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Calls for Penny Mordaunt to replace Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are designed to trigger a leadership election for a right-wing Tory to win, PM allies have claimed.

Mordaunt links 'just bait for Tory moderates to trigger leadership election for Braverman or Badenoch'

2 months ago

Grant Shapps was forced to abandon a trip to the Ukrainian city of Odesa because of a missile threat from Russia.

Grant Shapps forced to cancel Ukraine plans after 'credible Russian missile threat' in latest security blunder

2 months ago

James Heappey, Theresa May, Matt Hancock and Harriet Harman who are among the MPs standing down

The MPs who are standing down at the election: Full list of those quitting the Commons

2 months ago

'Tip of the iceberg': Up to 100 Tory MPs 'to quit by election', insiders fear after Heappey stands down

'Tip of the iceberg': Up to 100 Tory MPs 'to quit by election', insiders fear after Heappey stands down

2 months ago

Armed forces minister James Heappey resigns and will become the latest Conservative MP to stand down at the election

Armed forces minister James Heappey resigns and becomes 62nd Tory to give up seat ahead of election

2 months ago

Keir Starmer has called on Rishi Sunak to announce the general election next week

Rishi Sunak rules out May 2 general election after Keir Starmer challenges 'spineless' PM to call it next week

2 months ago

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Keir Starmer has refused to say if Labour will let Diane Abbott back in the party

Keir Starmer refuses to say if Diane Abbott will be allowed back into Labour over 'offensive' letter despite race row

2 months ago

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Keir Starmer has called on Rishi Sunak to announce the general election next week

'Have the backbone': Keir Starmer challenges 'spineless' Rishi Sunak to call election next week

2 months ago

Gove spoke about the new definition in the Commons

Michael Gove uses parliamentary privilege to list organisations under review amid new extremism definition

2 months ago

A Tory donor told LBC he had to 'fight' to get back £100,000 he paid for a breakfast with Boris Johnson that 'didn't materialise'

Tory donor reveals he had to 'fight' for refund after £100,000 breakfast with Boris Johnson 'didn't materialise'

2 months ago

Muslim groups that incite hatred are expected to be named as extremists by the government

Michael Gove defends new definition of extremism amid fears it will stifle free speech

2 months ago

Muslim groups that incite hatred are expected to be named as extremists by Government

Muslim groups that incite hatred to be named as extremists as Gove unveils new definition to ‘protect democracy’

2 months ago

Former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations at the Metropolitan Police Neil Basu (R) joins LBC

Tories have ‘rushed’ new extremism definition which could ‘become stick to beat police with’, former Met boss warns

2 months ago

Keir Starmer blasted Rishi Sunak amid the £10m Tory donor ‘racism’ storm

Rishi Sunak insists Tory donor's 'remorse should be accepted' amid racism row as he resists calls to give back £10m

2 months ago

Frank Hester is alleged to have said that Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all black women”

People may say racist things but that doesn’t make them racists, minister says in storm over Tory donor’s remarks

2 months ago

Hundreds of innocent postmasters will have their convictions quashed

Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters to have convictions quashed under new Horizon scandal law

2 months ago

Israel must open its ports and grant more visas to UN workers so urgent humanitarian aid can be distributed throughout Gaza, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has urged

Israel must open ports to allow urgent aid to travel to Gaza, Lord Cameron urges, as UN says 250,000 are starving

2 months ago

Boris Johnson will be deployed to campaign in the Red Wall

Dorries dismisses Boris’ election comeback amid claims Sunak will ‘deploy ex-PM' in Red Wall to avoid Tory 'wipeout'

2 months ago