Tories hope Sunak will boost damaged brand as local elections loom PM’s ratings exceed those of his party, which is defending four in 10 seats up for grabs in English council elections The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
North East councils spent more than £2m in bid to get Levelling Up cash Bidding process for Government cash has been criticised for wasting council resources Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2023
Seaside Special review – a heartfelt time capsule of Brexit-divided Britain Jens Meurer’s film, beautifully shot in the summer of 2019 in Cromer on the Norfolk coast, is refreshingly free of cynicism The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
Boris Johnson could admit he 'misled' Parliament in bid to escape a by-election The Partygate Prime Minister is under investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee which is probing allegations he deliberately or recklessly gave false information to MPs Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023
Are Carrie and Boris Johnson the mystery buyers of 400-year-old moated manor in Oxfordshire? Boris and Carrie Johnson are thought to be in the process of buying a moated manor in Oxfordshire. Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2023
'Boris wants to talk’: How Marcus Rashford kept the former prime minister waiting in 2020 Manchester United training took priority over meetings with government figures for Marcus Rashford FourFourTwo · Mar 30, 2023
Tories try to reduce MP’s suspension to avoid triggering a possible by-election The trio on the committee that recommended Margaret Ferrier gets a 30-day suspension will also rule on the fate of Boris Johnson. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
SNP MP accused of 'closing ranks' for voting against 30-day Margaret Ferrier suspension Allan Dorans voted alongside three Tory MPs in favour of a nine-day suspension, which is less than the threshold for a recall vote. Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023
Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval Despite MoD assurances, applicant and former British Council worker still being asked for Taliban-stamped papers The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023
Ex-standards chief said Tory MP backed her into corner and warned ‘watch your back’ Politicians tried to have investigations closed down by offering coffee or lunch, Kathryn Stone claims The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
Tory backlash over plans to put asylum seekers on barges and in military bases One Tory MP tells parliament barges should be ‘out of the question’, while another says legal action will be launched over RAF base conversion The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
Tory MP backed Commons sleazebuster into corner and told her to 'watch your back' Kathryn Stone, who stepped down as the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards earlier this year, said she faced several attempts to intimidate her by Conservative MPs Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023
SNP MP John Nicolson cleared of bullying Boris Johnson ally Nadine Dorries The SNP’s culture spokesman had liked tweets describing Dorries as a “horrible disgusting woman,” a “mendacious, vacuous Tory goon,” and “thick as two short planks”. Daily Record · Mar 29, 2023
Nadine Dorries hit with Ofcom complaints over Friday night TalkTV show Nadine Dorries received 52 complaints for her Talk TV show after mentioning former Prime Minister Boris Johnson Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023 Red wall Brexiters will be the ‘hero voters’ of the next election. The rest of us are just walk-on players British politics is bent out of shape to accommodate a narrow set of views clustered to one side of a partisan divide, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023 Richard Sharp ‘unsuitable’ for chair, says former BBC boss John Birt says appointment process for chairman ‘fatally flawed’ due to ‘cosiness’ of Boris Johnson loan
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023 Boris Johnson jokes he was given Partygate fine for ‘eating lunch at his desk’ Former prime minister told audience in Lagos that his fine from police for breaking Covid laws was ‘bizarre’
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Richard Sharp shouldn’t be BBC chairman, says ex-director general ‘I don’t think his appointment should stand,’ says Lord Birt – as Lord Patten also criticises under-fire chair
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Labour peer asks to be on Boris Johnson’s jury if ex-prime minister faces trial Lord Foulkes of Cumnock’s question to justice minister Lord Bellamy sparked laughter across the House of Lords.
Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon's big highs and lows as she officially leaves First Minister post After nearly nine years in power, Nicola Sturgeon has officially tendered her resignation as First Minister of Scotland in a letter to King Charles.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023 David Lammy on regrets, Rwanda flights and racism: ‘I’ve had so many death threats’ The working-class son of Guyanese immigrants could soon be the foreign secretary. He discusses antisemitism, Suella Braverman – and his experience of being stopped and searched at 12
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Boris Johnson allies to hold conference aiming to ‘take back control’ Former PM will snub event – but Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadine Dorries and Priti Patel set to join
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023 Labour is doing well, but it could still lose the election. Here are the three big hurdles it must overcome The party hasn’t reconnected with its traditional working-class voters, says academic and author Matthew Goodwin
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023 Minister ‘wouldn’t pay Matt Hancock £10,000 a day’ after MP caught in fake company sting Led By Donkeys interviews ‘unedifying’, says Tory as Kwasi Kwarteng and Matt Hancock among those duped
Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023 ‘Extremely unedifying’: Minister slams Tory colleagues caught in sting A minister has described videos of Conservative MPs caught in a sting asking to be paid up to £10,000 a day to work for a fake consulting firm as “extremely unedifying”.