Whilst all rather extreme situations there are certainly possible scenarios for an election in 2027, none of which are impossible, despite the fact constitutionally Labour could, and might want to, hold out until August 2029
“If anything I think that the position of the monarchy will be entrenched,” he says.
Greed, poor judgement and an empathy by-pass are not criminal. With one calamitous Budget bringing the country to its economic knees and another imminent, no wonder Labour is keen to keep the Andrew saga simmering.
It’s no different from saying we don’t do science, or we don’t do art, and just as absurd. I’m not saying it needs superior status, just that it doesn’t need to be kept at arm’s length or left at Parliament’s doors. It has a role we should acknowledge and even embrace.
His Majesty also seems unaware that in the pursuit of Net Zero, his British subjects are expected to make radical and unpopular lifestyle changes. These days, an eco-sensibility isn’t confined to concern about polar bears: it’s politics.
The State Opening of Parliament went off immaculately, but the debate which followed sounded staged too.
“My Ministers will address inflation and the drivers of low growth over demands for greater spending or borrowing. My Ministers will put the security of communities and the nation ahead of the rights of those who endanger it.”
All of the pieces of legislation announced by His Majesty today, including the Renters (Reform) and Victims and Prisoners Bills.
The King was the first male monarch to deliver the annual address since 1950.
It was reported some backbenchers thought the scrapping of the 45p tax rate was “toxic” and would aim to block it.
ConservativeHome’s snapshot retrospective on the shortest premiership in British political history – one year on and day by day.
ConservativeHome’s snapshot retrospective on the shortest premiership in British political history – one year on and day by day.
ConservativeHome’s snapshot retrospective on the shortest premiership in British political history – one year on and day by day.
He may have less than a year, as Parliament returns and his Party’s conference looms, to persuade voters of his case – which he has scarcely even begun to make.
We face a critical juncture: the party must define its identity in a rapidly changing world. The answer is clear. Under the leadership of Kemi Badenoch the party can forge stronger ties with Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, and the wider Commonwealth.