The Latest Breaking News from Emily Thornberry

Row over Labour’s private school tax raid as Bridget Phillipson insists class sizes will not increase

Keir Starmer said it was wrong for shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry to suggest that Labour’s plan to add VAT to private school fees would lead to larger class sizes in the state sector

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024

Minister ‘surprised and disappointed’ by Sunak’s D-day blunder

Chris Philp says PM has apologised for missing events, and will be ‘back bouncing around the campaign trail’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Starmer forced to deny shadow Cabinet minister claim that VAT on private schools may push up state class sizes

Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry suggested on Sunday that ‘it would be fine if we have to, in the short term, have larger classes’

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2024

Nigel Farage lobbied senior Tory minister over NatWest complaint

Emily Thornberry accuses Farage and Andrew Griffith of ‘secretly conspiring’ over de-banking issue

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Kemi Badenoch voted Tories’ favourite minister of the year

Survey puts Badenoch narrowly ahead of Suella Braverman and Penny Mordaunt in race to succeed Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

May election is ‘worst kept secret in Westminster’, says senior Labour MP

Emily Thornberry says country is desperate, and Labour is ready, for general election

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

There is a reason Starmer is under fire for his record as a lawyer – and a good reason he should defend it

The scrutiny is inevitable given he has used his past to political benefit. But he should stand up for the system he was part of, says author and legal affairs specialist Robert Kerkaik

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

The Westminster Rizz Rankings 2023

The Londoner has catalogued the least and most rizzy MPs

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

Rishi Sunak intervened to ensure VIP helicopter contract was not cancelled

Prime minister – often criticised over fondness for air travel – asked Grant Shapps to act

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

Dominic Cummings: A timeline of Boris Johnson’s ex-chief adviser’s role in Downing Street

Controversial political strategist testifying at UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023