Steve Baker

Many FTSE 100 businesses continue to readjust reported metrics as they struggle to assess whether they are hitting climate targets

Plus: the Reform councillor who resigned on gardening grounds; Thatcher’s thoughts on No 10; and the perils of meeting David Attenborough

Steve Baker has distanced himself from the government to keep his seat in a town that weighs its representatives, but polls suggest it will turn red

The prime minister has been building support among key backbenchers before his formal announcement today

Readers who follow the twists and turns of the Conservative Party, its internal debates and discussions might, already, be reaching for the aspirin or a stiff...

I try to be nice to chuggers because, as a journalist, I know how it feels to be unpopular. But lately they seem to be back in force and twice as pushy....

Presenter taken off air for a week

In all of the leadership contest drama, we must not forget that many of the problems now we face are the disastrous consequences of lockdown restrictions. A...

Five things you need to know this morning

Brother Welby may need to lift his game. The debate on Boris Johnson’s manifold sins and wickedness showed that the Commons was not short of pulpiteers. The...