Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Government officials saw Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie as “the real person in charge” during the Covid pandemic, shocking new WhatsApp messages reveal. Messages sent between civil service chief Simon Case and Mr Johnson’s […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The government’s own watchdog warned three years ago that Britain’s prisons would run out of space by 2023 as it accused the Treasury of failing to provide the vital cash needed to tackle […] More
As we near the end of party conference season, chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on what the Labour and Conservative party conferences revealed to us.With a general election scheduled for some time next year, can Labour’s Keir Starmer maintain his lead over Rishi Sunak’s Tories? And could Sunak’s war against imaginary recycling bins be an election winner?Watch more episodes of You Ask The Questions now on Independent TV – across desktop, mobile and connected TV devices. More
Rishi Sunak served breakfast alongside crew aboard a Royal Navy frigate in Sweden on Friday morning (13 October).He became the first prime minister in decades to stay overnight on a Royal Navy vessel, as he travelled to Europe for a security summit.Mr Sunak got a taste of Navy life on the HMS Diamond, waking up early to dish out food to sailors in the morning.He was heard offering up tomatoes and hash browns to the ship’s company and also joked that he slept in the “premium cabin” on Thursday night.The prime minister is in Sweden for the Joint Expeditionary Summit. More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Jeremy Hunt has warned he is “preparing for the worst” ahead of his autumn budget as the Israel-Hamas conflict and the ongoing war in Ukraine weigh on the global economy. The chancellor said […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak’s popularity has crashed to a record low since the Conservative Party conference, a damning new poll shows. Just one in five voters now believe Mr Sunak would make the best prime […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Prime Minister Chris Hipkins looked to be about a half-beat behind when, with a grin, he joined in a Zumba dance class Friday on the last day of campaigning before New Zealand’s general […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email As party conference season comes to a close, Independent readers have been discussing how the proposals set forth by the Tories and Labour have changed the currrent political landscape. We asked you what […] More
