William Atkinson

Kemi Badenoch must be wholeheartedly congratulated in her moment of triumph. Her victory was hardly unexpected. She has been leading in ConservativeHome surveys since 2022.

12:30 AM Laura Trott has been appointed as the Shadow Education Secretary. Formerly the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and then the equivalent

History repeats, first as tragedy, second as farce. To describe Liz Truss's premiership as a strategy would be too kind; to describe Kemi Badenoch's

The full list has been released ahead of the first meeting of the Shadow Cabinet

Is this a Shadow Cabinet to break from the last fourteen years, that shows voters we understand why we loathed? Or does it show just how much loyalty matters to Badenoch?

The full list has been released ahead of the first meeting of the Shadow Cabinet

Young conservatives are demanding a radicalism that goes beyond her narrow hinterland.

Howdy! With God-Emperor Donald Trump's triumphant return to the White House, we asked our panel their thoughts on the US election. The obvious question: how would you have voted? A clear majority would have picked Trump, with 60.5 per cent backing the 45th President. Only 24.1 per cent opted for Kamala Harris. 15.4 per cent did not know or would have chosen someone else.

If trotting after Washington means plunging ourselves into war in the Far East, we should do everything we can to avoid it. But being more amiable with China must come alongside safeguarding our national economic interests. There is no point in trying to extricate ourselves from being Washington's vassal only to become Beijing's. Net zero at all costs is a recipe for national humiliation.

Walking through Westminster yesterday, picking my way through the sea of Barbour, I became aware that I was in the presence of destiny