Author: Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
New Tory leader sets out her full shadow cabinetUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has appointed the former policing minister Chris Philp as shadow home secretary and Alex Burghart as her de-facto deputy, as the new Conservative leader set out her full shadow cabinet.However Tom Tugendhat, the former security minister who ran for the leadership, declined a role in the shadow cabinet although it was not immediately clear what he was offered. Continue reading…
Reform UK leader says ex-president should accept result but urges Kamala Harris to pardon him if she winsUS election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updatesDonald Trump should concede defeat and “go and play golf” in Scotland if he loses to Kamala Harris, said Nigel Farage, but added that the Democratic candidate should pardon Trump to “dampen down” the threat of unrest.Farage, a friend of Trump who has spoken at the former president’s rallies in the past, said he hoped Harris would look “magnanimous” if she secured a “clear and decisive” victory on Tuesday. Continue reading…