The Latest Breaking News from Mike Tapp

Senior Tory calls for Baroness Mone to resign over PPE scandal

The shadow energy secretary said the peer’s behaviour was ‘disgraceful’, saying the ‘honourable thing to do’ would be to resign

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

UK politics: Jenrick’s ideas mostly ‘my thoughts repackaged’, says Badenoch – as it happened

Tory leader also claims the party was close to bankruptcy when she took over last year

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

Illegal migration and Ukraine ‘dominant issues’ as European leaders meet – PM

The Government announced plans to end automatic family union rights for those granted asylum in the UK.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Starmer ‘not up to the job’ says Labour MP as PM faces furious backlash over Mandelson: UK Politics live

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Mandelson’s messages to Epstein were ‘disturbing and sickening’, says minister

Mike Tapp says it is important to ‘get to the bottom of this’ but says Keir Starmer retains confidence in ambassador

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025

Pressure mounts on Mandelson over ‘sickening’ links to Epstein

A Government minister said emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein made him ‘shudder’.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Majority of illegal migrants are not rapists or sexual offenders, says minister

Several incidents of asylum seekers being charged by police with sexual offences have occurred in recent months.

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

Trial UK and France ‘one in, one out’ scheme designed to curb migrant boat crossings to start within weeks – as it happened

Starmer says in exchange for every migrant returned, another migrant will be allowed to enter the UK legally

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

Revealed: How Farage’s £80bn tax cuts would benefit the richest most

Exclusive: Calculations for The Independent reveal the richest tenth of the population would gain almost four times as much as the poorest 10 per cent from Reform’s tax plans

The Independent UK · May 30, 2025

Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.

Evening Standard · May 5, 2025