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.
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.
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.
11 Sept 2022
Politics

Liz Truss’s momentous seven days

The new PM has seen her life and her country change for ever.
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.
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’

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

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.
9 Sept 2022
UK

Truss attends first audience with new King

The Prime Minister met Charles at Buckingham Palace following his return from Balmoral.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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

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.
13 Aug 2022