Champion of independence leaves a fractured political legacy
Getty Images Edinburgh awoke on 19 September 2014 with a blanket of mist soaking the stones of the old city. The cacophony of an independence referendum campaign which had echoed through Scotland for three years had died away and Alex Salmond, so often the embodiment of pugnacious self-confidence, appeared pale and drained. Overnight it had […]
Dacorum Borough Council ‘not safe for women’ claims councillor
Amy Holmes/BBC Lara Pringle said she had lost faith in the Liberal Democrats and that it was “not safe” to be a female politician in Dacorum A Liberal Democrat councillor who resigned the whip said she had lost faith in her party and that it was “not safe” to be a female politician on the […]
Why the next Tory leader needs to go Cornish
Getty Images Next Saturday we will finally find out who the Conservatives have chosen as their next party leader – and the leader of the UK government’s official opposition. The two contenders, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, are both seen as being on the right of the party, and their core messages, on immigration and […]
Kemi Badenoch says she will have opposite approach to Labour on economy
Badenoch: A lot of things we got wrong Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said her approach to the economy would be “completely the opposite” to that of Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on her first day in the job, Badenoch gave a first glimpse of her policy priorities, including on reversing the […]
Lord Coe: World Athletics president says IOC needs to improve transgender athletes rules to ‘protect female sport’
Coe oversaw the London 2012 Games before taking charge of World Athletics, and has also enjoyed a successful commercial and political career. Under Coe, World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in the female category at international events and toughened the rules over the participation of DSD competitors. He will also be able to […]
Why Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump
Harris: Election outcome ‘not what we fought for’ Nearly a month ago, Kamala Harris appeared on ABC’s The View in what was expected to be a friendly interview aimed at pitching herself to Americans who wanted to know more about her. But the sit-down was quickly overshadowed by her response to a question on what […]
Tory leader and Essex MP Badenoch ‘shatters the glass ceiling’
Kemi Badenoch became the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK on Saturday after she defeated Robert Jenrick by 12,418 votes to become the leader of the Conservatives. The 44-year-old, who has been a Saffron Walden and then North West Essex MP since 2017, launched her leadership bid to replace […]
Kemi Badenoch appoints Mims Davies as new shadow Welsh secretary
Mims Davies has been named as the shadow Welsh secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. The Tory MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield, in the southeast of England, replaces former Conservative MP Lord Davies of Gower and said she was “delighted” to take up the role. “My love for Wales is enduring,” she said, […]
Chris Philp appointed shadow home secretary by Kemi Badenoch
Chris Philp has been appointed shadow home secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. The former Home Office minister supported Badenoch’s leadership campaign. On Monday it emerged that Badenoch had offered three of her former leadership rivals senior roles. Robert Jenrick, who was beaten in the final round, will serve as shadow justice secretary, while […]
Pick your favourite ICC tournament memories – which clips do you want to see?
As the International Cricket Council opens up its archive from global tournaments of yesteryear, BBC Sport has compiled a list of 20 iconic moments and matches. Pick up to three of your favourite memories from those listed below.* Once the vote closes, we’ll publish video from the three most popular, together with analysis and memories […]