Former Chancellor Alistair Darling has been remembered for “calmness in a crisis” and “wry good humour” following his death aged 70. Lord Darling, who spent almost three decades as an MP and 13 years in
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Keir Starmer would add £20bn to UK debt if elected with unfunded promise
Keir Starmer’s green investment scheme could set government debt back another £20billion, Tory party analysis has found. The Labour Party has pledged to spend £28billion on green initiatives including achieving energy independence for the UK
Read moreEU wants to put UK troops under its unified command’, warns ex-army officer
Ursula von der Leyen’s European Union wants to shackle the UK military to a ‘unified command’ structure which would enable Brussels to commit British troops in military operations, a former army officer has warned. And
Read moreSNP told independence dream blow to bits – by its own export data
The SNP’s case for independence is blown out of the water by figures released by the Scottish government itself, pro-Union campaigners have claimed. First Minister Humza Yousaf has continued to make the case for going
Read moreNigel Farage has been silenced like Donald Trump, said New Yorker’s ex-staffer
Nigel Farage is being silenced in exactly the same way as Donald Trump across the Atlantic, an ally and former staffer to the ex-US President has claimed. Peggy Grande was speaking after reports suggesting ITV
Read moreGreece PM accused of fuelling Elgin Marbles row in ongoing debate
The Greek prime minister has been accused of using the Elgin Marbles for his own domestic political goals amid a furious diplomatic row. Rishi Sunak pulled out of talks with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the last
Read moreEU chief opens door for UK to rejoin – hails important beginning
Ursula von der Leyen, the EU’s top-ranking official, has admitted she wants Britain to rejoin the bloc as she hinted at a complete reversal of Brexit. The President of the European Commission was pressed on
Read moreEU admits Brexit humiliation over hopes to steal thousands of jobs from City
Andrea Jenkyns tells Tories who don’t want Brexit to ‘sod off to Lib Dems’ Brussels bureaucrats and their Remainer allies have been humiliated again after an EU report admitted defeat on their hopes to take
Read moreIll make them pay Top minister vows to clamp down on nuisance cold calls
Michelle Donelan details UK discussions around joining EU Horizon programme Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has vowed to call time on the “plague” of nuisance phone calls, texts and pop-ups with massive fines for companies responsible.
Read moreFurious Jewish MP slams Sky reporter over ‘sick’ tweets about Israeli hostages
Gaza: Hamas release video of hostages being freed A senior Sky News editor is facing widespread criticism after he claimed Israeli hostages had been treated “reasonably” by Hamas. Dominic Waghorn, the broadcaster’s International Affairs Editor
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