Tory donor’s knighthood is sign Sunak ‘believes he’s on way out’, Labour says Anneliese Dodds says the honour for Mohamed Mansour appears clearly tied to his £5m donation to the Tories The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024
Businessman who donated £5m to Tories gets knighthood Mohamed Mansour, a Conservative senior treasurer, is one of several surprise recipients of honours The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
‘Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
OPINION - Keir Starmer vows to do levelling up, but better. Will voters buy it? It is a joke told and retold with such regularity that I'm a little self-conscious about resorting to it so early in a newsletter. Woody Allen says it best as Alvy Singer in the 1977 film, Annie Hall: Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024
Dining across the divide: ‘The Lords needs reform – people shouldn’t just be put there by Boris Johnson’ One wants to fix the second chamber. The other would scrap it and bring in the ‘Danish system’. Can they meet halfway? The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
OPINION - London's stabbings are tragic, but the real truth about Sadiq Khan's 'crimewave' will shock you We are used to hearing far-fetched tales about London from people with American accents. It was only in 2018 that the New York Times praised the city for having finally abandoned the boiled mutton and bowls of porridge that, according to the writer, had until then been just about the… Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024
Rayner denies wrongdoing over council house sale amid police review Labour deputy leader says she can provide tax advice given at time after Tory complaint to Manchester force The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
Starmer launches Labour local election campaign and defends ‘difficult decisions’ over dropped pledges– as it happened Opposition leader says some commitments were made before ‘the Tories did enormous damage to the economy’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
Ex-Boris Johnson ethics adviser Lord Geidt found to have broken Lords rules Christopher Geidt asked to write apology letter after joining an MoD meeting on behalf of a US satellite firm that was paying him The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024
Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser rapped for himself breaking a parliamentary rule Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser has been rapped for himself breaking a parliamentary rule. Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2024
Richard Taylor’s final interview: ‘The spirit of my son Damilola will always be with us’ It has been 24 years since the killing of schoolboy Damilola Taylor. In an emotional last interview, his father Richard, who died at the weekend, tells Anthony France about the importance of hope in continuing his son’s legacy Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2024
Thanks, chaps, for trying to reform the Garrick from within. We’re OK without With such a roll call of gargoyles, women would surely refrain from joining the exclusive London club anyway The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024
UK Labour Party Turns To Thatcher In Courtship Of Right Margaret Thatcher remains despised by many on the left of British politics, but the main Labour opposition seems comfortable citing her as it woos the right before this year's election. International Business Times · Mar 24, 2024
Covid quiz: listen-alongs and lockdown parties – how well do you recall the pandemic? How much can you remember about something so recent that dominated everybody’s lives, and yet can feel like a distant past? The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024 Angela Rayner on roots, rough edges and being ready for power: ‘You can’t go through the childhood I had and not have any fallout’ She’s blunt, bolshie and terrifies the Tories. But if Labour gets into government, the deputy leader will be one of the most powerful women in Britain. Bring it on, she says
Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2024 Truss memoir receives pocket money advance The 49-day PM’s publishers seem to lack confidence in her upcoming book
International Business Times · Mar 21, 2024 Macron Straps On Gloves For Boxing Photoshoot Where politicians once looked to project health and fitness with jogs in the park, martial sports like boxing have now gained the upper hand, with France's Emmanuel Macron the latest to strap on gloves.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024 Leo Varadkar: Irish leader caps off legacy of firsts with shock departure First gay taoiseach, who won social-reform victories and proved wily amid Brexit, faced uncertain future
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024 When fame and medical privacy clash: Kate and other crises of confidentiality The Princess of Wales is the latest person in the public eye to find there are questions about the security of their health history
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024 Boris Johnson did not consult watchdog over paid role with hedge fund Ex-UK PM was required to seek permission for paid role with Merlyn Advisors, for whom he spoke to Venezuela president
International Business Times UK · Mar 19, 2024 Voters Slam Rishi Sunak: He's 'Weak, Useless, Incompetent, Untrustworthy, Rubbish' As Labour supporters champion Keir Starmer for his honesty and competence, Tory voters describe Rishi Sunak as a "weak, useless, rich idiot".
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2024 Loyalty was once the glue that held the Tories together. But now they’ve come unstuck Claims of a leadership bid are ‘bonkers’, say Penny Mordaunt’s allies. But so too is staying silent while the PM stumbles towards an election, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024 Britain doesn’t need ‘reform’. It just needs to rejoin the EU Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problem
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2024 British Newspapers: Who Owns What? A UK government proposal to ban foreign states from owning British newspapers looks set to scupper plans for an Abu Dhabi-led bid to take over the Telegraph Media Group (TMG).
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024 Boris Johnson ‘largely absent’ early in Covid crisis, Welsh leader tells inquiry Mark Drakeford criticises UK ministers and says there is ‘plausible case’ that Welsh government should have acted sooner