Christopher McKeon

Politics

UK and New Zealand to pursue stronger defence ties and boost support for Ukraine

The Prime Minister and his counterpart, Christopher Luxon, are expected to visit a military base.
21 Apr 2025
Politics

Starmer to pledge more cash for border command in blitz on small boats

The Prime Minister will use a speech to Interpol to tell the world to ‘wake up to the severity of this challenge’.

4 Nov 2024
Politics

Starmer faces call to suspend Labour MP over ‘white supremacy’ tweet

Backbench MP Dawn Butler appeared to share a post describing the new Tory leader’s politics as ‘white supremacy in blackface’.
3 Nov 2024
Business News

New Tory leader Badenoch promises ‘hard truths’ for country and party

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she would reverse Labour’s decision to impose VAT on private school fees if she came to power.
3 Nov 2024
Money

Trade union threatens legal action over winter fuel cut

The move will further strain relations between the Labour Party and trade union Unite.
3 Nov 2024
Politics

Partygate scandal was ‘overblown’, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch said the Government should not have criminalised ‘everyday activities’ during the Covid pandemic.
3 Nov 2024
UK

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election

Rachel Reeves said she had been ‘wrong’ because she did not ‘know everything’ about the state of the public finances.

3 Nov 2024
UK

Reeves insists Labour will secure growth as she defends Budget choices

The Chancellor is expected to set out a number of economic reforms in the coming weeks aimed at boosting growth.

3 Nov 2024
UK

PM to declare small boats a ‘national security’ issue

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce a new team of investigators who will use counter-terror powers to tackle people smugglers.

3 Nov 2024
Politics

Kemi Badenoch to name shadow cabinet within days

Kemi Badenoch is understood to want her top team in place by Tuesday, after her leadership election victory on Saturday.
3 Nov 2024
Politics

Lammy pledges to ‘listen rather than tell’ on first official visit to Africa

The Foreign Secretary will hold high-level meetings in Nigeria and South Africa on his first visit to the continent in the role.
3 Nov 2024
Politics

MP defeated in fight with MMA veteran

Will Stone, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, lasted almost halfway through his 10-minute bout with professional Matt Inman before submitting.
2 Nov 2024
Politics

Kemi Badenoch takes on ‘tough but simple’ task after winning Tory leadership

The North West Essex MP became the first black woman to be elected as the leader of a major UK political party.
2 Nov 2024
Politics

Rule change makes it harder for Tories to ditch leader

The chairman of the 1922 Committee, Bob Blackman, said he expected the rule change to mean there were no ‘problems in that regard ever’.
2 Nov 2024
Politics

Kemi Badenoch becomes first black woman to lead major European party

The MP is also the fourth woman to lead the Conservative Party after Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss.
2 Nov 2024
Politics

Tory membership at lowest level on record, leadership results show

Barely 95,000 out of 131,680 Tory members voted in this year’s leadership election.
2 Nov 2024
Politics

Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election

The former business secretary secured 53,806 votes from Tory members after topping the MPs’ ballot.
2 Nov 2024
Politics

Key quotes from the Conservative Party leadership election

The winner of the Conservative leadership contest is set to be announced on Saturday after months of campaigning.
2 Nov 2024
Politics

Cleverly rules out shadow cabinet job under new Tory leader

The former home secretary said he would return to the backbenches regardless of who won the Conservative leadership election.
1 Nov 2024
Politics

‘Growing alliance of aggression’ as North Korea sends troops to help Russia

John Healey said intelligence reports suggested that North Korean troops were already deployed near Russia’s border with Ukraine.
1 Nov 2024
Politics

CPS consider charging MP Mike Amesbury over alleged punch incident

Footage appeared to show the Runcorn and Helsby MP punching a man to the ground last weekend.
1 Nov 2024