Conservative Conference: Do members miss Boris Johnson? Tory members said they miss Boris Johnson as the party held its annual conference without him. The Express asked attendees at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester if they missed the charismatic former prime minister. One said: “I think everyone misses Boris. I remember going to his conference speech two yers ago in […]

Kay Burley quizzes Grant Shapps over HS2 Fears are growing in Tory high command that one of its most prominent public figures, West Midlands Metro Mayor Andy Street, could resign. It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to reveal a major scale down of the HS2 project. Mr Street has stood out as one of the rail link’s […]

High-speed rails will reach Manchester, but will not involve the installation of new tracks, it has been reported. According to Sky News’ Sophy Ridge, the Prime Minister has said HS2 will go from London to Manchester, but from Birmingham it will run on existing West Coast Mainline tracks. This means that the new high-speed track will effectively end at Birmingham. Trains […]

Susanna Reid quizzes Rishi Sunak over HS2 The spiralling costs of the HS2 project should be the subject of an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, a group campaigning to scrap the high-speed rail link has claimed. Stop HS2 issued its scathing assessment as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refused to be drawn on the future of the controversial project. The […]

Steve Bray gatecrashes fringe event at Tory conference A top Tory MP has called for Britain to leave the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), saying the UK doesn’t need lessons from the French and Germans who “did awful things in World War Two”. The statement comes as European judges continue to block the Government from sending illegal migrants to […]

Former spin doctor on Boris wanting to punch Macron A Brexiteer says the EU is at risk of collapsing amid Emmanuel Macron’s increasingly fractious relationship with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Ben Habib, a former Brexit Party MEP, was speaking after David McAllister, the German MEP and a key figure in the German Christian Democrats, criticised both Mr Macron and Mr […]

Britain must use its Brexit freedoms to cut net migration after taking a “naïve” approach since the 2016 vote, Robert Jenrick declared. The Immigration Minister – a close ally of Rishi Sunak – revealed “further substantial changes” will be needed to restore control and reduce pressure on creaking public services. Migrants could have to earn £34,528 to qualify for a […]

Welsh Tory leader slams 20mph speed limits Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has said Mark Drakeford’s hated 20mph road speed limit is part of a wider “extreme ideology” hitting Welsh citizens. The energetic leader blasted the Welsh Government as “out of touch”, saying the Government is a warning about what Sir Keir Starmer will do if he wins the […]

Dear Chancellor, Together, we write to ask you to take action in your Autumn Statement to boost the NHS and the economy by preventing fractures caused by osteoporosis. Half of women over 50 will suffer fractures. These injuries are the fourth most burdensome health condition measured in disability and premature death. As well as the consequences for patients, fractures place […]

The Chancellor has vowed to stop the “vicious circle of ever-rising taxes” by shaking up public services and the benefit system. Jeremy Hunt’s remarks come as the Conservatives prepare for their party conference. More than 30 Tory MPs, including former PM Liz Truss and former Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel, have said they won’t approve any plans that see taxes […]