‘I never met anyone who didn’t like him’: Tributes pour in for ‘thoroughly kind and decent’ ex-Labour chancellor Alistair Darling after his death aged 70 – as video shows the moment George Osborne and Ed Balls learn he has passed away

‘I never met anyone who didn’t like him’: Tributes pour in for ‘thoroughly kind and decent’ ex-Labour chancellor Alistair Darling after his death aged 70 – as video shows the moment George Osborne and Ed Balls learn he has passed away

Tributes poured in today from across the political divide after former Labour MP Alistair Darling – who served as Chancellor during the 2008 financial crisis – died aged 70. The ex-Cabinet minister was hailed as a ‘towering figure’ who took ‘calm’ action in steering Britain through the chaos of the global credit crunch. He was … Read more

S**t MPs, bats**t ideas and s**thole northern towns: The times ex-soldier James Cleverly got into trouble for swearing like a trooper (and admitting he would snog Theresa May)

S**t MPs, bats**t ideas and s**thole northern towns: The times ex-soldier James Cleverly got into trouble for swearing like a trooper (and admitting he would snog Theresa May)

James Cleverly is at the centre of a row over ‘unparliamentary’ language aimed at a Labour opponent. Exactly what the Home Secretary said at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday is disputed. Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham says the senior Cabinet minister branded his County Durham seat of Stockton North a ‘s**thole’ as he asked … Read more

Ex-minister Simon Clarke tells Rishi Sunak to call snap election if Lords block a new Rwanda migrant flight law as sacked former home secretary Suella Braverman issues her own five-point plan triggering new Tory civil war

Ex-minister Simon Clarke tells Rishi Sunak to call snap election if Lords block a new Rwanda migrant flight law as sacked former home secretary Suella Braverman issues her own five-point plan triggering new Tory civil war

Rishi Sunak has been urged to call a snap general election if the House of Lords tries to block emergency legislation designed to get migrant deportation flights to Rwanda started in the spring.  Sir Simon Clarke, who was a cabinet minister under Liz Truss, said the Prime Minister should seek a fresh mandate for his … Read more

Sam Bankman Fried, 31, likely faces 50 YEARS behind bars, legal expert believes: $10bn FTX crypto fraudster’s crimes carry maximum of 115 years behind bars

Sam Bankman Fried, 31, likely faces 50 YEARS behind bars, legal expert believes: $10bn FTX crypto fraudster’s crimes carry maximum of 115 years behind bars

Sam Bankman-Fried‘s fraud trial may have concluded with convictions across the board – but his sentencing remains up in the air. The term for the currently incarcerated crypto crook could be more than 100 years, of which a seasoned Ivy League law professor on Saturday said he will likely serve half a century. The theorized sentence … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents are seen visiting their disgraced FTX founder son in PRISON as he awaits sentencing and they face their own legal woes

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents are seen visiting their disgraced FTX founder son in PRISON as he awaits sentencing and they face their own legal woes

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents are still sticking by their disgraced FTX founder son after he was convicted of fraud last week.  Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried visiting their son Tuesday at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center where Sam is locked up while awaiting sentencing.  Bankman-Fried now faces up to 115 years in prison. … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents break down as disgraced FTX founder is found guilty on all seven counts and faces up to 115 years in jail: Defense lawyers vow to ‘vigorously fight’ his conviction

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents break down as disgraced FTX founder is found guilty on all seven counts and faces up to 115 years in jail: Defense lawyers vow to ‘vigorously fight’ his conviction

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents broke down in court on Thursday night after their son was found guilty of embezzling $10 billion of his clients’ money, in what the prosecutor said was ‘one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.’ Bankman-Fried now faces up to 115 years in prison. The 31-year-old, who founded crypto exchange FTX, was … Read more

REVEALED: The poison plotters in No. 10 – Nadine Dorries unveils the shocking story of a shadowy clique that has been manipulating the Tory Party for 20 years

REVEALED: The poison plotters in No. 10 – Nadine Dorries unveils the shocking story of a shadowy clique that has been manipulating the Tory Party for 20 years

My intention when I started to research this book was to tell the story of how Boris Johnson was ousted from power.   Instead, what I uncovered was a small group of men, most of them unelected and some totally unknown outside of a tight Westminster bubble, who have been operating at the heart of the Conservative Party … Read more

Gay and transgender conversion therapy won’t be outlawed as proposed ban has been downgraded in the King’s Speech

Gay and transgender conversion therapy won’t be outlawed as proposed ban has been downgraded in the King’s Speech

Ban on gay conversion therapy will not take place before the next election Project had been expected to be part of King’s Speech on Tuesday Ministers will instead promise to bring forward draft legislation for consultation By Jason Groves Political Editor Published: 22:00 GMT, 3 November 2023 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 3 November 2023 Plans … Read more

Sex parties and the ruthless Tory clique who secretly make – and then break – Prime Ministers: Revealed in Nadine Dorries’ bombshell book, the assassins who wanted Boris out of No 10 – straight after his landslide

Sex parties and the ruthless Tory clique who secretly make – and then break – Prime Ministers: Revealed in Nadine Dorries’ bombshell book, the assassins who wanted Boris out of No 10 – straight after his landslide

Boris Johnson was ousted by a cabal that has been controlling the Tory leadership for two decades, according to an explosive book. In The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries identifies Michael Gove, Dominic Cummings and a powerful adviser called Dougie Smith as members of ‘the movement’. She says it toppled Mr … Read more

Eccentric Brexiteer Peter Bone’s life and career, from namechecking his wife (until he left her for a physiotherapist 20 years his junior) to the Commons ban for bullying and sexual misconduct that is set to end Tory MP’s political career

Eccentric Brexiteer Peter Bone’s life and career, from namechecking his wife (until he left her for a physiotherapist 20 years his junior) to the Commons ban for bullying and sexual misconduct that is set to end Tory MP’s political career

Peter Bone is a hardline Brexiteer who gained notoriety for repeatedly referencing his wife Jennie in the Commons. But the mentions of ‘Mrs Bone’ – a Tory councillor namechecked by prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May – dried up in 2018 when it was revealed that he had left her for a physiotherapist 20 … Read more