Channel 4 announces casting for role of Boris Johnson in Partygate drama New drama will depict the controversial gatherings that that took place at 10 Downing Street during lockdown The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Beyond help: Rishi Sunak’s bee portrait gets stinging criticism UK prime minister’s nursery school insect painting compared to ‘barely standing’ Tory policy The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023
Brexit red tape sees work for UK musicians dry up in EU: ‘It’s killing us’ Almost half of British performers have had less work in Europe since UK exit, survey finds The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Rishi Sunak facing red wall wipeout at general election, shock poll shows Exclusive: More than a quarter of the most financially distressed constituencies are red wall seats held by the Conservatives, figures show The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Starmer challenges Sunak to force out Nadine Dorries: ‘Get a grip of this’ ‘Do something about it,’ Labour leader tells PM on MP who promised to resign 10 weeks ago The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
‘Nadine Dorries should just go’, Sir Keir Starmer says Conservative former minister Ms Dorries said in June she would leave her parliamentary seat. The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Pressure mounts on Nadine Dorries as second council calls for her to quit as MP Member of parliament for Mid Bedfordshire said she would resign in June but has yet to do so The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023
Pressure mounts on Nadine Dorries to go as second council calls on her to quit The Tory former cabinet minister announced her intention to quit in June after she failed to receive a peerage in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Fresh calls for probe into Nadine Dorries’ failure to quit as MP Standards watchdog urged to act, as second council claims she has ‘abandoned’ constituents The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Sadiq Khan’s office under fire for suggesting white families ‘don’t represent real Londoners’ The Labour London mayor was criticised over the message, which appeared as part of a guide to his brand The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Call for investigation into Nadine Dorries over failure to quit as MP More than half of people believe MP’s absence is significantly damaging parliament’s reputation, poll shows The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023
A Purposeful Life by Dawn Butler review – hard truths and irrepressible energy The Labour MP tells her rich personal and political story with galvanising confidence – and candour about the treatment of powerful black women The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023
Sadiq Khan’s office under fire for suggesting white families ‘don’t represent real Londoners’ The Labour London mayor was criticised over the message, which appeared as part of a guide to his brand The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023
Politicians can always be voted out. And so could Brexit The Tories, and even Labour, tell us that ‘the country made a decision in 2016’. Yes it did, and now it repents of that choice The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023 Sadiq Khan hits back at Lee Anderson after ‘Dick Turpin’ jibe Senior Tory accuses mayor of being ‘modern day highwayman’, amid anger over Ulez and Blackwall Tunnel charge
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023 ‘Really, Alex?’: Tory moderates risk reputations by backing Lee Anderson Constituents of MPs such as Alex Chalk are expressing frustration at endorsement of hard-right views
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023 Friday briefing: Years of attacks have dragged the legal profession into the culture wars In today’s newsletter: They have been castigated as ‘enemies of the people’ and derided as ‘lefty lawyers’ – but shouldn’t it be the hallmark of a healthy democracy for lawyers to challenge government policy?
The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2023 Rishi Sunak warned not to 'roll out the red carpet' for Saudi crown prince Rishi Sunak has been warned that he should not be “rolling out the red carpet” to Mohammed bin Salman, amid reports of a planned visit to the UK…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023 Sunak pledges to keep to pension triple lock despite signs of extra £10bn cost PM says he is comfortable with full uplift on state pensions, which cost the taxpayer £124bn this year
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023 ‘An activist blob’: Tory party attacks on lawyers – a timeline Critical language used to blame lawyers for thwarting immigration policy dates back to Boris Johnson era
The Week · Aug 16, 2023 British prime ministers on holiday - in pictures Rishi Sunak is back at his desk after a summer holiday in sunny California, visiting Disneyland and spending time on the beach.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023 Welcome to Rishi-land: barren of attractions, bar a wavering chorus of ‘at least we’re not Labour’ As cartoonish ministers posture with their pseudopolicies, Mickey Mouse is looking positively statesmanlike, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023 Ministers’ attacks on civil servants ‘damaged Whitehall staff retention’ Exclusive: Ethics watchdog castigates government over power imbalance and effect on morale of erosion in conventions
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023 Dawn Butler: ‘It is shocking, the disrespect for Black women in the Commons’ She was only the third Black woman to be elected an MP – and the first ever to speak at the dispatch box. After recovering from cancer treatment, she talks about her long-term ambition: to become mayor of London
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023 The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s resignation honours: this list of shame Editorial: The former prime minister should not be allowed to recommend new peers or give gongs to those involved in her catastrophic time in No 10