Lord Ken Clarke, former Conservative chancellor, tells The News Agents why he believes Rachel Reeves is “not up to the job” ahead of her second budget.
24 Nov
In an uncharacteristic move from Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader has supported Labour proposals on migrants in the UK in the House of Commons. Does she really back Shabana Mahmood, or is there a deeper reason to her muted praise?
18 Nov
Kemi Badenoch has promised the Tories will end Stamp Duty if they win the next election – but was this just a pledge to get conference attendees fired up?
8 Oct
In the first Conservative conference since Kemi Badenoch became leader, has the party found a focus to tackle Labour, and Reform UK, in the next election?
8 Oct
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis 'activist judges’ are bringing the UK’s legal system into “disrepute” and vows to make appointments a political decision under a future Tory government.
7 Oct
Robert Jenrick has defended comments made in March 2025 about the lack of white people in an area of Birmingham he visited – and Tory colleagues have rallied to back him. But do his comments make practical sense, and does the shadow cabinet even believe them?
7 Oct
As Kemi Badenoch attends her first party conference as Conservative leader, some voters still can’t even name her. But low recognition is the least of her problems. With the party still reeling from 14 years of chaos and defeat, which policies should the Tories be pursuing?
6 Oct
The Conservative Party will pull the UK from the European Convention of Human Rights if it wins the next general election, says Kemi Badenoch. Why has she chosen this extreme option?
6 Oct
The Ministry of Defence's superinjunction to silence reporting on a data breach affecting 18,000 Afghans has been lifted - but the questions over accountability are just beginning - and they span party lines.
16 Jul
Does the shadow of Liz Truss and her ‘mini-budget’ of 2022 still loom large over the Tory Party, and what will it take for the former PM to accept her part in the economic crash it caused?
5 Jun
Reform UK has won a huge number of seats in the UK’s local elections, with Conservatives in particular suffering heavy losses. What does this mean for the changing face of UK politics?
2 May
Reform UK are expected to win a huge number of council seats in the May local elections, taking many in traditionally Labour-voting areas, but there are suggestions that the Tories could be ready to work with their right-wing rivals to block Labour seats. Could this really happen?
23 Apr
Seven months after losing the 2024 general election, the Conservative Party has unveiled its first new policy – a crackdown on migrants becoming UK citizens.
6 Feb
David Lammy explains his reasons for scrapping jury trials for court cases in England and Wales for lower level crimes, accusing Tory MP Robert Jenrick of spreading “disinformation” about the changes he’s making.
1d ago
Author Salman Rushdie, who The News Agents describe as a man who "spent probably half of his life under the threat of death" discusses his new book, the root cause of problems in UK society, and the BBC’s “dumb” decision to “pre-censor” itself.
28 Nov
Lord Ken Clarke, former Conservative chancellor, tells The News Agents why he believes Rachel Reeves is “not up to the job” ahead of her second budget.
24 Nov
Lord David Blunkett tells The News Agents that Keir Starmer’s Labour was unprepared for government, and blames the influence of behind-the-scenes staff for recent communications blunders. Does he believe there’s a future for the party?
14 Nov
Caroline Flack’s mum, Christine, tells The News Agents about her meetings with culture secretary Lisa Nandy to push for the second part of the cancelled Leveson Inquiry, and a new Disney+ documentary into her daughter’s trial by media.
12 Nov
As Labour’s poll numbers slide, Health Secretary Wes Streeting says Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York offers lessons in authenticity - but is Labour listening?
6 Nov
Malala, who was shot in the head by the Pakistani Taliban when she was 15 years old, has accused world leaders of normalising the oppressive Taliban rule in Afghanistan. She is now calling for women’s rights to be central to all work on the future of the country.
6 Nov
