The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom to stand down at general election

Seventy-eight Tory MPs are quitting rather than standing, beating 1997’s record number

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Gove joins rats leaving sinking Tory ship as Sunak visits Titanic Museum

Michael Gove is the secretary of state for Levelling Up and has been in the Cabinet for more than a decade

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Corbyn influence on Labour policy ‘well and truly over’, says Starmer

Party leader’s remarks follow expulsion of predecessor, who decided to stand as independent candidate in general election

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer

We look at the people who will strategise for the prime minister and opposition leader in the coming weeks

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

'Ludicrous': UK visa rules will 'bar Home Office staff from bringing spouses to UK'

THE Tories have been accused of acting without “rhyme or reason” over plans for spousal UK visas – which would bar the vast majority of…

The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2024

'A double agent in CCHQ?': Ruth Davidson fumes at humiliating Tory campaign

BARONESS Ruth Davidson has hit out at her party for their handling of the first few days of the General Election campaign, warning that candidates…

The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2024

General election: What is purdah and which bills are stuck in the wash-up process before it begins?

Parliament shuts down next week after Rishi Sunak called an election

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Why the Scottish vote matters to Starmer and Sunak

Given the state of the SNP and the economy, the question of independence will be less important than that of party credibility

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Make this the punishment election – damning the Tories for 14 years of cruelty and lies

Voters want progress, but there must also be accountability. When you pick up a ballot paper, remember all the waste and incompetence, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

OPINION - Rishi Sunak is not six debate zingers away from a surprise victory

Money operates as a medium of exchange by negating the need for a double coincidence of wants. In a barter economy, if I have chickens and want to purchase a 30-goal-a-season striker, I am reliant on at least one football club being in need of (let's face it, several billion)…

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024