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Jonathan Gullis says the Conservatives will be “kicked out hard” if his fellow Tories even entertain the idea of a leadership contest.Mr Gullis said his colleagues should “shut up, and put up” before it gets worse for their party, during an interview with Sky News on Tuesday (19 March).Rishi Sunak has ruled out a May general election, but Jeremy Hunt hinted at an October election yesterday as he was questioned on the government’s spending plans. The Tories are facing dismal polling results, with some pollers claiming they would rather have Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage as a leader. More

Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he has prosecuted more people smugglers than the prime minister has had helicopter rides, adding “and that is a lot”.The heated exchange took place during a discussion on the deportation of dangerous criminals during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (20 March).Mr Sunak told MPS: “If it was up to him [Starmer] those criminals would still be out on our streets, and the truth is, if he wasn’t the Labour leader he would still want to be their lawyer.”Sir Keir responded: “I’ve prosecuted more people smugglers than he’s had helicopter rides and that’s a lot.” More

Sir Keir Starmer challenged Rishi Sunak to call a general election in a heated exchange during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today (20 March).The Labour leader told the Commons: “Violent prisoners released early because the Tories wrecked the criminal justice system, 3,500 small boats arrivals already this year because the Tories lost control of the borders, the NHS struggling to see people because the Tories broke it, millions paying more on their mortgages, a budget that hit pensioners, a £46 billion hole in his sums.“Why is the prime minister so scared to call an election?” More

A Conservative MP has said she does not want primary school children to be taught sex education or changing gender in a bid to “protect their innocence”.Andrea Jenkyns, who was education minister under Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, said she does not want young children to “learn about sex full stop”.Addressing MPs on Monday (18 March), Ms Jenkyns said: “As a mother myself of a child of primary school age, I do not want him or other children to learn about sex full stop, whether that’s straight or gay. “I also do not want to see young children at primary school to be taught about changing gender.” More

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt ignored questions about replacing Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, saying she is “getting on with my job”.Ms Mordaunt was approached by various journalists and photographers outside the Cabinet Office in Whitehall on Tuesday (19 March).This comes as Mr Sunak faces speculation about a possible Tory revolt against his leadership, with plotters lining up Ms Mordaunt as a potential replacement. Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has said it is “too late” to replace Mr Sunak and Tory candidates at the election just had to “march towards the sound of the guns”. More

The prime minister has maintained hopes of spring flights carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda as the Government overturned all attempts by the House of Lords to change to its deportation legislation.The Government saw off 10 amendments from peers to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, after a minister had accused the Lords of trying to “wreck” the legislation on Monday (18 March).MPs voted by majorities ranging from 57 to 78 to reject the series of amendments made to the Bill by peers. More

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has opened up on why Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to Downing Street.The former US president made the unexpected visit to No.10 on Monday (18 March) to meet with Rishi Sunak.Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (19 March), Mr Scaramucci was quizzed over Mr Obama’s visit by Susanna Reid and Ed Balls.He said: “I think Obama is going to help Joe Biden in the coming months. He is probably expressing some sentiment from the White House to the prime minister about the coalition we need to have with the Ukrainian war.” More