‘It’s wrong’: the Labour MP speaking out against the party’s asylum policy As a well-informed MP on the frontline of the debate, Tony Vaughan’s views are particularly unwelcome to government The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025
Conservatives are set to plunge to just 14 seats at next general election Party insiders are said to be alarmed by the research Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025
A make-or-break budget: inside the Treasury before Labour’s crucial day From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025
Voters could abandon centrist parties if budget fails, warns former cabinet secretary Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problems The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
Starmer refuses to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises in Budget The Prime Minister declined to recommit to manifesto pledges on tax despite being asked 12 times during a broadcast interview Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025
Iqbal Mohamed becomes second MP to quit Your Party Mohamed says decision to leave was after ‘many false allegations and smears’ against him and others The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
Conservatives must apologise for their disastrous handling of Covid THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Covid inquiry’s conclusion that the needless loss of 23,000 lives was due to government decision-making at the start of the pandemic, made worse by the toxic and chaotic leadership of Boris Johnson, has yet to make many leading Tories of the day sufficiently penitent The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
The Guardian view on the Covid-19 inquiry: the UK did too little, too late. Lessons must be learned Editorial: The latest report on the pandemic shows that grave failings were not limited to Boris Johnson. The government needs to prepare for the next crisis The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill Party’s former leader in Wales admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of Russia The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
Second MP pulls out of Corbyn-backed Your Party Iqbal Mohamed said he had decided to leave Your Party and continue to serve his Dewsbury and Batley constituency as an Independent MP. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025
Farage’s views on Russia likely to be further tested after jailing of Nathan Gill It would be expedient for Reform to take Labour’s advice and disavow ‘Putin talking points’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
Fact check: What has Labour pledged on income tax? Ahead of next Wednesday’s Budget, Full Fact looks at the detail of Labour’s manifesto commitments. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025
Labour MPs face a serious dilemma on asylum seekers – but this is not the way out of it The party sees its harsh policies as politically necessary. But what happened to talking up the value of migrants for a thriving economy and society, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025
Ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for accepting £40k for pro-Russian statements Nathan Gill displayed ‘a grave betrayal of the trust’ placed in him by the electorate, a judge said. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for making pro-Russian statements for cash Nathan Gill led Reform UK’s 2021 Welsh Parliament election campaign but is no longer a member of the party.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025 Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, jailed over pro-Russia bribes The former MEP had pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Rachel Reeves: ‘I’m sick of the mansplaining on how to be Chancellor' The UK’s first female Chancellor has spoken out about the sexism she’s faced whilst undertaking the mammoth task of trying to plug the black hole in public finances
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Ex-Reform leader in Wales made pro-Russian statements for cash, court hears Nathan Gill, 52, is facing jail on bribery charges.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 Rachel Reeves sick of people ‘mansplaining’ how to be chancellor As she prepares to deliver her budget next week, Reeves speaks of pressure of being UK’s first female chancellor
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 No prize big enough to entice me to stay in frontline politics, says Forbes The Deputy First Minister is to step down as an MSP in May, citing time pressures with having a young family.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Budget cannot see UK ‘muddle through’, says Reeves The Chancellor stressed that the UK must take a ‘different path’ on the economy.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Covid Bereaved group ‘will hold Government to account on Covid lessons’ The UK Covid-19 Inquiry released its second report on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025 From Reform UK to Russian bribes: The unravelling of Nathan Gill The former leader of Reform Wales has had a political fall from grace not seen for 50 years
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises