Patrick Daly
Politics
Rishi Sunak to urge Tory MPs plotting against him to ‘pull together’
Speculation is rife that rebel Conservative MPs are lining up potential successors to replace the Prime Minister should he face a no confidence test.
By Patrick Daly
20 Mar 2024
Politics
No 10 defends defence spending amid US military ‘reassess’ call
US navy secretary Carlos Del Toro reportedly said ‘sacrifices’ had been made in the British Army
By Patrick Daly
26 Jan 2024
Celebrity News
Telegraph boss exits amid Government review of Abu Dhabi-backed takeover
TMG and parent company Press Acquisitions Limited said on Friday that chief executive officer Nick Hugh had left the role immediately.
By Patrick Daly
26 Jan 2024
Politics
Spectator chairman urges ministers to block ‘absurd’ Abu Dhabi-backed takeover
Andrew Neil said he planned to quit his role if the takeover goes ahead and urged ministers to intervene.
By Patrick Daly
26 Jan 2024
Crime26 Jan 2024
Triple killer's 'lenient' sentence to be considered for review
Victoria Prentis is deciding whether to ask judges for a formal review of the hospital order sentence for Valdo Calocane
Politics
Talk of army conscription is ‘nonsense’, says defence minister
But James Heappey said the UK does have plans for ‘mobilising volunteers’ in the event that Britain does go to war.
By Patrick Daly
25 Jan 2024
Politics
Britain needs to train and equip a citizen army to prepare for war — Army chief
General Sir Patrick Sanders said bolstering Army numbers in preparation for a potential conflict needs to be a ‘whole-of-nation undertaking’.
By Patrick Daly
24 Jan 2024
Politics
Minister appears to mix up BBC journalist with former Art Attack host
Conservative transport minister Huw Merriman also said he found an episode of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz programme to be 'completely biased'
By Patrick Daly
23 Jan 2024
Politics
Minister insists review on office working not an attack on civil servants
Cabinet Office minister John Glen said the call for senior civil servants to spend 60% of their time in the office was ‘reasonable’.
By Patrick Daly
23 Jan 2024
Politics
Air strikes send ‘clearest possible message’ to Houthis, says Cameron
The UK joined the US in carrying out a fresh set of joint air strikes in Yemen in response to rebels targeting international shipping.
By Patrick Daly
23 Jan 2024
Politics
World must renew ‘never again’ Holocaust vow after October 7 raids, says Cameron
The Foreign Secretary will use a memorial event to call for a recommitment to ‘rid the world of the prejudice and hatred that persists today’.
By Patrick Daly
23 Jan 2024
Politics
UK pushes back at Netanyahu and says two-state model can provide ‘lasting peace’
It came as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met relatives of Israeli hostages in London.
By Patrick Daly
22 Jan 2024
Politics
Starmer accuses Tories of ‘waging war on proud spirit of service in country’
The Labour leader said Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were ‘waging a war on the proud spirit of service in this country’.
By Patrick Daly
22 Jan 2024
Politics
MPs considering using arcane measure to allow Cameron to take Commons questions
The Procedure Committee is reportedly set to recommend the Foreign Secretary appear at the Bar of the House of Commons to be scrutinised.
By Patrick Daly
19 Jan 2024
Business News
Stick with us and there will be more tax cuts to come, Sunak tells voters
It comes after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the ‘direction of travel’ was for the UK to emulate successful low-tax economies.
By Patrick Daly
19 Jan 2024
Politics
Ministry of Defence inventory failures ‘led to medicines expiring during tours’
A committee said the situation in the Royal Navy, which in 2022 said it represented a ‘significant risk to life’, has yet to be adequately resolved.
By Patrick Daly
19 Jan 2024
Business News
Continuing Red Sea attacks on cargo ships ‘concerning’, says Sunak
The Prime Minister urged Houthi rebels to ‘desist’ from carrying out further ‘illegal attacks, putting people’s lives at risk’.
By Patrick Daly
18 Jan 2024
Business News
Hunt to tell Davos summit: Britain is on the up and open for business
Jeremy Hunt will be the first UK chancellor to attend the World Economic Forum in five years.
By Patrick Daly
18 Jan 2024
Politics
Starmer writes to civil service chief to request start of access talks
It is understood the talks about a potential change of government after the election could start before the end of January.
By Patrick Daly
17 Jan 2024
Politics
Majority of Tory rebels to fold and back Sunak’s Rwanda Bill
A rebel source said only a ‘small number’ of MPs were set to vote against the Safety of Rwanda Bill at its third reading.
By Patrick Daly
17 Jan 2024
Politics
Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd dies days after announcing terminal cancer diagnosis
The Rochdale MP’s family said that he ‘died peacefully’ on Wednesday.
By Patrick Daly
17 Jan 2024