Gavin Cordon
UK
Roy Hattersley: Labour’s ‘nearly man’ who fought to hold the party together
The former deputy leader helped to make the party electable again but became increasingly disillusioned under Tony Blair.
By Gavin Cordon
14 Jun 2026
UK
World leaders gather at Westminster Abbey for state funeral
President Joe Biden, President Emmanuel Macron and Emperor Naruhito were among those attending.
By Gavin Cordon
19 Sept 2022
Politics
Truss criticised over ‘improper’ sacking of top Treasury mandarin
Ex-cabinet secretary Lord Butler said the new PM risks compromising the independence of the Civil Service.
By Gavin Cordon
11 Sept 2022
Politics
Liz Truss’s momentous seven days
The new PM has seen her life and her country change for ever.
By Gavin Cordon
11 Sept 2022
UK
Monarchy will be more informal under King Charles says Gordon Brown
Ex-prime ministers say the monarchy will evolve in the years ahead, though change will come gradually.
By Gavin Cordon
11 Sept 2022
UK
King Charles will be a brilliant monarch, says David Cameron
The former PM said the new monarch has served the ‘longest apprenticeship in history’
By Gavin Cordon
10 Sept 2022
UK
Cabinet ministers to have audience with new King
Prime Minister Liz Truss had her first audience with the sovereign on Friday
By Gavin Cordon
10 Sept 2022
Politics
Charles tells PM that mother’s death was ‘moment I have been dreading’
Liz Truss had her first audience with the new King at Buckingham Palace.
By Gavin Cordon
9 Sept 2022
UK
Truss attends first audience with new King
The Prime Minister met Charles at Buckingham Palace following his return from Balmoral.
By Gavin Cordon
9 Sept 2022
Politics
Truss and Martin discuss concerns over Northern Ireland Protocol
Liz Truss is pressing for changes to the protocol, which requires customs checks on goods moving to Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
By Gavin Cordon
9 Sept 2022
Politics
Truss sets ‘frenetic pace’ on first full day in office.
Aides said the PM was up and at her desk early after completing the appointments to her first Cabinet late on Tuesday.
By Gavin Cordon
7 Sept 2022
Politics
No 10 denies Truss is ‘erasing’ women’s rights
Women MPs critical after no minister for women named in the new cabinet.
By Gavin Cordon
7 Sept 2022
Politics
Iain Duncan Smith turns down Truss Cabinet job
The former Tory leader said he is happy to remain on the backbenches.
By Gavin Cordon
7 Sept 2022
Politics
Liz Truss prepares energy crisis plan as she enters No 10
The new Tory leader will be formally invited by the Queen to form a government.
By Gavin Cordon
6 Sept 2022
Politics
Nadine Dorries to quit Cabinet as Boris Johnson leaves No 10
Sources close to the Culture Secretary said she believed it was the right time to return to the backbenches.
By Gavin Cordon
5 Sept 2022
Politics
Johnson expected to claim office costs as he leaves No 10
The PM can claim up to £115,000 a year to run his office after he steps down.
By Gavin Cordon
5 Sept 2022
Politics
Priti Patel quits as Home Secretary as Truss elected new Tory leader
Ms Patel said it was her ‘choice’ to continue her public service from the backbenches when the new PM assumes office on Tuesday.
By Gavin Cordon
5 Sept 2022
Politics
Labour vows to freeze energy price cap and extend windfall tax
The Labour leader promises a £29 billion support package to deal with a ‘national economic emergency’.
By Gavin Cordon
15 Aug 2022
UK
Call to Tory leadership contenders to protect vulnerable as bills soar
Seventy charities have sigh an open letter to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak urging them to double support to low-income households.
By Gavin Cordon
14 Aug 2022
UK
Patel expresses ‘tremendous pride’ in Afghanistan evacuation effort
The Home Secretary said the evacuation operation following the fall of of Kabul was ‘seismic’ despite scathing criticism from MPs
By Gavin Cordon
14 Aug 2022
UK
Sunak: Rushdie attack a ‘wake-up call’ to the West over Iran threat
The Tory leadership contender said there may be a case for proscribing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
By Gavin Cordon
13 Aug 2022