Accessibility links
Friday 08 January 2016
News, comment and intelligence from the Telegraph's Westminster Lobby team
Latest
The new guidelines are not intended to stand alone – they are part of a net of repressive policies
08 Jan 2016
Did Tony Blair punch ham with Bill Clinton? When it comes to bizarre conversations between the former leaders it can be difficult distinguishing fact from fiction
They'll be back, but the truth is Nick Griffin's rabble just wasn't British enough to ever really matter
The far-right party is not allowed to stand candidates in local or national elections unless it submits detailed information to be checked by the watchdog
Labour MP promoted in reshuffle plays down claims she was given role to help reverse party's support of Trident
Tulip Siddiq, a heavily pregnant Labour MP, was reportedly told by Eleanor Laing, the Deputy Speaker, that she had "made women look bad"
Emily Thornberry is going to have to charm Len McCluskey into making his members redundant. Let's see how that goes...
Jess Phillips said the Labour leader should have promoted more women and warned that the hard-Left has a 'special talent' for discrimination
The Ukip leader said he should never have spoken out about the wheel falling off his car, after questions were raised about the so-called assassination attempt
The foreign secretary said he is unlikely to vote against the prime minister if David Cameron recommends the UK should remain in the EU
Labour's Right has got some cheek castigating their leader for exercising a smidgeon of the heavy-handed control they practiced under Blair
The Labour MP said Sophena Houlihan would get a fee if they were photographed together after the 18 year-old made his sexually explicit texts to her public
Labour's shadow defence secretary partied with bosses of the law firm, dubbed 'immoral, thieving and ambulance chasing' over cases it brought against soldiers in Iraq
British homeowners must be "ready" for a rise in interest rates, says the Chancellor
POLITICAL SKETCH: The Prime Minister continues his EU renegotiations in Hungary – but for some reason chooses to sidestep a certain issue
07 Jan 2016
Labour's Paul Flynn compared the ruling by Kathryn Hudson, the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, in the case of Sir Malcolm and Mr Straw with a more critical one by Ofcom
United Nations warning comes as Twitter, Facebook and Google insist they should be allowed to tip off suspected terrorists and criminals being monitored by the security services.
The First Minister is challenged on why she has not allocated £5 million given by the UK Government nine days ago to flooded householders and businesses
The former Prime Minister and Nigel Griffiths, his former flatmate, help launch rival EU referendum campaigns on the same day
Viktor Orbán insists discrimination against Hungarians in Mr Cameron’s EU renegotiation package would be unacceptable, but indicates a deal can be reached on benefits
The Labour leader said Westminster was "full of people who speak at great length" and that his "great failing in life" is to listen to everybody for as long as they wish to speak
Prime Minister says he is not inclined to increase taxes but insists "progress" on tackling childhood obesity must be made
Could there be anything more terrifying? Perhaps being buried alive by Jeremy Corbyn on his allotment
While the predictable right-left divide on the European Union remains, differences across geography and class make for a complex referendum campaign
The Labour mayoral contender is currently the favourite, but here are seven reasons why he could well end up losing to his Conservative rival
Related Sections
In Politics
More from the web
Back to top