The West provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, claims Farage Reform leader says the ‘ever-eastward expansion of Nato and the EU’ gave Vladimir Putin a reason to justify war Ben Riley-Smith 21 Jun 2024, 8:42pm
Rishi Sunak declines to rule out a minister is involved in gambling scandal PM says revelations around bets on a July election date had left him ‘incredibly angry’ Ben Riley-Smith 21 Jun 2024, 8:18pm
Starmer: Corbyn would have made better prime minister than Johnson Labour leader refused to repeat 2019 remark that his predecessor would have been ‘great’ during grilling on Question Time Ben Riley-Smith 20 Jun 2024, 10:23pm
Tories abandon ‘unwinnable’ northern seats to target south Candidates even in areas with small majorities told to be ‘pragmatic’ and focus on shoring up support elsewhere Dominic Penna 20 Jun 2024, 10:00pm
Budget rules mean private schools VAT raid won’t start before Sept 2025, Labour insiders claim Tories say Rachel Reeves has to ‘come clean’ about where the money for her spending plans would come from instead Ben Riley-Smith 20 Jun 2024, 9:43pm
Sunak to lose seat in Tory wipeout, major poll predicts Exclusive survey for The Telegraph also shows party on track to slump to 53 seats, with around three-quarters of Cabinet voted out Ben Riley-Smith 19 Jun 2024, 6:12pm
Tom Tugendhat expected to run for Tory leader after election If party loses election and Rishi Sunak stands down security minister expected to put his name forward Ben Riley-Smith 18 Jun 2024, 9:07pm
Ed Davey claims rural Tory heartlands are turning to the Lib Dems Party leader says Conservative slump in countryside is largely being driven by NHS waiting times Ben Riley-Smith 18 Jun 2024, 8:53pm
Tories turn to Boris Johnson to counter Reform Letters from former PM due to arrive with wavering voters as he is pictured on family holiday Ben Riley-Smith 17 Jun 2024, 11:40pm
Labour capital gains tax raid would freeze housing market, Treasury analysis reveals Tax could result in would-be sellers stuck in their homes unable to afford to sell Ben Riley-Smith 14 Jun 2024, 6:57pm
Keir Starmer leaves door open to capital gains tax on family homes Leader contradicts Labour spokesman, who had previously ruled the policy out Ben Riley-Smith 14 Jun 2024, 6:16pm
Sunak receives letter from Gambling Commission over aide who placed bet on July election PM is understood to have been contacted earlier this week about Craig Williams being the subject of an investigation Ben Riley-Smith 14 Jun 2024, 12:13pm
Labour plans five years of tax rises and spending cuts, think tank warns Manifesto not clear how Sir Keir Starmer would pay for pledges, Left-leaning Resolution Foundation claims Ben Riley-Smith 13 Jun 2024, 9:45pm
Labour promises 14 ‘reviews’ instead of policies, as party accused of ‘conspiracy of silence’ Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for office will be incredibly expensive to introduce and he isn’t saying where the money will come from Ben Riley-Smith 13 Jun 2024, 6:50pm
‘Totally unserious’ Labour manifesto only contains costings for a single year Policies lack detailed figures despite Starmer insisting plans would be ‘fully costed’ Nick Gutteridge 13 Jun 2024, 12:48pm
Starmer leaves door open to host of tax rises Labour leader’s manifesto will not rule out increasing capital gains, fuel duty or council tax Daniel Martin 12 Jun 2024, 8:35pm
What Labour ‘super-majority’ warnings say about Tory election hopes Party’s outlook is bleaker than it has been letting on as it tries to weaponise the prospect of Starmer being given a ‘blank cheque’ Ben Riley-Smith 12 Jun 2024, 1:28pm
Can the Tory manifesto really change the election race? | Westminster Source Rishi Sunak unveiled the Conservative Party manifesto ? is it a game changer? Ben Riley-Smith 11 Jun 2024, 9:38pm
Sunak promises £17bn in tax cuts Prime Minister unveils election manifesto that will also shrink National Insurance bill and help first-time buyers Nick Gutteridge 11 Jun 2024, 8:58pm
Rishi Sunak offers tax breaks to landlords in Tory manifesto Workers, parents and pensioners will feel benefits of Conservatism, says Prime Minister Ben Riley-Smith 10 Jun 2024, 10:30pm
Tory manifesto will not include inheritance tax cut Leading party figures called for the move to create a dividing line with Labour, but Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt will leave it as it is Ben Riley-Smith 10 Jun 2024, 3:07pm
Labour has no vision for how UK deals with dangerous world, says Cameron Foreign Secretary urges British voters overseas to back Conservatives because of their ‘harder-edged’ foreign policy Ben Riley-Smith 9 Jun 2024, 9:30pm