[ Senior Tories from across the party have warned Rishi Sunak he must significantly sharpen the Conservatives’ campaign strategy or risk being destroyed at the general election. In the wake of a drubbing in the local elections, which saw the party come third behind the Liberal Democrats and lose nine out of 10 metro mayoral … Read more
[ It was shortly after 8am on Friday that Rishi Sunak knew he no longer had to worry about a leadership challenge. The first tranche of local election results were bleak for the Conservatives, with half their sitting councillors defeated and a big win for Labour in the Blackpool South by-election. But crucially – after … Read more
[ Ousting Rishi Sunak ahead of the general election would be “absolutely crazy” despite a poor showing in the local council polls, grassroots Tory activists have told i. While Mr Sunak took some solace from Ben Houchen’s victory in the Tees Valley mayoral contest, he has admitted the council results have been disappointing. Pollsters estimated … Read more
[ Police have raided a suspected illegal XL Bully breeding farm in Sheffield, rescuing 22 dogs. South Yorkshire Police said they found puppies “living in appalling conditions and requiring veterinary attention” when they discovered the suspected farm. Most, but not all of the dogs, are thought to have been XL Bully dogs, with many requiring … Read more
[ Reform UK leader Richard Tice has said that he “wouldn’t even answer a call” from Rishi Sunak should the Prime Minister offer his party a deal to co-operate in the forthcoming General Election. As nerves among many Red Wall Tory MPs increased after Reform destroyed the Conservative’s chances of holding onto Blackpool South in … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak on Friday appeared to have seen off the threat of a coup but rebels warned it meant the party would face ten years in the wilderness after damaging local election results. Conservative rebels plotting to oust the Prime Minister had warned of a “May Day from Hell” facing Mr Sunak after the … Read more
[ Nearly 16 years ago, on the day her second album Fearless was released, Taylor Swift told us for the first time what it felt like to be dumped by a celebrity. “When I find that person that is right for me, he’ll be wonderful,” she told Ellen DeGeneres, who had asked about her pop … Read more
[ Johnny Depp in 2023 (Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty) Reactions to rumours this week that Johnny Depp is to return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise can perhaps be summed up in two words: “quelle surprise”. This sudden lapse into French is perhaps apt, for Depp, whose image has taken a battering these past few … Read more
[ There’s nothing quite like pop music to capture the feelings we can’t reach ourselves – so thank God for the sadbanger, a subgenre that manages to get at the biggest and seemingly most contradictory. These are the songs that make you cry and dance at the same time, that can make you suddenly vulnerable … Read more
[ Poland has warned Russia that a conflict with Nato would lead to its “inevitable defeat”, as Moscow threatens to expand its war beyond the borders of Ukraine. Russia and Poland have been trading barbs after Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said his country would be ready to host nuclear weapons of a Nato member, and … Read more
