Fast-track courts: Missed chances to fix the Single Justice Procedure MPs and justice experts have spent years calling for a review of the Single Justice Procedure Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024
If Keir Starmer wants to be braver than Tony Blair, this is how: ignore the neanderthal right on crime The rate of violent offences is plummeting but, thanks to rightwing dishonesty, much of the public still believes it is rising, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
Keir Starmer milks his stock answer for all it’s worth: ‘£22bn black hole’ The Labour leader may not have the charisma, or the punchlines, but he has a secret weapon – sincerity The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024
There’s no distance these Conservative heroes won’t travel to serve … themselves Richard Holden shows his mettle with a shock appearance on the Basildon and Billericay ballot, a Tory safe seat The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
James Corden says how Brits may vote after Brexit is a 'terrifying thought' The talk show host also took aim at Donald Trump and Joe Biden in his stand up routine at a charity do Evening Standard · May 25, 2024
Chris Grayling named top green MP by Conservative Environment Network MP, not renowned for action on environment, chosen for efforts to tackle global deforestation and restore UK’s wildlife habitats The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
Inside the elite private members' clubs beloved by UK politicians Welcome to London's Clubland, where men-only rules and strict dress codes still draw top politicians Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024
Chris Grayling joins list of Tories standing down at next election MP since 2001, nicknamed ‘Failing Grayling’ for fraught record as transport secretary, says time for a change after cancer treatment The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023
Ex-minister Chris Grayling to step down after cancer diagnosis Mr Grayling served as transprot sectretary from 2016 to 2019 The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
Ex-minister Chris Grayling is latest MP to announce departure at next election The former transport secretary is among more than 40 Conservatives who have announced they will not defend their seat in a vote expected next year. The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
How Westminster Works … and Why It Doesn’t by Ian Dunt review – a savage indictment of the status quo This eye-opening analysis of the British way of governing reveals a system set up for failure The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023
Net zero tsar and senior Tories among those urging biomass subsidies rethink Exclusive: Jacob Rees-Mogg and Chris Grayling express concern at system under which Drax made £617m in 2022 The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023
The probation service is in a desperate state Letters: Experienced staff are leaving because of impossible workloads, writes Anne King. Plus a letter from Ellie Dwight The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023
The Guardian view on the probation service: a crunch has been building for years Editorial: Zara Aleena’s murder has shone a light on the failures in the system. Fixing them will require more than just funding The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023 How is it right that MPs are still free to receive money from lobbyists and second jobs? What we’ve found out about members’ extra income – although legal – raises questions about their ability to represent us, says transparency campaigner Gina Miller
Wales Online · Dec 30, 2022 The full list of Welsh people in the King's New Year's Honours list Special honours have been given to people who make outstanding contributions to their community and the country
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 UK spy chiefs called to account for ‘failure to meet deadlines’ Parliament’s intelligence and security committee claims work on Iran being hampered by slow response to inquiries
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022 Gina Miller urges Starmer and Davey to give her a clear run at unseating senior Tory Exclusive: Democracy campaigner standing for True and Fair Party in 2024 poll
Daily Mirror · Oct 24, 2022 Gina Miller launches campaign to personally oust 'failing' Tory Chris Grayling The former anti-Brexit campaigner, who has now set up an anti-corruption party called True and Fair, will stand against the MP who she branded the 'dreadful epitome of a dozen years of narcissistic and incompetent Tory rule'
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022 What Just Happened?! by Marina Hyde review – words as a lethal weapon Whether mercilessly skewering Boris Johnson or lampooning Brexit, the Guardian journalist’s collected columns demonstrate her wit at its sulphur-tongued best
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022 Ex-education secretary Gavin Williamson takes £50k second job with education firm Exclusive: former minister will spend 80 hours a year chairing advisory board of RTC Education
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 P&O Ferries - live: CEO says firm broke the law but would ‘make this decision again’ ‘I would make this decision again, I’m afraid,’ says Peter Hebblethwaite of mass sackings
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 P&O able to legally sack 800 staff without telling government ‘because of Chris Grayling law change’ Ex-transport secretary quietly created exemption for mass redundancies on ships registered overseas
Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022 P&O Ferries claim they didn’t break key law - after change signed off by Chris Grayling Former Transport Secretary Chris ‘failing’ Grayling signed off a legal change in 2018 that meant ships sacking staff had to notify the government of the country where they’re registered. P&O Ferries’ shops are registered in the Bahamas, Cyprus and Bermuda
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2022 It’s a cabinet reshuffle, not a time machine It’s an odd quirk of our unwritten constitution that the role of Leader of the House of Commons has evolved into something akin to the Eastbourne of cabinet positions – god’s waiting room for ministers on their way down (Robin Cook, Chris Grayling, Andrea Leadsom).