Former chancellor also tells Hay festival ‘good riddance’ to Tory MPs defecting to ReformSajid Javid said that supporting Liz Truss in the Conservative leadership contest that ultimately made her prime minister was his “biggest...
Read MoreHowever, former minister tells Hay festival ‘the idea that a woman leads and it makes it better for women is not one I’ve recognised in this country’The Labour MP Jess Phillips has described her party as “sexist” for having no...
Read MoreSpeaking at Hay literary festival, former Labour minister says complete disengagement has potential ‘for us to end up in a very, very difficult position’ Former foreign secretary David Miliband has said Europe should have...
Read MorePresenter says BBC should have fallen out with Daily Mail over its ‘distortion’ of his criticism of government’s migration messagingGary Lineker has said he regrets that a tweet he posted led to a fallout with the BBC, when it...
Read MorePresenter was taken off air after comments about government language around small boats, but says real issue was Daily Mail’s ‘distortion’ of his wordsGary Lineker has said he regrets that a tweet he posted led to a fallout with...
Read MoreSpeaking at Hay festival former foreign secretary said some may see the west as being hypocritical in its anti-Russia stanceDavid Miliband has said that his support for the Iraq war was “one of the deepest regrets”...
Read MoreFormer spin doctor tells Hay festival politics lessons for young children could be called ‘arguing’ or ‘big issues’Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell has said, with the former...
Read MoreLabour MP tells Hay festival that Palace of Westminster is ‘falling apart’ and would be condemned if it were any other buildingJess Phillips has said there “would be picketing” by her constituents if they...
Read MoreEx-Labour minister tells Hay festival that the involvement of former leaders in the ‘next phase of politics’ is not sensibleEd Balls has said former prime ministers such as Tony Blair and David Cameron should not...
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