Reeves tells Americans she does not know why they launched Iran war – as it happened Chancellor tells US audience she is ‘not convinced that this conflict has made the world a safer place’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
SNP manifesto will be ‘bursting with ambition’, pledges John Swinney The First Minister said the policy package – to be unveiled on Thursday – would also seek to help Scots through the current cost-of-living crisis. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Reform claims of deal to ‘remove SNP’ are a ‘lie’, Scottish Labour’s Sarwar says Anas Sarwar hit back at claims he had sought a deal with Nigel Farage’s party in a bid to defeat the SNP in May’s Holyrood election. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Labour slips to fourth in poll as pressure mounts on Starmer ahead of local elections Labour trail Reform, the Conservatives and the Green party ahead of the local elections on May 7, new poll shows Evening Standard · Apr 14
Ghislaine Maxwell's nephew to stand as councillor in Tower Hamlets at local elections Ted Maxwell is running as an independent candidate for the Bethnal Green West ward in Tower Hamlets Evening Standard · Apr 14
Labour MPs call for Swiss-style EU deal and review of US ties to revive party Group including former cabinet minister Anneliese Dodds also calls for roburst defence of climate policies The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Scottish Greens pledge free bus travel and basic income in election manifesto Party says plan for ‘radical change’ will be funded in part through higher taxes on aviation, gambling and landlords The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Rachel Reeves ‘betraying’ drivers by not halving VAT on fuel – Robert Jenrick Reform UK is calling on the Government to ‘lighten the load’ for drivers. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Reform activist suspended over racist and antisemitic comments remains election agent Adam Mitula is acting as election agent for Reform candidates in three wards in Tameside area for 7 May polls The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
SNP promise ‘Welcome to School Bag’ to build on Baby Box All Primary 1 pupils will be offered a new school bag filled with ‘essential school items’ including stationery, books and a water bottle. Evening Standard · Apr 13
Founder of Starmer’s chambers denounces plans for jury trial cuts Geoffrey Robertson KC accused the party of ‘taking an axe to a piece of English heritage’. Evening Standard · Apr 13
Farage eyes 2031 as he claims Reform could take ‘outright power’ at Holyrood Nigel Farage said the May 7 election would be a ‘breakthrough’ moment for his party. Evening Standard · Apr 13
Founder of Starmer’s legal chambers condemns Labour plans to cut jury trials Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 13
Anas Sarwar asks voters in Scotland to give Labour five years to ‘fix SNP’s mess’ Scottish Labour leader pledges more homes and tax cuts as party tries to reverse slump in support before May elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 13
Evening Standard · Apr 13 UK Labour PM will always work with Scottish Government, says Sarwar Anas Sarwar said he wanted a ‘productive partnership’ with the UK Government if elected as first minister, despite calling on Keir Starmer to quit.
Evening Standard · Apr 13 Reform UK gains first councillor in west London borough as Labour member defects to Farage's party Councillor Bandna Chopra, who represents Hounslow West, has quit Labour after 20 years with the party to join Reform
Evening Standard · Apr 13 SNP has ignored pothole problem while wasting billions elsewhere – Findlay The Scottish Tory leader said a national pothole action fund would address the problem.
Evening Standard · Apr 13 'Confusing' ballot paper to be redesigned as Sadiq Khan hints at standing for fourth term in 2028 More than 114,000 first-preference votes for London mayor could not be counted in 2021
Evening Standard · Apr 13 Starmer displays united front with Rayner and Burnham ahead of local elections They visited a school in Ms Rayner’s constituency Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13 Renewed ties with EU needed to boost UK security and economy, says Starmer PM says lessons must be learned from shocks to cost of living as government plans to align with bloc’s rules by default
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13 Shabana Mahmood says Southport inquiry report exposed ‘systematic failures across multiple public sector organisations’ – as it happened The home secretary made the comments after an inquiry revealed that the system ‘completely failed’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13 Government shift on intelligence evidence could revive delayed Hillsborough law No 10 understood to be ready to drop block on intelligence services being covered after concerns from families and MPs
Evening Standard · Apr 13 Zack Polanski's Green Party could get 12 London MPs in Labour rout at next general election, shock poll reveals The Greens are on the brink of a political earthquake in the capital, according to a new survey by More in Common
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Give me five years to fix SNP mess, Sarwar urges voters The Scottish Labour leader said his party would ‘get the basics right’ if elected in Holyrood.
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Reform UK ‘in it to win it’ at Holyrood election, leader Lord Offord declares Lord Malcolm Offord said Reform could win constituency seats at Holyrood as well as return regional list MSPs.