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Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest in first round

Former home secretary got two fewer votes than Mel Stride, while Robert Jenrick leads race to succeed Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

If the UK really wants to stop Netanyahu’s aggression, here’s what it should do

Instead of banning arms sales, the Labour government should show Israel’s far-right ministers that they cannot act with impunity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

EU leaders may envy Starmer’s stable majority – Brexit’s part in it less so

Britain has already had its populist reckoning, in 2016. European states can take few lessons from our current calm, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

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OPINION - Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are turning this Tory contest into a two-horse race

A moratorium on personal attacks in the campaign to replace Rishi Sunak has been agreed by the Tory candidates, foreswearing in-fighting. Expect it to last as long as a back-to-work suntan.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024

‘No-fault evictions’ to be banned in England – but it won’t solve private renters’ problems

It appears that the UK government is going to ban “no-fault” evictions by private landlords in England. It promised to abolish these notices immediately after the election, and the king’s speech in July indicated this was a priority.

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2024

Plans for 1,358 new homes and secondary school in Isle of Dogs approved

Homes will be built in several blocks ranging between four and 31 storeys

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls won't be scrapped as Sadiq Khan tells motorists: 'You need to pay'

Under draft plans published in July, motorists will be charged £4 to use either tunnel at peak times, and £1.50 off peak and at weekends

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024

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Scottish government announces spending cuts worth £500m – as it happened

Shona Robison, Scottish finance secretary, says current financial situation facing Scottish government is ‘not sustainable’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

Boris Johnson says Starmer ‘wants Hamas to win’ in Israel war

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Britain’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel was ‘shameful’ in a major blow to relations between the two countries

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024

Netanyahu condemns ‘shameful’ UK suspension of some Israel arms sales

Israeli PM says move will embolden a genocidal Hamas as British government faces growing backlash

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

Tories can win back London seats with pro-growth, jobs and homes agenda, says James Cleverly

The Tories ended up with zero MPs in Inner London on July 5 after suffering a crushing election defeat under Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2024

Keir Starmer’s senior team sheepish after forgetting his birthday

PM was 62 on Monday but No 10 insider admits it was ‘really bad’ no one remembered his special day at morning meeting

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Truss at 10 by Anthony Seldon review – the leader who made history for all the wrong reasons

This brisk and readable study of our shortest-serving prime minister’s 49 days in office examines her catastrophic mini-budget and the role played by the Institute of Economic Affairs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Why are Starmer and Reeves so determined to bring Britain down?

Since Labour’s victory the new PM and chancellor have hardly stopped warning us that cuts are on the way. It’s no way to turn a country around

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

The Boy from Baghdad: From Waziriyah to Westminster by Nadhim Zahawi review – an unlikely journey

The disgraced ex-chancellor’s bullish memoir makes much of the obstacles he overcame to hold a number of ministerial posts, but how does he square his support for migrants with his presence in cabinets so hostile to refugees?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

Gordon Brown era offers hope that Labour can get train times back on track

Figures show how rail punctuality has been in decline since last Labour PM, with Sunak’s tenure a recent low

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

From football matches to Taylor Swift tickets, Starmer’s penchant for perks is a disconcerting trait

A willingness to accept the generosity of the rich can influence politicians in a way we don’t need, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

Watchdog launches review after UK civil service ‘cronyism’ row

Announcement follows questions over exceptional appointments of Labour donor and former thinktank staffer

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

‘The race is wide open’: MPs’ vote looms for six Tory leadership hopefuls

Badenoch and Jenrick are the bookies’ favourites but the party’s reduced ranks make the numbers extremely tight

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

Who are the six leadership candidates to be voted on by Conservative MPs?

Tory MPs will vote next week in a series of ballots to narrow the field down to four candidates

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

The Iron Lady consigned to the ironing cupboard? Keir Starmer did pledge to do things differently

After a week extolling smoking bans and budget misery, the PM delivered his coup de grace: exiling a famous Thatcher portrait from No 10, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

If Starmer and Reeves think they have a foolproof strategy – wait until winter comes

When the bills hit the mat and taxes go up, Labour’s talk of ‘short-term pain’ will feel intolerable to poor households, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024

Truss at 10 by Anthony Seldon review – how not to be PM

The historian turns Liz Truss’s 49-day tenure into a textbook on bad government, writes former Conservative MP Dominic Grieve

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024

Liz Truss secretly mocked Rishi Sunak with ‘Russhi’ nickname for not doing enough to oppose Putin

Truss believed Sunak was guilty of ‘screwing’ her with ‘vicious attacks’ on her by his team

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

The bedraggled Tories are useful foes, but Keir Starmer’s real enemy now is time

The public know there are no quick fixes to Britain’s problems, but without tangible change, patience will run out quickly, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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