Senior Tory Brady lifts lid on downfall of prime ministers in new memoir

Senior Tory Brady lifts lid on downfall of prime ministers in new memoir

Only 10 votes of no confidence were submitted against Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt demanded Liz Truss “must go” after she appointed him chancellor, according to a senior Tory’s tell-all of the party’s leadership struggles. Former chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, Sir Graham Brady, has shared the backroom sagas leading up to the downfall of recent Tory prime ministers. According to Lord Brady of Altrincham, just […]

September 14, 2024 6

News

UK and US come to ‘strong position’ on Ukraine following Biden talks, says PM

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK and US have come to a “strong position” in their quest for a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine following his meeting with President Joe Biden. The Prime Minister described his discussions with Mr Biden as “long and productive”, but would not be drawn on what the pair had decided regarding Ukraine’s potential use of Western weaponry against Russian targets. At the beginning […]

September 14, 2024 5

News

Presenter Jay Blades charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour

Blades, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. BBC presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife. Blades, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday after being charged by West Mercia Police with one count of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. According to court documents, the charge relates to his fitness instructor wife […]

September 14, 2024 3

Entertainment

Claudia Winkleman has ‘no idea who’s going to win’ ahead of Strictly launch show

Presenter Claudia Winkleman said she has “no idea who’s going to win” the 20th anniversary series of Strictly Come Dancing ahead of its launch show. The 52-year-old, who will host the launch show on Saturday, also revealed that she does not know who has won until her co-host Tess Daly announces their name during the final episode. The 22nd series of the dancing show will begin amid a storm of […]

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