The Latest Breaking News from Mark Francois

Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right

Not content with haemorrhaging MPs to Reform, Kemi decides to drive others into the arms of the Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28

Eleven Tory MPs on defection watch list over fears more could join Farage’s Reform

Senior Tories are concerned that Robert Jenrick’s departure could trigger others to follow

The Independent UK · Jan 16

MPs clash over ‘childish’ petition calling for snap general election

The petition was debated in parliament after a petition attracted more than one million signatures

The Independent UK · Jan 12

Speaker accuses Government of ‘appalling’ breaches of ministerial code

Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he would like to take the Government to task over the issue but that he had ‘not got the power’.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Kemi Badenoch surrenders to the Brexit Nostalgia festival

Conservative leader’s attempts to refight the past suggests she won’t be happy until her party sinks even lower in the polls

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

Youth mobility scheme shouldn’t only benefit ‘middle class kids’ – Labour MP

Sir Keir Starmer had told the Commons the newly-agreed ‘youth experience scheme’ will allow young British people to travel and work in Europe.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Why Canadians might want to beware what they have wished for with Mark Carney

NEWS ANALYSIS: Mark Carney has pulled off a stunning victory in Canada but his legacy in the UK from his time as governor of the Bank of England is mixed, David Maddox writes

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Jarvis urges Glastonbury to think carefully about line-up after Kneecap comments

Conservative former minister Mark Francois said it would be ‘unconscionable’ for the Irish rap trio to perform at the festival.

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025

TalkTV Explodes as Alex Phillips Calls Ed Miliband a 'Nutter' Over Net Zero Plans

TalkTV descended into chaos as presenter Alex Phillips launched a furious tirade against Ed Miliband.

The Fashion Central · Apr 23, 2025

Starmer ‘running out of excuses’ as legal case for handing over Chagos Islands unravels

Exclusive: Opposition MPs hope that the unravelling of a major part of the legal case to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could persuade Donald Trump to veto the deal at the last minute

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025