Sir Keir Starmer has renamed Labour’s flagship package of trade union and workers’ rights reforms as he seeks to sharpen his economic message and reassure business and swing voters. Until today, the leader had referred to the plan as the New Deal for Working People. It will now be known as...Sir Keir Starmer has renamed Labour’s flagship package of trade union and workers’ rights reforms as he seeks to sharpen his economic message and reassure business and swing voters. Until today, the leader had referred to the plan as the New Deal for Working People. It will now be known as...Sir Keir Starmer has renamed Labour’s flagship package of trade union and workers’ rights reforms as he seeks to sharpen his...
The party leaders continue their pursuit for votes across the UK today with both the Conservatives and Labour focusing on the economy. Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, are highlighting the cost of living with analysis from the party showing the typical household is £5,900 worse off than in 2019. Rishi Sunak will be...The party leaders continue their pursuit for votes across the UK today with both the Conservatives and Labour focusing on the economy. Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, are highlighting the cost of living with analysis from the party showing the typical household is £5,900 worse off than in 2019. Rishi Sunak will be...The party leaders continue their pursuit for votes across the UK today with both the Conservatives and Labour focusing on the...
Michael Gove has become the most prominent Tory MP to decide to stand down as the number who are quitting surpassed the tally before Labour’s victory in 1997. The levelling-up secretary said he was leaving politics because he believed that after 19 years as an MP, including six different cabinet roles, “a new...Michael Gove has become the most prominent Tory MP to decide to stand down as the number who are...Michael Gove has become the most prominent Tory MP to decide to stand down as the number who are...
First person
What I’ve learnt
Musician Nile Rodgers, 71, was born in New York and left home at 14. His band, Chic, had No 1 hits in the Seventies...Musician Nile Rodgers, 71, was born in New York and left home at 14. His band, Chic, had No 1...Musician Nile Rodgers, 71, was born in New York and left home at 14. His band, Chic, had No 1...
sex counsel
Q. I’ve been happily divorced for more than a decade. When my kids were smaller they were at their dad’s every other...Q. I’ve been happily divorced for more than a decade. When my kids were smaller they were at...Q. I’ve been happily divorced for more than a decade. When my kids were smaller they were at...
Michael Gove will be remembered as one of the most consequential Tories in modern political history. In government he earned a reputation as a reformer, particularly during his tenure in the Department for Education. But his most significant legacy was undoubtedly Brexit and its aftermath, which included two acts of political and personal betrayal which resonate to this...Michael Gove will be remembered as one of the most consequential Tories in modern political history.Michael Gove will be remembered as one of the most consequential Tories in modern political history.
The Conservatives will claim that Labour’s workers’ right plan would cost businesses billions of pounds, after Sir...The Conservatives will claim that Labour’s workers’ right plan would cost businesses billions of pounds, after Sir Keir Starmer argued the reforms were vital for economic growth. The Tories are seeking to make a key election issue of what they term “French-style” employment rights, arguing that Labour would harm...The Conservatives will claim that Labour’s workers’ right plan would cost businesses billions of pounds, after Sir Keir Starmer...
Paula Vennells’ evidence included some of the most important moments of the Post Office inquiry so far. The former chief executive, who worked for the company from 2007 to 2012, faced a multitude of questions delving deep into her role in the most...Paula Vennells’ evidence included some of the most important moments of the Post Office inquiry...Paula Vennells’ evidence included some of the most important moments of the Post Office inquiry...
interview
“I think if we stop being shocked then we shouldn’t be doing the job,” says Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector of prisons. Every week he tours the country making unannounced visits and he is frequently horrified by the conditions he finds. “If...“I think if we stop being shocked then we shouldn’t be doing the job,” says Charlie Taylor, the...“I think if we stop being shocked then we shouldn’t be doing the job,” says Charlie Taylor, the...
OUR WEEK
Johnny Mercer: Bad news. The Times has obtained a photograph of me on a train, writing a memo in which I say that...Johnny Mercer: Bad news. The Times has obtained a photograph of me on a train, writing a memo in...Johnny Mercer: Bad news. The Times has obtained a photograph of me on a train, writing a memo in...
The times diary
For the first time in 32 years, none of Stanley Johnson’s children are standing for parliament, though there is still...For the first time in 32 years, none of Stanley Johnson’s children are standing for parliament...For the first time in 32 years, none of Stanley Johnson’s children are standing for parliament...
IN DEPTH
As Europe’s right-wing parties rise in the polls in the run-up to next month’s European elections, Giorgia Meloni has a clear plan: unite them and take the bloc in a radical new direction. The Italian prime minister pointed out this week that she had already put together a right-wing coalition in...As Europe’s right-wing parties rise in the polls in the run-up to next month’s European elections, Giorgia Meloni has a clear plan: unite them and take the bloc in a radical new direction. The Italian prime minister pointed out this week that she had already put together a right-wing coalition in...As Europe’s right-wing parties rise in the polls in the run-up to next month’s European elections, Giorgia Meloni has a clear...
IN DEPTH
When President Putin unveiled the Kremlin’s arsenal of hypersonic missiles during a state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow, he boasted that the weapons were “invincible”. The nuclear-capable Avangard, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles, Putin told members of the Russian elite in 2018, were “without global equivalents” and would render Nato armaments...When President Putin unveiled the Kremlin’s arsenal of hypersonic missiles during a state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow, he boasted that the weapons were “invincible”. The nuclear-capable Avangard, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles, Putin told members of the Russian elite in 2018, were “without global equivalents” and would render Nato armaments...When President Putin unveiled the Kremlin’s arsenal of hypersonic missiles during a state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow, he...
Dispatch from Madeira
Winston Churchill’s painting holiday on Madeira in 1950 put the Portuguese sub-tropical island back on the tourist map after the Second World War. Its islanders remain faithful to his memory. None more so than Miguel Albuquerque, the head of Madeira’s regional government, who wrote a book honouring the British...Winston Churchill’s painting holiday on Madeira in 1950 put the Portuguese sub-tropical island...Winston Churchill’s painting holiday on Madeira in 1950 put the Portuguese sub-tropical island...
DISPATCH | JANE FLANAGAN
Although the Brontë sisters spent most of their lives in Haworth parsonage in West Yorkshire, writing novels...Although the Brontë sisters spent most of their lives in Haworth parsonage in West Yorkshire...Although the Brontë sisters spent most of their lives in Haworth parsonage in West Yorkshire...
FRANCE CONFIDENTIAL
In the 1930s, Aldous Huxley would head to Les Deux Magots for a drink and a debate with Georges Neveux, the French...In the 1930s, Aldous Huxley would head to Les Deux Magots for a drink and a debate with Georges...In the 1930s, Aldous Huxley would head to Les Deux Magots for a drink and a debate with Georges...
Dispatch | Richard Lloyd Parry
The thieves in the night were masked and silent, and knew exactly what they were after. One man climbed over a fence and removed the treasures from a shelf in the garden; he passed them to his accomplice who placed them in the waiting car. They...The thieves in the night were masked and silent, and knew exactly what they were after. One man...The thieves in the night were masked and silent, and knew exactly what they were after. One man...