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Labour’s net zero crusader Ed Miliband has a carbon footprint 12 times higher than the average Briton

To listen to Ed Miliband you might well come to the conclusion that he wasn’t terribly keen on air travel, considering it a threat to the Earth’s climate and indeed the entire human race. ‘Any aviation expansion will only be…

Ed Miliband attacks ‘defeatist’ Tony Blair after ex-PM warned Labour’s Net Zero is ‘doomed to fail’

Ed Miliband yesterday branded Tony Blair ‘incredibly defeatist’ over his warning that Labour’s controversial Net Zero drive is ‘doomed to fail’. In a high-profile intervention last month, Mr Blair savaged the Government’s obsession with Net Zero, saying voters were being asked to…

Angela Rayner ‘calls for migrant benefits to be slashed’ and urges Rachel Reeves to make changes – after Deputy PM challenged Chancellor’s economic approach

Angela Rayner called for migrant benefits to be slashed and urged Rachel Reeves to make changes, it has been reported, after the Deputy PM challenged the Chancellor’s economic approach. Bold proposals, outlined in a leaked memo revealed by The Telegraph, also suggested making…

Government is paying over £1billion a month to households with at least one foreign national in them

The government is now paying over £1 billion a month on benefits claims to households with at least one foreign national, new figures show. Households with at least one claimant who is a foreigner received £941 million in March his…

Liverpool secure astonishing EIGHT-FIGURE transfer fee for Trent Alexander-Arnold to join Real Madrid early for the Club World Cup – despite opening offer being just £850,000

Liverpool have secured a mega £10million fee from Real Madrid for Trent Alexander-Arnold to join them early. The right-back has agreed to a six-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu and it will begin on Sunday when the transfer window officially opens. Both clubs have confirmed the move….

Keir Starmer faces calls to SACK top legal adviser Lord Hermer after peer apologises for ‘clumsy’ speech comparing calls for UK to quit ECHR to early Nazi ideology

Keir Starmer is under pressure to sack his top legal adviser today over a speech in which he compared demands that the UK quit the European Convention on Human Rights to early Nazi ideology. Attorney General Lord Hermer today apologised for an…

Cash is no longer king? Nigel Farage vows to lead a ‘crypto revolution’ bringing Britain ‘properly into the 21st century’ after vowing to protect hard currency before election

Nigel Farage last night vowed to lead a ‘crypto revolution’ in Britain that would see the Bank of England build up a Bitcoin reserve’. The Reform leader, who is facing accusations of having ‘fantasy’ economic plans, used an appearance at a digital currency conference…

KEMI BADENOCH: This country deserves a leader who doesn’t treat economics like showbiz

Labour promised voters ‘change’ – but still don’t know how they’ll pay for it. Now Nigel Farage is trying the same trick. In their first ten months, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have hiked taxes on jobs, farms and family businesses, and snatched winter fuel support…

Kemi Badenoch takes aim at Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer for ‘race to the bottom’ over welfare handouts as Tory leader accuses rivals of asking taxpayers to ‘fund unlimited child support for others’

Kemi Badenoch has blasted Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer for being in a ‘race to the bottom’ over welfare handouts. In a feisty attack on the Reform and Labour leaders, Mrs Badenoch said the pair believed in getting taxpayers to fund ‘unlimited child support for others’ by…

I was in the room for Keir Starmer’s Farage-bashing speech – PM is taking one massive risk

Sir Keir Starmer delivering his speech at Glass Futures in St Helens (Image: Getty) This is a milestone moment in British politics. Sir Keir Starmer said the stark choice facing the country was between Labour and Nigel Farage. It takes a moment…