Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
Labour’s clean energy plan needs a revamp: get real on costs and ignore the artificial deadline Would long-term strategy be imperilled if, say, only 80% of UK electricity generation was low carbon by 2032? Hardly The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
Labour should return to its social-democrat principles Letters: The party must reconnect with its ideology of solidarity and compassion, and not be a bleak copy of Reform UK, says Dr Wouter Servaas The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
‘It hasn’t inspired’: turnout concerns grow close to Ireland’s presidential election High rate of spoilt ballots also probable as poll shows 49% of voters do not feel represented by either candidate The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
Labour deputy leadership contest may only cause more trouble for Starmer Victory for Lucy Powell or Bridget Phillipson, the rivals at the centre of the race, could be reckoning for the party The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
MPs call for law to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom Andrew relinquished his use of the Duke of York title but an Act of Parliament would be required to formally remove it. Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025
Reform UK reviews if it underpaid VAT on tickets and merchandise Nigel Farage’s party reported to have exceeded £90,000 threshold due to ticket sales for Birmingham conference The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
Reform suspends four Kent councillors after Guardian publishes leaked video of fierce infighting Members of Reform’s showcase county council will be investigated after ‘evidence that they brought the party into disrepute’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
Four Reform councillors suspended in Farage's flagship Kent council after online meeting bust-up with leader ‘Reform's meetings are starting to sound more like an episode of The Traitors than the running of a major council,’ said a Lib Dem spokesman Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025
Nandy says it was wrong to exclude Maccabi Tel Aviv fans as safety option for Villa match given rising antisemitism – as it happened Culture secretary responds to urgent question in Commons and says policing resources will not be an issue at match The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
Outrage Over Epstein Ties: Will MPs Force Royals to Reckon with Andrew's Role? 2011 emails reveal Prince Andrew's smear campaign against Virginia Giuffre—over 1,000 letters urge MPs to launch a parliamentary probe into royal Epstein ties and push for statutory title removal. International Business Times UK · Oct 20, 2025
Labour deputy leader rivals begin their final week of campaigning The deputy leadership contest was triggered after Angela Rayner stood down over a row over her tax affairs. Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025
George Abaraonye Blamed For Oxford Union Chaos And Financial Crisis: 'If He Stays, The Union Has No Future' The Oxford Union faces financial ruin and an exodus of speakers after president-elect George Abaraonye's controversial comments on Charlie Kirk's death. With £500,000 in donations frozen, his future hinges on a no-confidence vote. International Business Times UK · Oct 19, 2025
Reform council leader says she has launched hunt for ‘cowards’ behind leaked video Linden Kemkaran told fellow Kent councillors those who disagreed with decisions would have to ‘suck it up’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Lucy Powell hits out at anonymous briefing in Labour deputy leadership race Her opponent Bridget Phillipson said she had also been subjected to ‘vicious’ briefing.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025 Dining across the divide: ‘We didn’t agree on immigration. She was almost conspiratorial’ She thought he was naive; he thought she was too staunch on immigration. Would they find common ground on capitalism, Trump or nuclear power?
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Tory energy chief declines to say when Net Zero pledge might be met The Tories have scrapped their pledge to met Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Cheat the Week: Reeves admits she’s mulling tax rises and spending cuts This week’s biggest news stories in review, and how the media has covered them
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025 Result expected in confidence vote on Oxford Union president-elect George Abaraonye faced controversy over comments about the killing of US campaigner Charlie Kirk.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025 ‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025 Scottish MSP demands Britons who fought for Israel be tried for war crimes Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer made the plea in his speech to the party’s conference in Edinburgh.
Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2025 Prince Andrew giving up Duke of York title ‘a long time coming’, councillor says The prince’s announcement to stop using his remaining titles and honours comes in the wake of the Epstein scandal.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025 Your Party sets out constitution plans including new year leadership contest Exclusive: Proposals will bring ‘democratic revolution’ and transform ‘post-Labour left’ into formal political force, say organisers
Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2025 Rupert Lowe to be given Tory spot on influential parliamentary committee The MP for Great Yarmouth will get a Conservative seat on the Public Accounts Committee because he shares the party’s values of ‘cutting waste’.
Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2025 Left-leaning Greens and Independents back ban on Israeli football fans The Green Party’s deputy leader suggested a sporting boycott of Israel was needed, similar to that implemented against apartheid South Africa.