Rishi Sunak faces backlash over step back from Net Zero promises Boris Johnson has made a last-minute intervention ahead of Rishi Sunak’s afternoon press conference, in which he is expected to jettison a number of key Net Zero pledges. Mr Johnson, a keen proponent of environmental causes during his time in No. 10, has warned Mr Sunak not to “falter” […]

Suella Braverman grilled on commitment to Net Zero pledge A Boris Johnson ally has demanded a general election “now” in fury at Rishi Sunak weakening green pledges. The Prime Minister is expected to row back on net zero policies in a major announcement in Downing Street at 4.30pm. The move has split the Tories with outrage from the environmental wing […]

Keir Starmer insists Brexit agreement with EU is a ‘bad deal’ Sir Keir Starmer has said his meeting with President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon was “constructive and prepositive”. The Labour leader said they talked about shared interests including “future prosperity and security”, as well as Sir Keir’s pledge to strengthen Anglo-Brussels ties if Labour win next year’s General Election. Speaking […]

Journalist Robert Peston has offered his support to ex-prime minister Liz Truss after she criticised the Bank of England’s response to the collapse of pension funds. Ms Truss used the one-year anniversary of the disastrous mini-Budget to lash out at the BoE and urge Rishi Sunak’s government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending, and raise the retirement age. She called […]

Our petition with Silver Voices calling for the full rise to be paid out has now been backed by 184,000 people and polling also shows more than half the public agree. But Ms Trott dodged seven questions on whether the higher figure, which is linked to average earnings including bonuses, will be awarded when the government signs off pensions regulations […]

Labour’s plan to tackle illegal immigration has been blasted after Sir Keir Starmer backtracked on taking asylum-seekers from the European Union. The Opposition leader initially said his proposal to seek an EU-wide returns deal would mean accepting some arrivals from the Continent. However, yesterday he said the UK joining such a scheme was “complete nonsense”. Mr Starmer told Sky News: […]

Sadiq Khan apologies to Peter Fortune for calling him ‘thick’ Sadiq Khan has been branded an “utter hypocrite” after it emerged he plans to fly to New York this weekend with five aides to talk at a climate summit. It is understood that the Labour London Mayor will use the international platform to celebrate his highly controversial expansion of the […]

Long-range missiles The UK confirmed that it had supplied Ukraine with long-range missiles in May. The Storm Shadow cruise missile has a range of over 250km (155 miles). It has the longest range of any missile available to Ukraine, and can strike targets previously believed to be safe by Russian forces. The UK was the first country to supply cruise […]

William Hague called for the triple lock to be ditched within five years to ease the pressure on public finances. The peer, who is a close confidant of Rishi Sunak, said the guarantee is “ultimately unsustainable”.  He warned the issue of “fairness” between generations is “only intensifying” and suggested pensioners should be told the formula will be dropped in three […]