David Willetts: Why regional transport is essential to reducing Britain’s dependence on immigration

Skills shortages are directly linked to transport shortages. It is possible that better transport connections linking…

Lords Diary: Earl Russell

Escaping the pressures of an extra long parliamentary session out on the Downs with his dog…

Tory Splits Erupt Over Michael Gove’s Plan To Re-Define What ‘Extremism’ Is

Michael Gove is expected to unveil the new definition of extremism later this week.Tory splits have…

Sadiq Khan to send scrapped Ulez cars to Ukraine with ‘plenty of money left’ for petrol and diesel drivers

Drivers who own non-Ulez-compliant vehicles will have the option to send their cars to Ukraine in…

Security Minister denies the Government is politicising extremism

Security Minister Tom Tugendhat has denied that the Government is politicising extremism by seeking to redefine…

Rishi Sunak Has Somehow Managed Make The Tories As Unpopular As Liz Truss Did

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss went head-to-head for the Tory leadership in 2022.The Tories are now…

Oscars 2024: Al Pacino’s Chaotic Slip-Up During Best Picture Award Is Honestly Amazing

Just when we thought John Cena presenting the award for Best Costume Design while completely naked was…

David Gauke: Ministers should be very wary that Labour appears to relish a fight on abolishing National Insurance

I have a theory: more often than not, a political party is better at evaluating its…

Bim Afolami: From tax cuts to long-term investment in our public services, this was a Budget we can be proud of

To those who say that election year budgets should offer short-term giveaways, I say this: history…

Neil Garratt: Victory in Streatham! Labour suspends “Low Traffic Neighbourhood” which made congestion worse.

When your council tells you that roadblocks are the best way to improve your local roads,…