Dominic Raab given £20k of ‘career transition advice’ for private equity role Former deputy PM lists gift of services from advisory firm as he takes on job with mining company The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024
Boris Johnson praises Liz Truss's new book on how to save the West The two ex-PMs are making headlines in America this week Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2024
Boris Johnson withdrew from Tucker Carlson debate after Navalny death Johnson had agreed to debate with rightwinger, who interviewed Putin, for $1m fee which his team says would have gone to charity The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Emotional, messy and breathtakingly ruthless: the hidden life of Keir Starmer The most working class leader of the Labour party for a generation, he is well ahead in the polls, but still a mystery to many. His biographer reveals what drives this unusual politician The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Badenoch v Staunton: a public mudslinging over the Post Office A look at the origins of the confrontation between the business secretary and the former Post Office chair, and what is at stake The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
‘Morally bankrupt’: Tories may pay price for ignoring farmers Rishi Sunak’s charm offensive at NFU conference fails to win over rural voters, but Labour also faces scepticism The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
Labour must act to save the environment – here’s my three-point plan Carbon budgets that add up, proper protection for Britain’s land and sea, and replacing GDP with a wellbeing index. What Guardian columnist George Monbiot wants for Labour’s manifesto The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
Breathtaking: how much of ITV's devastating new Covid-19 drama is true? The show was written by three current or former doctors, including Line of Duty’s Jed Mercurio Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024
Standing down: who are the MPs calling time before the next UK election? Ninety MPs, including 14 former secretaries of state, have said they will not be standing for re-election in 2024 The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024
Sunak faces conflicting calls over Tory path forward after bruising byelections Loudest voices urge further tack to right after Reform UK gains but moderates argue general election can only be won on centre ground The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
Tory MPs warn Sunak veering further right would be ‘politically disastrous’ Leading members of party’s One Nation caucus caution against any ‘attempt to become the Reform party’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
OPINION - Britain has stopped building beautiful and the carbuncle known as the South Bank Slab is a new London low The curious thing about the development known as The Slab, which is to replace the unprepossessing ITV block on the South Bank, is that no one other than the developers has a good word to say for it. Yet Michael Gove approved it last week. The Mayor supported Lambeth council’s… Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024
No time for niceties: David Cameron in hurry to make mark on world stage From Ukraine to Palestine, the UK foreign secretary is determined to play a role as history unfolds The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
OPINION - Labour's Keir Starmer is the perfect symbol for 2024: he can’t win, even when he wins What exactly do you people want? Sir Keir Starmer has to contend with a progressive Left who call him a traitor and a Right who claim he is an insubstantial opportunist — but he’ll still skip into the general election with a mighty 20-point lead in the polls. Similarly, he… Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024
Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024 The Hills of California's Ophelia Lovibond: 'I don't have imposter syndrome – I earned my stripes' The actor talks returning to the stage and why Sam Mendes is the Jurgen Klopp of theatre
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 Build a 500-metre tower in London as a backdrop to ‘the Slab’ on the South Bank Letters: Bringing Europe’s tallest building back to London would be an inspiring and visionary project, says Frank DM Wilson, while Francis Bown says ‘the Slab’ will further blight the cityscape
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 Young and old help each other to thrive Brief letters: The beauty of Belong Chester | Sunday snooping | Boris Johnson’s service | Everyone’s an emeritus
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024 The big idea: why we need to kick big money out of UK politics Our system of wealthy donors chips away at democracy, but what could replace it?
The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2024 Morning Mail: Greens threaten to stall housing bill, Nato pushes back at Trump, ‘Bring back Boris’ call in UK Greens say they will use balance of power in Senate to compel Labor into action on negative gearing
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 Bring back Boris voices are growing louder but will a desperate Sunak listen? The prime minister, whose party faces electoral wipeout, may feel he has no choice but to give the Tories’ star campaigner another chance
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 Bring back Boris Johnson, Kwasi Kwarteng tells Rishi Sunak Ex-chancellor calls on Sunak to ‘swallow some pride’ and bring back ‘electoral force’ that is former PM
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024 Major Tory donor among 13 new peers named in honours list Entrepreneur Stuart Marks reportedly featured on – but was removed from – Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024 Patients 'waiting more than 20 hours' for A&E at Hillingdon hospital Hospital in Boris Johnson’s constituency due to be replaced after election
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024 Rishi Sunak: Up Close on ITV review: what do we learn about the Prime Minister? Not a right lot We’ve rarely seen Sunak this relaxed, but this respectful doc is far from revelatory
The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2024 ‘Talkshow or a serious conversation?’ Tucker Carlson’s interview of Putin offered neither Wide-eyed former Fox host tagged along as Russian president steered the conversation through Russian history and justifications for war