Tommy Meskill

London Correspondent

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Tom Tugendhat received 20 votes, the lowest of all four contenders

Tugendhat eliminated from Tory leadership contest

Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated from the race to succeed Rishi Sunak.

UK • 08 Oct 24

Keir Starmer thanked Sue Gray for 'all the support she has given me' while in opposition and in government (file picture)

UK PM's chief of staff resigns amid 'in-fighting' rumours

The British Prime Minister's chief of staff, Sue Gray, has resigned after just three months in the role after rumours about in-fighting in Keir Starmer's team.

UK • 06 Oct 24

The Conservative membership is known to lean to the right of the political spectrum, and efforts to woo them were evident at the conference

Will getting back to 'normal' win back votes for Tories?

In his final pitch to members at the Conservative Party conference this week, the leadership contender James Cleverly MP told them that the Tories would regain power if they were more 'relatable'.

UK • 07 Oct 24

Waheed Alli is being investigated due to a complaint around an alleged failure to register interests correctly

Labour peer at centre of donations row under Lords probe

A British Labour Party peer at the centre of a controversy around donations to senior members of the party, including the Prime Minister, has been placed under investigation by the House of Lords standards watchdog.

UK • 02 Oct 24

Barry McCaffrey (L) and Trevor Birney (R) were arrested in the wake of their 2018 TV documentary investigation into a loyalist massacre at a Co Down pub during the Troubles

Tribunal investigates alleged PSNI spying on journalists

A tribunal hearing into alleged police surveillance of two Belfast journalists has heard from a former senior police officer who was involved in an investigation into the leaking of a secret document to both men.

Ulster • 01 Oct 24

Keir Starmer has met with several EU leaders throughout the week

European speed dating - Starmer looks to reset relations

A few hours after announcing that life in the UK was about to get worse, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was on his way to Berlin.

UK • 01 Sep 24

Keir Starmer was speaking ahead of the re-opening of the UK Parliament next week

British PM warns October budget will be 'painful'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that his government's October budget will be "painful".

UK • 27 Aug 24

Police officers face off with protesters during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration

Tough jail sentences manage to quell UK rioting for now

More than 1,100 people have been arrested in connection with the disorder so far, with almost half of them charged. For now, the British government will be cautiously optimistic that it has managed to avoid a summer of discontent.

Analysis and Comment • 17 Aug 24

The day after three young girls were killed, protesters clashed with police in Southport

UK riots an early test for the new prime minister

Riots that were sparked after three young girls were killed in the UK town of Southport has British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tasked with both halting violent demonstrations and tackling the source of the violence, writes London Correspondent Tommy Meskill

Analysis and Comment • 03 Aug 24

The Taoiseach insisted the Government would only be nominated Michael McGrath to the role (file photo)

Harris: Female commissioner candidate won't be nominated

Taoiseach Simon Harris has insisted that Ireland will not be nominating a female candidate for the role of European Commissioner.

Ireland • 27 Jul 24