Putin says release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich may be possible Russian president suggests detained Wall Street reporter could be freed in prisoner exchange The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024
Digested week: media frenzy over king’s cancer does no one any favours We talk of the dignity of the crown but this is anything but. We need a grown-up relationship with the royal family The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024
'Come back' Boris: Minister urges ex-PM to rejoin fight as Tories trail Labour in the polls Science minister Andrew Griffith reached out to Boris Johnson to help the Conservatives in getting their messages across to voters Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024
Boris Johnson wins approval for breakfast room extension designed by Mick Jagger’s former architects Workers will have to be careful of the local great crested newts when building a new security gate Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024
UK’s poorest have borne brunt of cost of living crisis, says thinktank ‘Deep-scarring effects’: Living standards for hardest hit won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2027, report predicts The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024
Boris Johnson vs Theresa May? The race for Oxford Chancellor is on The forthcoming election is the first to be held online Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024
Only votes from the dead can keep this zombie Tory government alive Surveys show that the Conservatives appeal to older voters, and support from the deceased appears to their last hope of winning another term The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024
The week in TV: Trigger Point; Putin vs the West: At War; Mr & Mrs Smith; Here We Go – review Vicky McClure’s bomb disposal expert is back with a bang; assorted British PMs supply the low notes as world leaders reflect on war in Ukraine; and Donald Glover and Maya Erskine outdo Pitt and Jolie in a star-studded remake The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024
I found out the hard way the secret of Sunak’s Monday blunders – a 36-hour fast Admire his discipline if you must, but should a PM make vital decisions when he’s starving? The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024
Dougie Smith: a mysterious backroom Tory fixer feared by MPs The man who reportedly once organised sex parties for the wealthy is alleged to be involved in a plot to replace Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024
‘People said it did in his career’: 33 pictures that defined British politicians From the Bullingdon boys to a bacon sandwich; Margaret Thatcher in a tank to Theresa May dancing … these landmark images shaped how we saw our leaders The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024
Dominic Cummings asks Oxford students to help him win power 'We will take power in 2028,' he told the Oxford Union last night Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024
Northern Ireland will leave the union, and Scotland could too. True devolution is the only way to save it Yes, there are leadership crises everywhere, but make no mistake: the UK’s future rests on devolving more powers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
Ex-PM Boris Johnson Attacks Rishi Sunak's New Brexit Deal This week, Sunak revealed new arrangements to remove routine checks on goods moving from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI), known as the "green lane". International Business Times UK · Feb 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 The Guardian view on Covid and devolution: Britain’s missing mindset Editorial: Lady Hallett’s inquiry is learning that the UK and Scottish governments each lacked respect for the sharing of powers
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 Of course Nicola Sturgeon cried at the Covid inquiry – her fatal flaws have been exposed From shocking levels of secrecy to control-freakery, her handling of the pandemic speaks to serious problems with her leadership, says journalist Dani Garavelli
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 ‘Everyone’s second preference’: could James Cleverly be the next Tory leader? The right wing of the party is talking up Kemi Badenoch. But the gaffe-prone home secretary might have the last laugh
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 Overhaul UK ministers’ ethics system, cross-party commission urges Group draws up 100 proposals, including that ministers swear oath to uphold a new code of standards
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 After a historic deal in Northern Ireland, what next? Old political battles on a reshaped field Both the details and the repercussions of the new Northern Ireland plan will be aggressively contested, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 Sturgeon admits errors in handling of ‘incredibly stressful’ Covid crisis Former first minister of Scotland admits to inquiry that she failed to properly record key discussions
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 More than 30,000 UK asylum seekers on bail under Rwanda deportation threat Home Office reveals 33,085 will not have claims examined while government tries to remove them
International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024 Scotland's Ex-leader Sturgeon Defends Pandemic Response Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon fought back tears on Wednesday as she defended her leadership style and record during the Covid pandemic at a highly anticipated public inquiry appearance.
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024 Brexit: The people’s damning verdict four years on 57% believe Brexit has been more of a failure than a success, according to exclusive Ipsos poll for Standard
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 Tories fret about a nanny state – but with decay all around, voters want politicians who step in The prime minister’s anti-smoking crusade is panicking his party, even as it meets with enthusiasm among the public, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 Beleaguered Rishi Sunak on a wing and a prayer – and now a fasting regime PM battling to salvage his party from predicted electoral obliteration but Tories carry on plumbing the depths