Ben Riley-smith

Starmer seeks deal for lawyers in Brexit reset Ben Riley-Smith Sun 4 January 2026 at 6:15 pm UTC 6 min read Sir Keir was accused of ‘surrender’ by Dame Priti Patel after saying he wanted more co-operation with the EU - BBC Sir Keir Starmer is seeking a de... See more

Burnham ‘would make better PM than Starmer’ Ben Riley-Smith Thu 1 January 2026 at 1:55 pm UTC 4 min read Andy Burnham speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool - Eddie Mulholland for The Telegraph Voters believe that Andy Burnham would do a bet... See more

Badenoch: I’m telling my children Christmas is about Christ Ben Riley-Smith Wed, December 24, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. UTC 4 min read Kemi Badenoch shops for a Christmas tree in Stansted Mountfitchet in her Essex constituency - Stefan Rousseau/PA Kemi Badenoch h... See more

Why Starmer finally folded on farmers’ IHT Ben Riley-Smith Tue 23 December 2025 at 9:25 pm UTC 8 min read The Prime Minister appeared moved by personal stories of financial hardship faced by farmers - James Manning/Getty It was on the Friday a fortnight b... See more

Labour MPs back Swiss-style EU deal Ben Riley-Smith Tue 23 December 2025 at 4:12 pm UTC 4 min read Labour MPs have backed a think tank’s proposal for Britain to adopt a “Swiss model” for Brexit that would secure access to the EU single market in exchange ... See more