James Tapsfield

Tories hit out at ‘Britain-hating’ after Elizabethan hero Sir Francis Drake is added to Parliament’s ‘crazy’ roll of shame for artworks over links to slave trade in the 16th Century

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:54 EDT, 26 April 2024 | Updated: 08:59 EDT, 26 April 2024…

1 week ago

Demands for huge payout to thousands of ‘WASPI’ women after watchdog finds government failed to tell them about changes to state pension age

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:22 EDT, 21 March 2024 | Updated: 07:22 EDT, 21 March 2024…

1 month ago

‘You don’t intimidate me!’ Extraordinary scenes as Veterans’ Minister Johnny Mercer hits back at demands to name officers who told him about alleged Afghanistan crimes by British troops – despite public inquiry chair threatening ‘legal consequences’

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:23 EST, 21 February 2024 | Updated: 11:11 EST, 21 February 2024…

2 months ago

Labour meltdown at ‘stupid’ Keir Starmer as £28bn green investment plan is ditched just DAYS after he said it was ‘desperately needed’

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 03:15 EST, 8 February 2024 | Updated: 03:15 EST, 8 February 2024…

3 months ago

Keir Starmer goes to war for ‘woke’ charities: Labour leader accuses ministers of ‘sabotaging’ the RNLI and National Trust to win votes as he wades into culture wars – and slams Thatcher’s refrain that there is ‘no such thing as society’

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 06:08 EST, 22 January 2024 | Updated: 07:47 EST, 22 January 2024…

3 months ago

Shocking footage shows MORE migrants risking their lives on tiny dinghy in the Channel today – as the Tory party rips itself to shreds over whether Rishi Sunak’s latest Rwanda plan can stop them

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill set for its final stages in the House of Commons todayBy James Tapsfield, Political Editor For…

4 months ago