Fact check: Employment rate and Labour’s asylum hotels record Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact. Evening Standard · Oct 16
UK poll tracker: Labour holds lead in close race between largest parties – but Tories gain ground Labour only just holds the lead in the voting intention polls with 24 per cent The Independent UK · Oct 14
Tories leapfrog Reform in poll for the second time this week Nigel Farage’s leadership is in crisis after a second poll in 24 hours confirms his party is in third place The Independent UK · Oct 14
This civil war on the British right is a charade – its politics are more united than ever Don’t be fooled by its bickering leaders. Their calibrated fake fighting will probably end in coalition, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
David Eby’s big gamble: Why calling an early B.C. election could backfire British Columbia Premier David Eby’s decision to call a provincial election a full two years before the next scheduled vote is a strategic gamble. The Conversation · Oct 13
Fact check: Claim on economic growth under Gordon Brown excludes financial crash The figures focus on Mr Brown’s time as chancellor. The Independent UK · Oct 12
Could UK politics return to a two-horse race? Burnham and Badenoch climb in the polls Well-received speeches by Labour PM Andy Burnham and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch have consolidated their support bases Evening Standard · Oct 11
‘We need less point scoring’: What party conference season taught us about UK climate action Tories plan to scrap low-carbon housebuilding, Greens back new nuclear reactors, and Labour put oil-drilling decisions on hold The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
‘People are scared of her, to be honest’: Kemi Badenoch remakes Tories in her image At Conservative conference, some worry about becoming a one-woman party, while others say party should thank their lucky stars they have her The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Badenoch Tells Tory Conference Reform Figures Are 'Measuring up the Curtains for Their Prison Cells' Kemi Badenoch has rejected working with Reform UK in a hung parliament, attacked controversies involving its politicians and used her Conservative conference speech to promote tax cuts. International Business Times UK · Oct 7
UK Conservative leader says the party is reviving and rules out a pact with Farage's Reform UK The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party says that the Tories are on the path back to power The Independent UK · Oct 7
£10bn 'Britannia Shield' Unveiled as YouGov Poll Reveals Russia Is Seen as UK's Biggest Threat A YouGov poll found that 46% of adults in Great Britain viewed Russia as the biggest threat to the UK, while the Conservatives proposed a £10 billion missile and drone defence system. International Business Times UK · Oct 7
Evening Standard · Oct 5 'Iron Dome' costing £10 billion could protect London from missile attacks, says ex-RAF chief Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is proposing an Israel-style defensive shield to safeguard Britain against missile strikes
Evening Standard · Oct 5 Tory economic chief vows to scrap mansion tax, and ditch one tax each year Mr Griffith also claimed the Conservatives were now fighting ‘a battle of ideas about the very basis of where prosperity comes from’ with Labour.
Evening Standard · Oct 4 Tories to unveil economic policies after Badenoch pledges ‘radical measures’ Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch opened her party’s annual conference on Sunday.
The Independent UK · Oct 3 Labour leapfrog Reform in the polls after Brexit pledge Labour has returned to the top of the polls at 30 per cent following Prime Minister Andy Burnham's pledge to rethink Britain's post- Brexit relationship with the European Union. An Opinium survey revealed that 54 per cent of adults support Burnham's approach to EU relations, with 46 per cent stating…
The National (Scotland) · Oct 1 Restore Britain is now the third largest party in Scotland, claims Rupert Lowe RESTORE membership in Scotland has surpassed that of Labour, the Conservatives and the Greens, the party's leadership has said
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Britain set for Rejoin coalition as pressure to reverse Brexit mounts, new polls suggest Reform UK slide from first place to third in latest YouGov MRP polling – with the UK headed for a hung parliament dominated by centre left anti-Brexit parties
The Independent UK · Sep 17 Andy Burnham doubles on net zero commitment after calls to scrap the phrase Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch stated the party no longer supports hitting net zero by 2050, while Reform UK branded the target ‘net stupid zero’
Evening Standard · Sep 15 OPINION - Brexit, ECHR and clean air: Why Tory James Cleverly may fail in his bid to be Mayor of London Cleverly would need to be more Heseltine than ‘hard line’, writes London political expert Professor Tony Travers
The National (Scotland) · Sep 10 Ex-Tory campaign chief and wife plead guilty to cheating over General Election bet THE Conservatives' former director of campaigning and his Parliamentary candidate wife have admitted cheating at gambling on the date of the…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31 Cross-party talks needed to tackle climate crisis, say Lib Dems Andy Burnham urged to seek consensus over response to extreme heat and forthcoming ‘super El Niño’
The Conversation · Aug 25 Young Canadians aren’t drifting toward conservative and far-right parties When the Conservatives did unusually well among young voters in Canada’s 2025 federal election, even winning the national student mock vote for the first time in over a decade, one explanation making the rounds was that Canada was following what happened south of the border.