The Prime Minister adopted a carefully undramatic tone yesterday as he delivered his statement about Iran’s attack on Israel.
A rolling list of those Tory MPs choosing not to contest their seats again.
The West needs to learn again that appeasement does not work.
This was a two horse race between the winner and Suella Braverman – 174 votes to 124 votes. Penny Mordaunt came third with 85 votes.
We must stand up for the international rules-based order, international law and human rights, otherwise it will have a long-lasting effect on how Britain is viewed globally.
Russia’s invasion represented the first open attack on an already-fraying rules-based system. The post-Cold War status quo, about which we became complacent, is gone. Everything has changed.
Liz Truss’s authority continued to weaken. Proposals for spending reductions – including cutting schools capital spending – shocked ministers.
As markets opened the weekend after Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and his promise of “more to come”, the pound plummeted to an all-time low of $1.035 against the dollar.
If we are to keep our nation safe, our adversaries deterred, and our allies reassured, we now urgently require full-scale reform of the way we be buy and support our fighting equipment.
The objective seems to be to help it survive and to stay in the fight (with perhaps 70,000 dead already), but not for it to win back its lost territories in a timely manner.
“Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.” Dr Johnson’s observation has stood the test of time – but is a poor basis for civilian, parliamentary government.
Today’s changes are expected to be small-scale with a bigger shuffle taking place before the King’s Speech in early November.
Our local government editor highlights how consistently popular the Defence Secretary has been in our Cabinet League Table.
The recent dividing line we have seen over funding for Ukraine internationally must end. After the US Presidential Election in November, the winner must continue the firm commitment to Ukraine that the USA has provided so far.