Book Review: ‘Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers,’ by Anne Somerset, and ‘Q: A Voyage Around the Queen,’ by Craig Brown
When war began in 1914, no fewer than eight countries were ruled by descendants of Queen Victoria. Three of her grandsons ...
Nigel Farage’s big poll leap leaves Reform breathing down neck of Labour and Tories
Exclusive: The first Techne UK weekly tracker poll of 2025 has put Reform ‘within the margin of error’ for a three-way split ...
Kemi Badenoch in triple lock pensions row after saying Tories would look at means testing
The Tory leader insisted that ‘means-testing is something which we don’t do properly’ after being pressed on her plans for ...
Local elections will be ‘quite difficult’ for Tories, says Badenoch
This year’s local elections will be “quite difficult” for the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative ...
Rayner breached ministerial code by asking civil servants to help her move house, say Tories
Deputy Prime Minister reportedly asked staff for help with cleaning Admiralty House and transporting her furniture ...
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No one is brave enough to take on the triple lock - not even Kemi Badenoch
The Conservatives have long championed the triple lock – introduced by former Tory chancellor George Osborne during the ...
Vultures are circling state pension triple lock – only one thing can save it now
Introduced in 2010 by the coalition government, the triple lock aimed to lift millions of pensioners out of poverty. Unlike ...
Reform UK breaks silence after Kemi Badenoch suggests 'means-testing' triple lock
Reform UK has broken their silence and vowed to "defend pensioners" after Kemi Badenoch revealed the Conservatives are "going ...
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'Stop digging, Kemi': Tory anger as Badenoch sparks state pension triple lock row
Pensions provider Aegon said the triple lock harms “intergenerational fairness” and was “not sustainable” as it would mean ...
Should the state pension triple lock be means tested? Take our poll and have your say
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has sparked fury by saying the Tories are looking at 'means testing' the state pension ...
Hilary Benn was behind Gerry Adams compensation decision, says No 10
Prime Minister’s spokesman says Northern Ireland Secretary responsible for move which could open door for payouts to jailed ...
UK considers higher cap on foreign state ownership of British media
The UK is considering doubling the proposed threshold of foreign state ownership of the country’s news outlets in response to fears that setting the level too low would unnecessarily stifle dealmaking ...