The Latest Breaking News from Esther McVey

Jewish leaders hit out at Tory MP’s ‘repugnant’ use of Holocaust to criticise smoking ban

Ex-common sense minister defends her ‘analogy’ as she rejects criticism as ‘politically correct bullying’

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024

Nigel Farage revealed to be highest paid MP

The Reform UK MP’s register of interests shows he is paid £97,928.40 a month by the broadcaster, for 32 hours of work.

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2024

Let’s Be Honest by Jess Phillips review – manifesto for a better politics speaks plainly but falls flat

The fourth book from the admirable Labour MP is part memoir, part rallying cry – but it feels a bit rushed and too familiar

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024

Starmer takes it step by step in the phoney war that is a general election campaign

With no date in sight, the waiting game drags on. So Labour spells out the message again, and again

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024

Rishi Sunak REFUSES to apologise for 'comparing Yessers with Putin'

RISHI Sunak called the SNP “a threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom” as he refused to apologise for comparing Yessers with extremists…

The National (Scotland) · May 15, 2024

Can the civil service survive the chaos and incompetence of Team Sunak? Of course we can: we’re optimists

As this difficult era nears its endgame, we are guided by a belief good governance – and buoyed up by public support, says the secret civil servant

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024

Keir Starmer averts row with union leaders as Labour reiterates ‘full commitment’ to new deal for working people – as it happened

Both sides issue joint statement expressing ‘full commitment’ to the new deal for working people as agreed in July’ after a meeting this afternoon

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Rainbow lanyards don't bother me, Grant Shapps says after 'common sense minister' urges crackdown

PM’s spokesman denies any rift after Esther McVey equated gay rights with political activism

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024

Esther McVey planning crackdown on civil service diversity initiatives

So-called minister for common sense says she wants to ban wearing of rainbow lanyards among other measures

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024

GB News’s highest-paid Tory MPs – and how much they have received

What the channel has paid the likes of Lee Anderson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Esther McVey and what it has got for its money

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024