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Starmer’s choice of venue for first set-piece speech filled with symbolism

Using rose garden was reminder of Tory lockdown parties and Cummings’ Covid travel explanations

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Starmer warns of ‘really painful’ Budget to ‘fix the rot’ left by Tories

The prime minister defended taking away winter fuel payments from thousands of pensioners as he warned of ‘worse to come’

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

UK prime minister contrasts his leadership with the past but warns of painful choices ahead

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to draw a contrast between his new government and the past, saying the solution to the country’s problems is in working together and not in continuing to stoke tensions in society

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

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Here it is, the new right playbook: wreck and impoverish the country, enjoy the high life yourself

The likes of Johnson, Farage and Truss have made vast sums of money in an ecosystem awash with it. Nice work … says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Rachel Reeves to extend support fund to help poorest households

Chancellor understood to be looking at fifth extension of scheme to support people at risk of destitution

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Tuesday briefing: Will the public buy Labour’s plan to pin difficult decisions on the Tories?

In today’s newsletter: After his honeymoon period, Keir Starmer tries to sell hard choices to voters

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Starmer to end £40m helicopter contract in break from Sunak era

Former PM and ministers drew criticism for the VIP flights Labour says were ‘symbol of their government’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024

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Nadhim Zahawi compares Tory infighting in government to Game of Thrones

The former chancellor said members of his party still ‘want to tear chunks out of one another’

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

Tory rivals are playing nice so far but like a family Christmas old scores are bound to surface

The Conservatives would be better able to stand one another if the party could work out what it actually stands for

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024

Slaying the myths about tougher post-Brexit red tape for UK travellers to Europe

The Man Who Pays His Way: Can we all start singing from the same post-Brexit hymn sheet, please?

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

How to lose weight and influence no one – the Robert Jenrick diet for party leadership

Could a trimmer figure, the quick-fix way, and new hairdo be enough to get the party vote?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

'Irresponsible': Boris Johnson panned for comparing UK with 'Orwell's 1984'

BORIS Johnson is facing criticism for his latest column in the Daily Mail, in which he claims Britain is now “twinned with Orwell’s 1984”...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2024

‘It’s a pretty remorseless life’: Keir Starmer and the vexed debate over politicians’ holidays

No adviser would say Keir Starmer should have gone away during the riots but cancelling breaks can take a toll

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Labour is right about LTNs – the Tories need to learn the same lesson

For all the initial noise against low-traffic neighbourhoods, most people like them and they can benefit the public purse

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024

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The Conversation · Aug 23, 2024

Tory leadership contenders would be wise to become the ‘heir to Keir’

The Conservative leadership contest is something of a sideshow to the meaningful politics of government. Whoever wins will inherit a depleted party reeling from arguably its worst ever election defeat. It comprises only 121 MPs, many now in marginal seats (77 are defending majorities where just a 5% swing would…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2024

The problem with Rachel Reeves’ plan to boost Britain’s pension pots

Britain has a pension problem. Despite having one of the biggest and most sophisticated financial centres of the world in London, the country’s pension industry does not fall into the same category.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024

How can Labour avoid the ‘union paymasters’ jibes? By banning all large donations

There is no comparison between Labour’s transparent union funding and murky donations to the Tories – but stopping it all would be the best way to clean up politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2024

Keir Starmer loses popularity as UK ‘moving in wrong direction’ – new poll

MORE than half of people think the UK is “moving in the wrong direction”, according to a new poll which shows a drop in favourability for Keir…

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The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2024

More than half of people think Britain is ‘moving in wrong direction’ in blow to Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have dropped from plus 7 to 0 but he is still more popular than Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024

Boris Johnson yet to appear on GB News 10 months after being signed up as a presenter

The former PM, working on his memoirs, has still not hosted a programme for the right-leaning channel – and his publisher awaits book slated for a 2016 release

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2024

A double whammy of winter fuel payment cuts and scrapping a planned cap on social care costs is set to hit older people

Before the general election, former prime minister Rishi Sunak was asked on TV why he “hated pensioners”. After her recent speech in parliament, the same question might be directed at Chancellor Rachel Reeves. She has launched an assault on pensioners in England and Wales akin to the classic boxing “one-two”.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

In cancelling his family summer holiday, Keir Starmer has made his first serious mistake

The days when Harold Macmillan could disappear to the grouse moors for the summer are gone – but even prime ministers need a break, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2024

Boris Johnson holds talks on becoming global editor-in-chief at The Telegraph

BORIS Johnson has been approached about taking up a new role as global editor-in-chief at The Telegraph, reports suggest.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

Boris Johnson ‘courted for Telegraph role’ as Nadhim Zahawi plots bid

Backers are reportedly told the former prime minister has been sounded out as paper’s global editor-in-chief

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024

Boris Johnson courted for Telegraph job as Nadhim Zahawi plans takeover

Johnson, who previously worked for The Daily Telegraph, still holds the newspaper ‘in high affection’, a person close to the former prime minister said

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