Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Keir Starmer has said Labour does “not want to diverge” from EU rules – and suggested the approach could smooth relations with the bloc. The Labour leader said that, the more the UK […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour officials have threatened to report the Liberal Democrats to the police over “lies and smears”, as the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election campaign turns nasty. Sir Keir Starmer’s party have sent a cease-and-desist letter demanding […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnsonwill not be punished despite committing a “clear breach” of the rules in taking a job as a Daily Mail columnist, because further action would be “disproportionate”. The government’s appointments watchdog found […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Former Labour leader Ed Miliband said he regrets giving an interview to Russell Brand ahead of the 2015 general election following allegations of rape and sexual assault being made against the comic. Mr […] 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 has sparked a furious civil war in the Tory party after backtracking on a key government climate pledge to reach net zero. After 24 hours of frenetic political briefing, the prime […] More
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight More than three years after the UK officially left the European Union, plans for a “four-tier Europe” have emerged. In a move which could […] More
Sadiq Khan took aim at Rishi Sunak for “dithering” on climate action as the prime minister announced changes to net zero policy.The Mayor of London spoke at the UN climate summit in New York on Wednesday 20 September after the prime minister held a press conference back home.“The situation that confronts us today is grave, it’s nothing short of self-harm on a planetary scale,” Mr Khan said.“It’s easy to get angry at the delay and dither from some quarters and I know businesses and millions of people feel let down by news from my own country, that our prime minister is now backtracking on the UK’s climate commitments.” More
Rishi Sunak has denied he is “watering down” targets as he announced changes to climate change commitments aimed at reaching net zero by 2050.The prime minister held a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday 20 September, where he announced that the 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars will be pushed back until 2035.Despite the roll back on net zero policy, Mr Sunak said it is “absolutely wrong” to describe his changes as watering down targets.“Our targets remain, our commitment to net zero and the Paris and Cop agreements that we signed remains.” More
