The Latest Breaking News from Kenneth Clarke

Streeting and Mahmood apologise for joke about early prisoner release caught on hot mic

The Defence Secretary made the remarks in a conversation with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and the new Justice Secretary Alex Norris

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Female store clerk saves ‘kidnapped’ woman from abusive ex-boyfriend on Valentine’s Day

This is the moment a heroic female clerk confronted an alleged kidnapper searching for his ex-girlfriend after the woman escaped and hid in a store.

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Everything you need to know about Air Passenger Duty – and how to get a refund

APD is set to increase in April, with a family of four flying premium economy to Orlando paying more than £1,000

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025

Thatcher was right: Tory moderates have no power over the party’s ruthless rightwing extremists

The civilising influence of the ‘wets’ is a myth. The party’s angriest elements always end up back in the driving seat, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

After Brexit, desperate Tories needed a new crusade. They think dumping ‘human rights’ could be it

Rightwingers hope a nasty debate about the European convention on human rights will revive nativist passions, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023

Thousands of people like me are locked up with no fixed release date all because of New Labour’s political arms race

Nearly 3,000 of us are still in jail because of the infamous ‘imprisonment for public protection’ sentence, says author Terence Smith

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

Suella Braverman is shortest-serving home secretary at 43 days

Which politicians trail Braverman as shortest-serving home secretaries in modern times?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

Dr John Marks obituary

Chair of the British Medical Association who educated the public about HIV infection while tackling its social stigma

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Scottish man challenged relative to 'deadly graveyard duel' after funeral feud

Angus, 60, told his rival to bring a weapon for the old-fashioned duel at the historic Greyfriars cemetery in Perth. He told Mr Clarke to get tooled up for the face-off during a menacing phone call, Perth Sheriff Court was told.

Edinburgh Live · Sep 22, 2022

Angry Scot challenged relative to 'deadly duel' and said 'only one of us will make it out alive'

Randolph Angus, 60, demanded family member Kenneth Clarke turn up to fight to the death after a feud escalated during a funeral in Perth earlier this year.

Daily Record · Sep 21, 2022