Sir Tony Blair has a plan to fix the NHS. On the service’s 75th anniversary, the prime minister from 1997 to 2007 argues for radical change to the health service of which he was once steward. Warning the NHS will “continue down a path of decline” without radical reforms, » Read More
The cabinet office yesterday published a written statement into the resignation of Sue Gray, stating that it has given a “confidential assessment” to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) about whether she broke civil service rules in taking up a job from Keir Starmer while still a senior civil servant. » Read More
For the first time on 4 May, people in England will join those in Canada, Italy, Norway, Israel, Hungary and Northern Ireland in being required to show photo ID before being allowed to vote. The “no photo ID, no vote” policy was in the last Conservative manifesto and ministers have insisted that the rule change
Jeremy Hunt’s announcement on Wednesday, due to be delivered to the House of Commons at 12.30pm, will be the UK’s first budget in well over a year. The last budget was delivered by current prime minister Rishi Sunak in October 2021, three chancellors ago. Since then, British politics has been peppered with “fiscal event” after
Nominations for the SNP leadership race closed last week with three candidates set to be put to the membership. Scottish health secretary Humza Yousaf, finance secretary Kate Forbes and former community safety minister Ash Regan all secured places on the ballot paper to replace Nicola Sturgeon, having successfully reached the minimum of 100 nominations from at least
In the latest leg of a comeback tour which has so far encompassed essay-writing for The Telegraph and a sit down with The Spectator, Liz Truss has used her first major speech since leaving office to urge democracies to band together and counter the influence of China. » Read More
Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation on Wednesday has elicited a series of theories about how the high-riding, poll-topping first minister was brought before Bute House to announce her abdication. An exhaustive post-mortem is well underway, with supporters and political foes alike proffering their assessment of the rights and wrongs of Sturgeon’s political dynasty. » Read More
Nicola Sturgeon has formally announced her resignation as Scottish first minister after well over a decade spent at the apex of Scottish politics, as both deputy first minister and first minister. Speaking at Bute House in Edinburgh, Ms Sturgeon said that she had believed since first taking the role that “part of serving well” is
