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Theresa May is “enormously honoured” to be the Prime Minister-in-waiting after Andrea Leadsom withdrew from the Conservative leadership race, Chris Grayling has said. Mrs May has yet to make a public statement following her rival’s sudden decision to quit, but Mr Grayling – the Home Secretary’s campaign manager – said she was ready to lead Britain forward following the Brexit vote. ...

Tory “big beasts” today rallied around leadership frontrunner Theresa May as having the experience needed to keep Britain safe. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon stressed her track record as Home Secretary, chairing the Whitehall Cobra emergency committee and being a member of the National Security Council. Asked if there would be risks if her leadership rival Andrea Leadsom became Prime Minister ...

A committee of MPs has resoundingly rejected Nicky Morgan’s choice for the new head of Ofsted, citing a lack of teaching experience and “passion” for the role. The Government says Amanda Spielman, the current head of the exams regulator Ofqual, would be the person best placed to succeed as chief inspector of Britain’s schools, taking over from the incumbent Sir Michael Wilshaw at the ...

UK Nirmul Committee members attended a gathering at Altab Ali Park, East London on 4 July to show solidarity with victims of Holey Artisan Bakery attack that took place on Friday 1 July. Nirmul Committee activists said that Dhaka attack was a threat to humanity. We condemn this inhumane attack against unarmed innocent civilians. They urged that it is time ...

Theresa May said: I want to wish all Muslims in Britain and the many Muslims around the world Eid Mubarak! This is a special time, in which families, friends and communities join together in a period of prayer, celebration and joyful contemplation. I want to take this opportunity to thank British Muslims for the tremendous contribution you make to our ...

Tony Blair told US President George W Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq “I will be with you, whatever”, and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday. Blair responded that he had taken the decision to go to war “in good faith”, that he still believed it ...

Former Prime Minister again defends decision and insists it was taken ‘out of good motives’ Tony Blair has admitted he should have challenged the intelligence reports that informed his decision to take Britain to war in Iraq. Responding to the damning findings of the Chilcot Inquiry, the former Prime Minister again defended the decision to go to war and insisted that it was ...

EID-ul-Fitr comes once again with its message of remembrance of the Almighty and caring for those who are less privileged than us. With the end of the holy month of Ramadan, it becomes our particular responsibility to go for self-assessment on what we have endeavoured to do during the period and what we could yet have done to bind our ...

As the presents are wrapped, the food is prepared and the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end. I want to sen my very best wishes to Muslims at home and around the world celebrating Eid. I look at the things people are doing in Britain for the occasion – putting on special brunches for the lonely, giving presents ...

Highly polluting vehicles, broadly registered before 2005, will be hit with the extra £10 charge Motorists driving vehicles belching out filthy fumes are set to be hit with a £10 “T-charge” to enter central London from next year. The new toxicity levy was part of a radical package of measures billed by mayor Sadiq Khan as the toughest crackdown on the most polluting ...