Lionesses to celebrate Euros win at Downing Street reception The reception will begin two days of celebrations for the England team. Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025
Starmer urged to drop key workers’ rights pledge to prevent ‘people dying’ from doctors’ strike Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has made an offer to work with the government to take on the ‘militant’ British Medical Association (BMA) The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025
Returning James Cleverly hits out at ‘one man band’ Reform: ‘The British people deserve better’ Former foreign and home secretary warns Reform is ‘nowhere near good enough’ to govern The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025
Cabinet ministers and third of MPs call on Starmer to recognise state of Palestine Exclusive: Rayner and Cooper understood to back action as 221 MPs sign letter calling for UK recognition of statehood The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
‘Unfair’ council tax may need to be replaced, MPs warn Taxpayers are not getting value for money under current system, a group of MPs has said The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’ Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Young men need role models, PM told – or UK risks Andrew Tate-inspired generation of ‘lost boys’ Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has warned that increasing time spent online is having a ‘profound impact’ on British society The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025
I can’t spend all my time worrying about regicide – Badenoch The Conservative leader said that the public are ‘not yet ready to forgive’ the Tory party, more than a year on from the general election. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Starmer set to unleash billions of investment into UK as he signs India trade deal Prime minister and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to put their signatures on a trade deal The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Angela Rayner’s critique of Labour’s performance is short on solutions THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With her characteristically blunt assessment of her government’s first year in office, the deputy prime minister has only added to the simmering tensions within the country at large over migration. She ought to know better than to play into the hands of those who would exploit… The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Why Angela Rayner’s comments on summer riots are part of a power play NEWS ANALYSIS: The deputy prime minister’s dramatic intervention came at a time when her stock is rising in Keir Starmer’s government, notes David Maddox The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Police fears over summer riots as forces already ‘stretched to the maximum’ Essex Police have already spent £100,000 policing unrest in Epping as they’re forced to draft in support from neighbouring forces after the protests turned ugly The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
False online rumours spark protests outside Canary Wharf hotel earmarked for migrants Protesters gathered at the site in London after posts claimed migrants were being moved there from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 OPINION - If you don't want asylum seekers staying in hotels, ask yourself this simple question On the bright side, the Government has registered that immigration levels are a problem. The Deputy Prime Minster, Angela Rayner, has warned that immigration is having a “profound impact on society” and that the Government must register “real concerns” about the impact that rapid demographic change is having on society.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Angela Rayner made ‘a big mistake’ over riots warning, Michael Gove claims The former communities secretary has warned that the comments made by the deputy prime minister make the government look as though ‘it is at the mercy of events’
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Kemi Badenoch plays down prospect of leadership coup after Tory reshuffle The New Statesman reported that many MPs who backed Mrs Badenoch in the last leadership contest have privately turned on her.
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 James Cleverly takes immediate swipe at Sadiq Khan on London housing crisis on return to Tory frontbench But the new shadow housing secretary described Angela Rayner as ‘formidable’
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Children face two-hour limits on Snapchat and TikTok as government cracks down on ‘compulsive’ screen time Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner warned that increasing time spent online is having a ‘profound impact’ on British society
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Cleverly: Starmer more interested in housing asylum seekers than hard workers Sir James, a former home and foreign secretary, has returned to the Tory front bench.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Tories say Starmer has a ‘disconnect from reality’ over housing asylum seekers – as it happened Newly appointed shadow housing secretary James Cleverly says there is no excuse for recent riots but government is making a difficult situation worse
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Keir Starmer fears repeat of summer riots after violent clashes outside Epping asylum hotel The Labour leader said it was vital Britain’s ‘social fabric’ was healed amid a series of protests outside taxpayer-funded hotels housing asylum seekers
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Local authorities should be given greater powers over ‘unfair’ council tax, MPs warn Council tax bill rises hit 5 per cent in April for the third year in a row, as almost all councils increased bills up to, or close to, the maximum permitted
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 MPs call for local authorities to be handed control of council tax A select committee report said the link between tax and the quality of services is broken and risks undermining democracy.
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 Badenoch and Cleverly attack Labour housing record after Tory reshuffle The shadow housing secretary promised that ‘under Kemi’s leadership, I am ready to lead the fight’ over new homes in the capital.