10 h. ago Farage rubs salt in Kemi's wounds and rips apart the Right as ex

He lined up alongside Ms Braverman, 45, as she claimed the Tories had been taken over by centrist 'wets' who had left her with no choice but to defect after being sidelined by Kemi Badenoch.

Politics

16 h. ago Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform

Ms Braverman joins her ally Robert Jenrick and other rightwing Tories as being the latest senior figure to desert Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party in favour of Reform

Society

51 h. ago Kemi Badenoch reveals her surprise inspiration from Thackeray's 1848 novel Vanity Fair

The 46-year-old confesses an unexpected fondness for Thackeray's 1848 novel and his 'aspirational' heroine in today's episode of Desert Island Discs.

Politics

53 h. ago Kemi Badenoch's 'show of strength' by sacking Robert Jenrick over plot to defect to Reform wins Tory voters' backing

A poll reveals that 58 per cent of those who backed the Tories in 2024 think Ms Badenoch's shock move showed her strength.

Politics

54 h. ago Kemi's been tough and Jenrick is a bit of a bounder, say Tory voters

LORD ASHCROFT: Those who like Kemi Badenoch salute her swift and decisive move to boot Robert Jenrick out of the party before he jumped.

Politics

57 h. ago The exact ages men and women are best at sex: JANA HOCKING reveals surprising truth about when libido REALLY peaks... and new trick to boost desire in perimenopause

Researchers have analyzed data from more than 67,000 adults, aged between 20 and 84, and discovered something rather inconvenient...

Politics

58 h. ago Trump praises ‘brave’ UK soldiers after outrage over Nato Afghanistan claims

The US president provoked anger earlier this week after he told Fox News that America had ‘never needed’ its Nato partners.

Politics

59 h. ago Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan were ‘among the greatest of all warriors’

It came a day after Mr Trump was criticised for his remarks about Nato allied troops.

Events

2 d. ago Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough review – a jaw

From handbags to drug gangs to central banks – one of Britain’s finest investigative reporters reveals the surprising links in a global chain of crimeQuestion: why, if almost half of us now use cash only a few times a year, are high-denomination banknotes being printed in increasingly large numbers? In April 2024, the value of all the dollar bills in circulation reached an all-time high of $2.345tn, and may well be even more than that by now. The total value of dollars in the world has doubled every decade since the 1970s. Similarly, there are 1.552tn euro notes in circulation, while most other currencies – the British pound, the Japanese yen, the Swiss franc and so on – are all at something like their highest levels in history. This at a time when so many of us have pretty much stopped using cash altogether, and even the people who sell the Big Issue in our streets are equipped with card readers.When I talk about “us”, I mean those who don’t have to worry about hiding huge cash pro...

Politics

3 d. ago Louis Tomlinson says it's 'intimidating' going solo after being in a band as big as One Direction

The singer, 34, released his album How Did I Get Here? on January 23, four years after he last put out music.

Politics

3 d. ago Fact check: Government calculations set out three cost estimates for Chagos deal

The measurements vary from simply totalling the agreed estimated payments to calculating the total cost of the 99-year treaty in today’s money.

Economics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump for 'diminishing' Britain's war dead as transatlantic rift deepens after Kemi Badenoch joins veteran fury at Afghanistan comments

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

Events

3 d. ago Fury over Trump's slur against British troops: Kemi Badenoch leads attack on president for 'flat

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

Politics

5 d. ago Arne Slot reveals new Liverpool injury blow after surprise development

Reds hit by fresh fitness setback ahead of Champions League win over Marseille

Events

5 d. ago Tories lost Jenrick because of ‘personal ambition’, Badenoch tells party

Ex-shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick defected to Reform UK on Thursday, describing Britain as ‘broken’.

Politics

5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch meets with Northern Ireland veterans as she urges Keir Starmer to abandon Labour's plans to scrap immunity measures from Troubles laws

The Tory leader and some of her senior MPs spoke with a group of ex-soldiers in Parliament as they protested against Labour's repeal of Northern Ireland legacy laws.

Events

5 d. ago Starmer toughens rhetoric on Trump and decries pressure over Greenland

PM also accuses Kemi Badenoch of supporting efforts by the US president to ‘undermine the government’s position’UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has noticeably hardened his rhetoric towards Donald Trump, telling the Commons that the US president’s condemnation of the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius was intended to weaken the UK’s resolve over Greenland.In a sometimes angry exchange with Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, Starmer denounced the Conservative leader’s use of Trump’s words to push back against the Chagos deal, saying the president had not been sincere in his objections. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Voices: ‘The Farage effect is starting to wear off’: Readers say Reform slump is helping Kemi Badenoch

Our community saw Badenoch’s polling uptick as less a Tory comeback and more a sign that Farage’s appeal may be levelling out, with many arguing the numbers reflect protest fatigue rather than genuine enthusiasm for either leader

Politics

5 d. ago Jason Statham says he no longer gets 'nervous' before action films as he reveals surprising London ‘shelter’ between roles

The British actor, 58, spoke with The Standard at the UK premiere for his new film, Shelter, where he was joined by long-time partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Politics

5 d. ago Badenoch urges Starmer to ‘protect veterans’ ahead of NI Legacy Act repeal vote

Measures which prevent the prosecution of veterans for Troubles-related crimes will be removed from the legislation under Government proposals.

Politics