Ben Riley-Smith is a Political Editor at The Daily Telegraph. He covers a range of topics including elections, government, politics, and public policy, with a focus on both UK and world affairs. Ben's work has been featured in prominent publications such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, and The Australian Financial Review.
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Ben Riley-Smith's coverage is heavily focused on UK politics, government announcements, and legal policy regulations. His articles often revolve around government decisions, policies, and political figures.
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His ministers are united, his ambitions are big and his authority is untouchable, but turning applause into policy will be the real test
By: Ben Riley-Smith
The Conservative leader says her party is unmoored from its beliefs. At party conference she is launching a Thatcheresque manifesto to restore them
The Tory leader rejects ‘double taxation’ but says she won’t promise a cut until showing how she would pay for it
The head of MI5 is understood to have told ministers that rogue state tech is ‘the biggest thing you should be thinking about’
Labour has been riding the Burnham wave since its conference, while the Tories evoke the tax-cutting 1980s. Get ready to return to earth on October 28
Intelligence chiefs have warned the UK government that AI could represent one of the biggest threats to national security in the years ahead.
By: Ben Riley-Smith
Half a dozen drones could hover 24/7, ready to safeguard Britain during tense moments in global politics, among plans to boost defence systems
Chancellor expected to raise threshold at which small companies start paying business rates and fund the policy by raising taxes on online giants
The PM calls for an honest conversation, saying pre-Brexit migration was not ‘as difficult’ as it is now
By: Ben Riley-Smith, Hannah Prevett
Investment with echoes of PFI is considered a ‘downpayment’ towards Nato’s 3 per cent target
