Local elections wipeout appears to be harbinger of doom for Rishi Sunak With an estimated 25% vote share, Tory performance matches 1995 nadir reached under John Major The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
Triumphant Starmer already seems like the prime minister. Now his troubles really begin Voters want rid of the Tories, but will quickly demand solutions to Britain’s ills, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
Boris Johnson Turned Away From Polling Station For Forgetting ID Former UK PM Boris Johnson faces voting issues due to ID rule he introduced, impacting local elections and raising concerns about exclusion. Top News · May 3, 2024
Did we really expect Tory MPs who fought for voter ID rules to follow them? Don’t be ridiculous We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
After this week’s squalid experiment, see voter ID for what it is: a Tory scam to steal elections This exercise in shrinking the electorate to Conservative advantage must not be the new normal, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
Friday briefing: Labour wins Blackpool South and Tories suffer heavy local election losses In today’s newsletter: Archie Bland breaks down the winners and losers from the UK’s day at the polls The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
UK whistleblower ‘morally compelled’ to speak out on Afghan withdrawal Civil servant Josie Stewart spoke to media after government presented ‘dishonest account’, tribunal told The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
Polls close in local elections with Tories expecting heavy losses Conservatives predicted to lose 500 council seats in England – about half the number they are defending The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
Boris Johnson turned away at election ballot box after forgetting photo ID The former PM fell foul of a law his own government brought in Evening Standard · May 2, 2024
England, Wales vote in local elections as Tories brace for big losses Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots on Thursday in an array of local elections that will be the last big test before a UK general election that all indicators show will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 years. France 24 · May 2, 2024
Andy Street and Ben Houchen turn to Boris Johnson in mayoral election run-in Incumbents promote messages of support from ex-PM despite largely avoiding linking themselves with wider Tory party The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Red walls and green dreams: what are the key battlegrounds in England’s local elections? From Hartlepool to Bristol, successes in 2 May’s polls will set the tone for the impending Westminster race The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Jacob Rees-Mogg is just posing as a GB News anchor, but Ofcom doesn’t care if we’re confused Thanks to the watchdog’s liberal pre-election advice, drawling condescension will pass as impartiality The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
‘It would be seismic to win in Sunak’s backyard’: is Labour about to paint England red? Thursday’s local elections are a chance for Keir Starmer to show his party’s breadth of support – not least in the embattled PM’s North Yorkshire The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 Tony Blair had it, Boris Johnson too... the quality that wins Angela Rayner support despite her gaffes Politicians who speak their minds and believe what they say are so rare that voters will forgive them almost anything
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024 Lies, confections, distortions: how the right made London the most vilified place in Britain Our capital has many problems, but it is time to push back against attacks from those who neither know nor understand it, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024 Angela Rayner tells ministers to focus on no-fault evictions, not her house sale Deputy Labour leader also criticises watering-down of leasehold reform plans while facing Oliver Dowden at deputy PMQs
Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: How are we to fund defence spending? In a dangerous world, it is all to the good that the Prime Minister has committed an extra £500 million to help defend Ukraine — a useful adjunct to the billions committed by the US Congress — and intends to increase military spending to 2.5 per cent of national income…
FourFourTwo · Apr 23, 2024 Nottingham Forest embarrassed themselves by calling an official's integrity into question... no matter how aggrieved they feel Nottingham Forest released a strong statement following their defeat by Everton expressing their anger at the match officials
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024 It’s clearer than ever that Brexit has failed – let’s not inflict its miseries on young people A scheme to allow British under-30s to live and work in the EU has been flatly rejected. Why punish them for older voters’ mistakes, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024 Did Boris Johnson really sabotage peace talks between Russia and Ukraine? The reality is more complicated A recent study shows the reasons the 2022 talks failed are more nuanced than critics suggest, says Emma Ashford of the Stimson Center, Washington DC
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024 Andrew Neil needs to be more Vorderman, less Voldemort Larger-than-life TV personalities should be using their fame to highlight the connections between thinktanks, media outlets and policymakers – not pretend they don’t exist
Top News · Apr 20, 2024 Exploring The Top 10 Influential Politicians Worldwide Explore the top 10 most influential politicians who have made a significant impact on global affairs.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Saving us from ourselves: how Britain is learning to accept the nanny state Despite detractors, the tobacco bill shows the public will support policies that would once have been thought draconian
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 ‘Five-year-old on acid’: Liz Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West, digested by John Crace Sketchwriter’s take on memoir of PM who screwed up catastrophically and quickly but thinks there’s still work to do