Gary Lineker probably breached social media guidelines by taunting Grant Shapps in tweet, says BBC’s new chairman – after Match of the Day star sparked new impartiality row over Rwanda

Gary Lineker probably breached social media guidelines by taunting Grant Shapps in tweet, says BBC’s new chairman – after Match of the Day star sparked new impartiality row over Rwanda

Gary Lineker probably breached the BBC‘s social media guidelines when he taunted Tory minister Grant Shapps in a tweet amid a row over the Rwanda scheme, the BBC’s incoming chairman said today. Samir Shah, who is the Government’s choice to take over the Corporation, told MPs that he thought the Match of the Day star’s social … Read more

QUENTIN LETTS: Next time we see squeaky little new chap Samir Shah he may start spouting BBC blancmange, but he felt refreshingly different as he was interviewed by MPs

QUENTIN LETTS: Next time we see squeaky little new chap Samir Shah he may start spouting BBC blancmange, but he felt refreshingly different as he was interviewed by MPs

By Quentin Letts for the Daily Mail Published: 21:55 GMT, 13 December 2023 | Updated: 23:21 GMT, 13 December 2023 And our next contestant, please: yes, it was time for another BBC chairman confirmation hearing. The last one, Richard Sharp, took a terrible pasting. All that remains of him is a couple of smouldering black … Read more

QUENTIN LETTS: Celebration for Rishi Sunak after his Rwanda bill is passed and a pikestaff in the gizzards for strutting Corporal Francois!

QUENTIN LETTS: Celebration for Rishi Sunak after his Rwanda bill is passed and a pikestaff in the gizzards for strutting Corporal Francois!

Seconds after the result, Chief Whip Simon Hart winked at Rishi Sunak and he responded by hugging him.  As a beaming Rishi left the packed chamber he patted colleagues and thanked his new immigration minister, Michael Tomlinson, a quiet lad who had risen to the occasion. Labour MPs were unfazed. The Government’s healthy majority looked more … Read more

EDDIE BARNES: The SNP is in meltdown after its annus horribilis. So why on earth would anyone actually still vote for them?

EDDIE BARNES: The SNP is in meltdown after its annus horribilis. So why on earth would anyone actually still vote for them?

The first rule of politics is never to blame the electorate. As we near the end of 2023, however, I feel my patience with my fellow Scottish voters begin to fray. It’s been a truly shocking time for our rulers over at the SNP. But as the party’s annus horribilis draws to an end, a … Read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Finally, Tories show good sense on Rwanda

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Finally, Tories show good sense on Rwanda

In the end it wasn’t, as the Duke of Wellington supposedly said at Waterloo, a damn close-run thing. After a day of high tension, the Government comfortably won yesterday’s Commons vote on the Rwanda Bill – by a majority of 44. But make no mistake. When the result finally came through, the sighs of relief … Read more

Tory rebels warn Rishi Sunak to brace for New Year showdown over flagship Rwanda scheme as they plot to ‘kill’ legislation in second Commons hurdle next month – as PM breathes sigh of relief after defying mutiny and vowing he CAN ‘Stop the Boats’

Tory rebels warn Rishi Sunak to brace for New Year showdown over flagship Rwanda scheme as they plot to ‘kill’ legislation in second Commons hurdle next month – as PM breathes sigh of relief after defying mutiny and vowing he CAN ‘Stop the Boats’

Rishi Sunak headed off a Tory mutiny over his flagship Rwanda scheme tonight – but was warned he could face another debilitating rebellion in the New Year as MPs plot to ‘kill’ the legislation.  After a day of arm-twisting by Conservative whips and the Prime Minister himself, MPs in the Commons voted by 313 votes … Read more

Tory ‘Red Wall’ MPs – including party’s deputy chair ’30p Lee’ Anderson – now ‘regret calling for Boris Johnson to quit as PM’ as Rishi Sunak fails to improve grim polls

Tory ‘Red Wall’ MPs – including party’s deputy chair ’30p Lee’ Anderson – now ‘regret calling for Boris Johnson to quit as PM’ as Rishi Sunak fails to improve grim polls

Lee Anderson has been no stranger to controversy since entering the House of Commons in 2019. Here are some of the rows the Ashfield MP has been caught up in… Taking the knee Ahead of the 2020 European Championships, Mr Anderson vowed to boycott England games during the football tournament due to the side’s decision … Read more

Rishi Sunak is adamant he will not back down on his Rwanda plan amid pressure from backbenchers for the Prime Minister to compromise

Rishi Sunak is adamant he will not back down on his Rwanda plan amid pressure from backbenchers for the Prime Minister to compromise

Rishi Sunak is adamant he will not back down and accept substantial changes to his Rwanda plan – despite pressure from backbenchers for a compromise. As MPs prepare to spend the weekend poring over the details of the draft legislation, sources told the Mail that there was ‘no way’ of amending it without jeopardising the entire … Read more

Integrating migrants into society is ‘impossible’ at current levels, Robert Jenrick warns – after quitting this week as immigration minister

Integrating migrants into society is ‘impossible’ at current levels, Robert Jenrick warns – after quitting this week as immigration minister

Integrating migrants into society is ‘impossible’ at current levels Robert Jenrick has warned just days after he suddenly quit as immigration minister. The Conservative MP resigned from his role, which had held for just over year, on Wednesday in staunch opposition to the Prime Minister’s Rwanda Bill. Jenrick argued the bill would fail, adding that … Read more

Rishi Sunak says he is ‘deeply sorry to all those who lost loved ones’ during the pandemic as he gives evidence to Covid Inquiry about claims his Eat Out scheme cost lives, his ‘Dr Death’ nickname, and wanting to close schools instead of shops

Rishi Sunak says he is ‘deeply sorry to all those who lost loved ones’ during the pandemic as he gives evidence to Covid Inquiry about claims his Eat Out scheme cost lives, his ‘Dr Death’ nickname, and wanting to close schools instead of shops

Rishi Sunak apologised to those who lost loved ones during the pandemic today as he kicked off a tough day of questioning over claims his Eat Out to Help Out scheme cost lives. The PM began a day of evidence on his role as Chancellor during the pandemic with a broard-beam apology and a pledge that … Read more