Sentencing should be brought back under democratic control by abolishing the Sentencing Council, Conservative former minister Esther ... Ms McVey could be heard shouting “you wouldn’t understa ...

As the Conservatives continue to lag behind in the polls, former Cabinet minister Esther McVey appeared to defy party leader Kemi Badenoch and advocate an alliance with Nigel Farage’s party.

Ms McVey, MP for Tatton, said: “Last week, the Prime Minister announced he was abolishing NHS England to make sure the NHS was brought back under democratic control. So will the minister be lobbying ...