Oh dear. Kwasi Kwarteng was struggling, wasn’t he? You could see it in his face, poor chap – all twisted and contorted. His neck craned. His eyebrows so high they were in danger of disappearing off his forehead. We were in the Commons and the SNP‘s energy spokesman Alan Brown was up on his feet … Read more
In a world where the urgent need to tackle climate change is clear, it is a shocking fact that 40 per cent of all the food grown on our planet goes uneaten. More than four million square kilometres of land – roughly equivalent to the land mass of the Indian subcontinent – is used to … Read more
I have always known that I was adopted. My parents — and I think of them as my real parents, although they were the adopters — told me the basic facts when I was still a toddler. It was an approach often recommended as textbook. They explained there had been a lady who had a … Read more
Prince Harry insists he is writing a ‘literary’ memoir to provide readers with ‘a first-hand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful’. In other words, he intends to set the record straight. It is not the first time, of course: back in March, Harry and Meghan invited chat-show host Oprah Winfrey to their … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Even Lord Freud couldn’t analyse tricky Theresa By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 23:34 BST, 18 July 2021 | Updated: 23:43 BST, 18 July 2021 After Theresa May voted against a three-line whip for the first time in 24 years as an MP by joining last week’s Tory revolt against a … Read more
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Labour chumocracy that got Luke into Euros final By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:13 BST, 18 July 2021 | Updated: 00:13 BST, 18 July 2021 ‘This Prime Minister doesn’t even care enough to hide his blatant cronyism. He treats the public with contempt,’ railed Angela Rayner on news that … Read more
As Tory treasurer, Lord Beaverbrook was responsible for raising millions for the party. But now he finds himself in a furious High Court battle over a property deal gone wrong. However, the colourful peer, who helped John Major win the 1992 general election by cajoling his rich pals into coughing up £38 million, is determined … Read more
Once Sir Richard Branson was finally up in space, he posted a video of himself on board his rocket plane. ‘To all you kids down there, I was once a child with a dream, looking up at the stars,’ he said. ‘Now I’m an adult in a spaceship, with lots of other wonderful adults looking … Read more
Another tournament, another penalty shootout…another defeat. But in one respect, at least, this felt different. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed their kicks, but England manager Gareth Southgate was clear yesterday where the responsibility lay: on himself. ‘I chose the guys to take the kicks. It is my decision to give him [Saka] … Read more
GEORGE EUSTICE: Wasting food damages our planet – we ALL have a duty to keep it out of the bin By George Eustice Environment Secretary For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:07 BST, 10 July 2021 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 10 July 2021 Nobody wants to see good food go to waste. Yet, as a … Read more