The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Must we pity put-upon parents sacrificing all to send their offspring to private school?

The rightwing media are full of faux outrage about Labour’s plans to apply VAT to fees

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Tories accused of ‘colonising’ state by granting public roles to allies

Campaigners say the appointments system need to be overhauled amid criticism about alleged Conservative cronyism

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Labour and Conservative battlebuses hit the road, but ‘lonely figure’ Sunak seems like a solo traveller

Keir Starmer launched his campaign bus on Saturday with his senior shadow cabinet members, but Tory ‘big beasts’ appeared to have deserted the PM in Redcar

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Tories pledge to build 100 new GP surgeries by cutting number of NHS managers

The Conservatives say 100 new GP surgeries would be build and a further 150 modernised under its first major health offering ahead of the general election

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2024

Liz Truss insists she was not the worst prime minister – it was Tony Blair

Former prime minister claims instead that three-time election winner Tony Blair was worst leader UK has ever had

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2024

Sunak suffers poll blow as levelling-up cash-for-votes row erupts

New poll gives Labour its biggest lead since Liz Truss meltdown as ‘Tory towns’ gain most from new funds

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024

Angus and Perthshire Glens: Tory win in 2017 likely a blip, as SNP set to retain seat

IF it hadn’t been for the late drama of the LibDem leader Jo Swinson being unseated, the defining moment of election night in 2019 for SNP…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 1, 2024

‘The first TikTok election’: are Sunak and Starmer’s digital campaigns winning over voters?

The Tories and Labour are forking out more than ever on social media ads, but going viral isn’t easy. We speak to influencers and strategists about the messages and memes

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024

Tories in crisis as furious party members refuse to fund Sunak’s bid stay in power

Supporters warned ‘tough’ decisions will have to be made in the next two days if the party’s finances do not improve

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2024

Anti-Israel graffiti plastered onto Labour constituency office in Chingford

Incident comes days after Fazia Shaheen was barred from running as Labour candidate in area

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2024