Foreign Office intervenes to ‘soften’ the language used by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer to avoid offending the Abu-Dhabi backers of fund seeking to take over the Telegraph, report claims

Foreign Office intervenes to ‘soften’ the language used by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer to avoid offending the Abu-Dhabi backers of fund seeking to take over the Telegraph, report claims

The  Foreign Office intervened to ‘soften’ language used by the Culture Secretary to avoid offending the Abu Dhabi-based backers of a fund seeking to take over the Telegraph, it was claimed last night. Lucy Frazer had said this week she was ‘minded’ to examine the proposed deal further after a number of Tory MPs warned … Read more

David Cameron faces further questions about his involvement in Chinese-backed overseas development

David Cameron faces further questions about his involvement in Chinese-backed overseas development

Labour asked who Lord Cameron’s ‘ultimate client’ was for promoting scheme By David Churchill Published: 01:13 GMT, 24 November 2023 | Updated: 01:31 GMT, 24 November 2023 Lord Cameron was facing questions yesterday about his involvement in a Chinese-backed overseas development. It came after a clip emerged of the Foreign Secretary playing down China’s role … Read more

Tories hit the panic button after net migration is upgraded by the equivalent of the population of Cambridge to ANOTHER new record of 745,000 a year – driven by arrivals from outside the EU looking for work

Tories hit the panic button after net migration is upgraded by the equivalent of the population of Cambridge to ANOTHER new record of 745,000 a year – driven by arrivals from outside the EU looking for work

Rishi Sunak was warned that the Tories face a ‘do or die’ moment to act on immigration today after shock revised figures showed a net increase of almost three-quarters of a million people in 2022.  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) drastically increased its figure for the year to December up from 606,000 to 745,000, a … Read more

How David Cameron’s ex-socialite lover Laura Adshead fought back from addiction to become a NUN, praying six times a day and working in abbey dairy after giving up all her worldly possessions

How David Cameron’s ex-socialite lover Laura Adshead fought back from addiction to become a NUN, praying six times a day and working in abbey dairy after giving up all her worldly possessions

Her once-luxuriant blonde hair is cropped short, hidden beneath a traditional nun’s wimple. Our picture shows the moment when former socialite Laura Adshead took her ‘final, solemn, profession of vows’ to become Mother John Mary. It was a milestone that this once-troubled woman had worked towards for 14 years, cut off from the world at … Read more

Kay Burley sparks social media row after saying David Cameron had ‘put on weight’ as ex-PM arrived at Downing Street to make his dramatic return to the Cabinet

Kay Burley sparks social media row after saying David Cameron had ‘put on weight’ as ex-PM arrived at Downing Street to make his dramatic return to the Cabinet

David Cameron‘s extraordinary return to politics has sparked debate, but Kay Burley has stirred another discussion after declaring on live TV that the former Prime Minister has put on weight. The Sky News presenter cracked the joke about the new Foreign Secretary piling on the pounds since leaving office over footage of him walking into No 10 … Read more

Addiction charity warns of 84 per cent surge in female gambling addicts as cash-strapped mums tell of their struggles with online betting games

Addiction charity warns of 84 per cent surge in female gambling addicts as cash-strapped mums tell of their struggles with online betting games

New data released by charity Gordon Moody shows it has seen a 43 per cent increase in demand for its services year on year – with women now making up a quarter of referrals.

David Cameron could be forced to come to Commons chamber to answer questions from MPs as new Foreign Secretary

David Cameron could be forced to come to Commons chamber to answer questions from MPs as new Foreign Secretary

Senior MPs are considering calling Lord Cameron before the Bar of the House By Brendan Carlin and Glen Owen Political Editor Published: 23:29 GMT, 18 November 2023 | Updated: 00:44 GMT, 19 November 2023 David Cameron could face the humiliation of being summoned to stand before MPs in the Commons chamber to answer questions as … Read more

Tory right-wingers furiously accuse Rishi Sunak of ‘abandoning’ Red Wall voters who backed the party in 2019 with his ‘centrist’ reshuffle and sacking of Suella Braverman – but they shy away from calling for PM to be ousted

Tory right-wingers furiously accuse Rishi Sunak of ‘abandoning’ Red Wall voters who backed the party in 2019 with his ‘centrist’ reshuffle and sacking of Suella Braverman – but they shy away from calling for PM to be ousted

Tory right-wingers today furiously accused Rishi Sunak of abandoning ‘Red Wall’ voters who delivered Boris Johnson‘s 80-seat majority at the 2019 general election. The New Conservatives group claimed the Prime Minister’s dramatic reshuffle – which included the sacking of Suella Braverman as home secretary – marked a ‘major change’ in the Government’s direction. Miriam Cates … Read more

The unpalatable truth is that Ukraine’s counter-offensive has reached a dead end – and its casualties are mounting. DAVID PATRIKARAKOS argues the future of the West now rests on us helping them win

The unpalatable truth is that Ukraine’s counter-offensive has reached a dead end – and its casualties are mounting. DAVID PATRIKARAKOS argues the future of the West now rests on us helping them win

Sweat stings my eyes. It pours down my face and gathers in the crook of my shoulder. I have just run into a trench on the frontlines of eastern Ukraine. As I enter, an odour hits me: a combination of cheap deodorant, unwashed bodies and burning debris that has become so familiar. The smell of … Read more

All hail Lord Cameron of Chipping Snorton: Former Prime Minister makes a return to Cotswolds market town which is home to chummy group of headline-grabbing heavyweights

All hail Lord Cameron of Chipping Snorton: Former Prime Minister makes a return to Cotswolds market town which is home to chummy group of headline-grabbing heavyweights

David Cameron will be known by his new title, Lord Cameron of Chipping North  By Daisy Graham-Brown Published: 01:02 GMT, 18 November 2023 | Updated: 01:40 GMT, 18 November 2023 For years he was a mainstay of the ‘Chipping Norton set’ – a chummy group of headline-grabbing heavyweights hailing from the Cotswolds. And it appears … Read more