It is a pretty striking sign of how badly Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has done his job that literally every council leader in London wants to strip his office of much of its power - fantastic scoop by Jim Waterson

Some of my reasons for joining Westminster Matters Conservatives yesterday. Britain, London and Westminster deserve better. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

I hear stories like these all day, every day. Business rate hikes, the NI increase and family business death tax all hit retail and hospitality businesses particularly hard. Governments should have the back of businesses, not attack them.

The Government rejected a national inquiry into rape gangs and promised five local ones instead. Months later, we still know almost nothing about them. Victims, survivors and the British public deserve better. They deserve justice. Please be aware, some of this is graphic.

“I cannot tell you how cross I am about it.” The government's response to grooming gangs is "utterly, utterly shameful”, says Sir Trevor Phillips, former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. 🔴 Listen to Trevor Phillips from 1pm: thetimes.com/radio

A storybook ending to a lifelong pursuit. Rory McIlroy is the 2025 Masters champion and one of six players to ever capture the career Grand Slam. #themasters

GB News star Patrick Christys launches a new segment uncovering the bizarre regulations dragging Britain down. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: gbnews.com/support

What have the non doms ever done for us? Apart from funding hospitals, backing the NHS, donating billions, rewilding the UK, and generating £9bn in tax… Watch here to find out 👇🏻

Disasterclass from Treasury Minister Emma Reynolds up against Nick Ferrari - Doesn’t know where the new Lower Thames Crossing is - Doesn’t know how much it will cost - Says it will reduce congestion on the Dartmouth tunnel (she means Dartford) LBC

WATCH: Kemi Badenoch slams Labour for ignoring grooming gang survivors

There's an angle on this that no doubt wasn't in the Reform UK press release, but The Standard may wish to cover: Cllr Cunningham was meant to be Conservatives candidate for Rotherham in GE24, but withdrew about an hour before close of nominations...

'The welfare bill is dangerously rushed and ill-thought through.' Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride accuses deputy PM Angela Rayner of being unable to defend her own government's policy. trib.al/ftpea6d 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Wayne Larkins, who has died after a short illness aged 71, was an England cricketer ahead of his time and would have been in huge demand in the franchise Twenty20 era. Read more here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/0…

Edgbaston remembers Wayne Larkins ❤️

Unemployment up, growth weak, debt soaring. Labour’s 300-page (Un)Employment Bill isn’t about workers’ rights - it’s a gift to their trade union mates. We can’t afford it. We’ll take a chainsaw to its job-killing measures. Politicians talk of cutting red tape: we’ll deliver.

I have lived and breathed business most of my life. That is the difference between us and the Labour Party.

I’m puzzled. Labourites tell us that Angela Rayner was only trying to look after her child which they quite rightly say is understandable. But when a farmer tries to look after his children, they say he’s a tax dodger.

Introducing the only @f1 driver to reach 5000 career points!🔥 Take a bow @lewishamilton!

Labour is like a dog returning to its sick. They tried taxing business and it crashed the economy. Jobs down, growth down, debt up. Now these muppets want make the same mistake again.

The Government's mandatory digital ID proposal is scandalously insecure. Today I spoke at a Westminster Hall debate on this very issue, watch here 👇