Menu
Wed, 8 May 2024

Newsletter sign-up

Subscribe now
Search

Follow us:

Francis Elliott

Francis Elliott

Dominic Grieve and Helen MacNamara: 'There’s an urgent need to restore trust'
Political parties
By Francis Elliott
Dominic Grieve and Helen MacNamara: 'There’s an urgent need to restore trust'
Boris Johnson tested the ‘good chaps’ theory of government to destruction but the authors of a governance audit tell Francis Elliott the issues run far deeper than a few ‘bad actors’
Oneweb: Will the UK's gamble on a satellite start-up pay off?
Technology
By Francis Elliott
Oneweb: Will the UK's gamble on a satellite start-up pay off?
Boris Johnson bought a cash-strapped satellite start-up in the middle of the Covid pandemic but it will take Brexit scars to heal for his bet to come good, Francis Elliott reports
Former Schools Minister Insists Teachers Must Be Paid More To Avert Staffing Crisis
Education
Former Schools Minister Insists Teachers Must Be Paid More To Avert Staffing Crisis
Nick Gibb, the long-standing former schools minister, has said pay will have to increase to address acute teacher shortages.
Conservative Peer Says Keir Starmer Is Too Weak To Challenge Frontbench Gaza Crisis Critics
Foreign affairs
By Francis Elliott
Conservative Peer Says Keir Starmer Is Too Weak To Challenge Frontbench Gaza Crisis Critics
Labour leader Keir Starmer is so weakened by his handling of the Gaza conflict Labour frontbench critics are better off fighting from within, Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi has said.
The Wizard Of Oz - can Isaac Levido work a miracle for the Tories?
Political parties
By Francis Elliott
The Wizard Of Oz - can Isaac Levido work a miracle for the Tories?
It has become a staple of the weekend wrap-up read in politics: a reported quote from Isaac Levido telling a private meeting of Tories that all is not yet lost.