Lee Anderson calls for a cap on migration to the UK Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a package of measures to slash record net migration figures. The Prime Minister is expected to hike the salary threshold for skilled foreign workers from £26,200 to more than £35,000. Mr Sunak has been under high pressure after revised estimates from the Office […]

Tory minister reacts to Keir Starmer’s Margaret Thatcher comments Humza Yousaf has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer after he praised Margaret Thatcher. The Labour leader said the former Conservative prime minister “sought to drag Britain out of its stupor by setting loose our natural entrepreneurialism”. But Mr Yousaf branded Sir Keir’s comments as “an insult” to mining and industrial communities […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has been caught on video giving a suspected South African fraudster, who was previously involved with attempts to discredit a leading Brexiteer, VIP entertainment at the Rugby World Cup final. Mr Macron can be seen in this video walking and talking with businessman Chris Kimber, who is currently on bail and facing allegations of around 150 […]

Question Time has been targeted over accusations of bias for years despite the programme-makers insisting the flagship show tries to take an impartial line. There is almost always someone from the Government on the panel alongside an MP from the official opposition, as well as politicians from other political parties. But the show, presented by Fiona Bruce, has come under […]

Ursula von der Leyen, the EU’s top-ranking official, has admitted she wants Britain to rejoin the bloc as she hinted at a complete reversal of Brexit. The President of the European Commission was pressed on the subject during an onstage interview with Jamil Anderlini, editor-in-chief of Politico. Asked specifically whether Britain would ever return to the fold, the former German […]

Greek Prime Minister calls for return of Elgin Marbles Rishi Sunak has clearly decided to beware of Greeks seeking gifts after refusing to meet Greece’s prime minister today due to his blatant desire to hijack their meeting with demands to hand back the Elgin Marbles. The sudden snub means Kyriakos Mitsotakis goes back to Athens earlier than expected having just […]

A further 11 captives – nine women and two children – were released from Gaza into the hands of the Red Cross before being transferred to Egypt and then on to the Israeli military. It means 51 hostages have been released during the four-day halt in fighting, with 33 Palestinian prisoners set free, bringing that total to 150. International go-betweens […]

Simon McDonald reveals he told colleagues he voted against Brexit Lord Simon McDonald, the former Head of the Diplomatic service and Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, served various governments for almost four decades. In that time, he was witness to a host of domestic and foreign policy conundrums and advised both Labour and Conservative governments on overseas […]

Lee Anderson claims the BBC is ‘anti-government’ Lee Anderson has criticised the BBC as being “anti-Government” in a TV debate about the licence fee. The deputy chair of the Conservative Party made the claim during a discussion with former Labour minister Denis MacShane and journalist Alys Denby. He compared the BBC to TV stations in authoritarian countries such as North […]

Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Statement for 2023, setting out his package of measures including tax cuts to help pave the way to a brighter future. So has the Chancellor gone far enough, or has he unwittingly killed off any potential gains by penny-pinching in other areas? Mr Hunt and Rishi Sunak will have worked overtime to ensure nothing […]