Rachel Reeves says Labour is ‘back in the game’ for Tamworth byelection According to shadow chancellor, ‘no-go areas’ don’t exist for party now, as close fights loom for two previously safe Tory seats The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023
Put trust in yourselves and take future in own hands, Flynn urges Scots The SNP Westminster leader opened the party’s conference in Aberdeen by setting out his party’s case for ‘real change’. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023
SNP asking Scots to ‘put trust in themselves’, Stephen Flynn to say at conference THE SNP is asking Scots to “put trust in themselves”, the party’s Westminster leader is expected to say in a speech to conference. The National (Scotland) · Oct 15, 2023
Electric cars will cost drivers £6,000 more if Sunak fails to strike Brexit deal with EU Exclusive: Manufacturers warn of ‘devastating price war’ on consumers if tariffs are enforced in 2024 The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023
Work has stopped on HS2, but the Tories are still digging Britain into a hole The loss of a national asset that would have aided ‘levelling up’ shows how little Rishi Sunak is really committed to long-termism The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023
SNP asking Scots to ‘put trust in themselves’, Flynn to say Members will decide during the conference on the party’s next steps on Scottish independence. The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023
Germany invites UK to reach improved Brexit trading deal Finance minister offers standing invitation to ‘intensify your trade relationship to the EU’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023
The universal rules of war that emerged after 1945 are being broken – and not just in the Middle East The world’s agreement to protect civilians was never perfect. But that’s no excuse for leaders in Russia, the US and the UK to row back from it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
James Dyson’s holding company paid £1.2bn dividend in 2022 Payout takes total extracted by pro-Brexit tycoon from technology group to £4bn over past five years The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
Ex-Telegraph editor Max Hastings is voting Labour over ‘dreadful’ Tories led by ‘loser’ Influential columnist attacks ‘grotesque’ right-wing policies and calls Tory membership ‘Flat Earthers’ The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Ex-Tory business minister Anna Soubry says she will vote Labour Co-founder of Change UK who opposed Brexit praises Keir Starmer as having the ‘values and competence’ the country ‘desperately needs’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
EU law could stop UK sending migrants to Rwanda despite Brexit, lawyers tell Supreme Court The argument was described as a potential ‘knockout blow’ for the government’s Rwanda deal if it is accepted The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023
Brexit red tape sees British expats locked out of their pensions UK’s exit from EU has seen overseas residents’ bank accounts closed – leading to ‘big problems’ accessing savings The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023
Starmer’s vision silenced Labour sceptics – but disillusioned voters will be a much tougher crowd To win a mandate for meaningful change, the Labour leader knows he must cut through deep layers of apathy and cynicism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023 Danny Dorling on hunger, heating and hope: ‘Britain has the worst stunted health in all of Europe’ Once, Dorling was viewed as a radical. Now his writing on inequality simply seems prescient. He discusses poverty, politics, and how we reached such a parlous state
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023 Wealth management arm of Crispin Odey group to be wound down Odey Asset Management was thrown into turmoil after allegations of sexual misconduct against its founder
The Conversation · Oct 9, 2023 Why Labour's plan to 'rewrite Brexit' might not be as politically risky as it sounds Labour leader Keir Starmer has committed to rewriting the UK’s Brexit deal with the European Union when it comes up for review in 2025, if his party is elected to government. He has said he wants a closer trading relationship and better terms than former prime minister Boris Johnson negotiated…
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023 Just 9% of British voters think Brexit has gone well, poll finds But 61 per cent of Leave voters still say leaving will turn out well in the end
The Conversation · Oct 8, 2023 China's youth unemployment problem has become a crisis we can no longer ignore Youth unemployment is a global problem, but in China the rate - 21.3% - is particularly alarming, not just because it’s high, but because it could affect other economies and geopolitical relations.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023 ‘It’s soul-destroying to have one customer on a Saturday’: Is the party over for the UK’s pubs and clubs? Reeling from Brexit, Covid and soaring energy costs, UK pubs and clubs are calling time on opening all week. Can they survive?
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023 ‘We care about the failing NHS and the cost of living’: floating voters on what would make them switch to Labour People who did not vote for Labour at the last election reveal how party leader Keir Starmer can win them over at the polls
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023 The Observer view on Keir Starmer: he has transformed Labour’s prospects, but can’t bank on election victory Four years after its existential crisis, the re-energised party is poised for government, but with monumental challenges facing the country, it faces an uphill task
The National (Scotland) · Oct 7, 2023 Nigel Farage accuses Tories of copying Reform UK’s rhetoric ‘but not the action’ NIGEL Farage accused the Tories of copying the rhetoric of Reform UK, “but not the actions”, as he opened a party conference centred on Brexit…
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 Farage accuses Tories of copying Reform UK’s rhetoric ‘but not the action’ The former Ukip leader said the Conservatives have become a ‘social democrat party in all but name’ with ‘big-state, high-tax’ policies.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 Nigel Farage rules out return to the Tory party: ‘It’s virtually indistinguishable from Labour’ Nigel Farage rebuffed Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that the former Brexit leader might be welcome back: “It’s very, very sweet of you Prime Minister but I’m really sorry, the answer is no, I will not”