 p.m. EDT, April 21, 2024 | Updated: 7:41 p.m. EDT, April 21, 2024 Labor was accused of scaremongering about the future of the state pension last night as it launched a "cynical" campaign against Rishi Sunak's plan to abolish National Insurance.Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves...
With President Biden on the road for the next few days, the White House press corps had to get their hardballs in while they could on Monday. Fox’s Peter Doocy, as always, had the adversarial questions the rest wouldn’t ask. This time, he went around and around with John Kirby over Iran predictably not being intimidated by President Biden’s simple demand to “don’t” fire missiles and drones at Israel. “John, has President Biden considered maybe beefing up the public Iran posture to be more than...
With President Biden on the road for the next few days, the White House press corps had to get their hardballs in while they could on Monday. Fox’s Peter Doocy, as always, had the adversarial questions the rest wouldn’t ask. This time, he went around and around with John Kirby over Iran predictably not being intimidated by President Biden’s simple demand to “don’t” fire missiles and drones at Israel. “John, has President Biden considered maybe beefing up the public Iran posture to be more than...