Henry Zeffman
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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Could the privileges committee end Boris Johnson’s career?
Boris Johnson has claimed that the privileges committee’s litany of questions about his conduct “vindicates” him. In private his supporters are more concerned.Ultimately those who still back him do so because they believe that the parties saga was overblown or because they believe Johnson’s political talents outweigh past personal excesses.Their fear now is more direct: that the privileges… → Read More
Optimism grows in Belfast and Brussels
On Thursday night, two hours after his plane touched down in Belfast, Rishi Sunak held a meeting that could prove pivotal to his premiership.At 10.30pm a delega → Read More
Boris Johnson earns £5m in five months since resignation
Boris Johnson has declared an advance payment of about £2.5 million for speaking events → Read More
Rachel Reeves: Tax private school fees like meal in a restaurant
Private school fees should be taxed in the same way as eating in a restaurant, the shadow chancellor has said.Rachel Reeves said “every penny” of the procee → Read More
Cabinet reshuffle: Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle is biggest Whitehall shake-up since Brexit
Rishi Sunak announced the biggest shake up of Whitehall since Brexit as he put energy security and scientific innovation at the forefront of his government’s a → Read More
Who is on strike today and what do they want? A full guide
TeachersTeachers in England and Wales who are members of the National Education Union will begin the first of seven days of strikes today. Further strikes are → Read More
My eye-opening five years as Westminster’s chief sleazebuster
When Kathryn Stone became parliament’s standards chief in 2018 some MPs still expected “deference and subservience”.If some of the people she investigated thoug → Read More
Ex-minister quits ‘self-obsessed’ Tories and praises Keir Starmer
A former Conservative minister has quit the party and lavished praise on Sir Keir Starmer.Claire Perry O’Neill, who was part of Theresa May’s cabinet and an MP → Read More
Rishi Sunak promises a better future with his education ‘silver bullet’
Rishi Sunak used his first big speech since entering Downing Street to try to frame his political vision and draw dividing lines with Labour before the → Read More
Akshata Murty allows a peek behind the curtains of 10 Downing Street
Politics aside, it is among the most vexing questions for a prime minister and their spouse: how to decorate the Downing Street flat?Boris and Carrie Johnson in → Read More
Sex workers ‘met MPs at their hotel’ on foreign trip
Claim fuels fear that misbehaviour is opening British politicians to blackmail → Read More
Tory MP Adam Afriyie declared bankrupt over debts of £1.7m
A Conservative MP has been declared bankrupt after a specialist court was told that he owed about £1.7 million.Adam Afriyie, the MP for Windsor since 2005, had → Read More
Rishi Sunak must find a way to galvanise Tories
Hours after baiting each other in the Commons at prime minister’s questions, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer played at being emollient statesmen → Read More
December strikes put Christmas travel at risk for millions
IFS think tank laments ‘own goals’ and years of stagnation → Read More
Rishi Sunak will attend Cop27 — follow latest
Key momentsSunak faces Starmer at PMQs from midday PM warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on spending Hancock defends joining I’m a CelebrityRishi Sunak will att → Read More
Rishi Sunak vows to fix mistakes as he brings in continuity cabinet
Rishi Sunak has pledged to clear up the “mistakes” of Liz Truss as he appointed a cabinet that prioritised experience and sought to unite the Conservative Pa → Read More
No 10 staff ready to give party testimonies ‘against Boris Johnson’
No 10 officials are preparing to testify against Boris Johnson in the parliamentary inquiry into Downing Street parties.The privileges committee is to begin hea → Read More
Boris Johnson told to bury the hatchet — but just not in Rishi Sunak
For a man yet to publicly declare his intention to stand for the Conservative leadership, Boris Johnson has spent much of his holiday in the Dominican Republic → Read More
Liz Truss says she’s not a quitter as she commits to pensions triple lock — follow latest
Key momentsLATEST: Fracking rebels face removal of Tory whip Hunt says ‘government will prioritise help for the most vulnerable’ Can Liz Truss survive as PM? Join the debate Midday: Truss faces Starmer at PMQs → Read More
Keir Starmer’s Labour novices coached in how to govern
Labour is training shadow cabinet ministers on how to be in government as the party prepares for power.Sir Keir Starmer’s team has arranged the training becaus → Read More