Labour considers sending migrants to ‘overseas hubs’ in Balkans Conservatives said the idea showed prime minister Keir Starmer was wrong to cancel scrapped Rwanda scheme before it even started The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
UK politics: ‘Nothing off the table’ over potential UK troop deployment for Ukraine, says No 10 – as it happened PM’s spokesman says more meetings will take place in London next week to ‘accelerate’ planning to enforce any future peace deal The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025
The Guardian view on the Conservative party today: still lost in denial and confusion Editorial: Kemi Badenoch has her first chance to persuade the voters on 1 May, but she seems to be getting nowhere The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Tories facing ‘extremely difficult’ local elections, Badenoch warns The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’. The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Tories could lose all councils won in 2021 if general election voting repeated, admits Kemi Badenoch The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’ Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025
Kemi Badenoch comes under fire from ex-Tory leader William Hague over her ditching net zero by 2050 goal Lord Hague warned the Conservatives risk being seen as not ‘serious’ on tackling global warming Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050 Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025
‘Trump tariffs are reshaping our politics’: Canadians on their election Voters reflect on their priorities and mood shifts in their communities before a crucial contest The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2025
Labour councillor defects to Conservatives after six years, arguing that the party “will not deliver economic growth” Cllr Shiva Tiwari told colleagues he was switching sides to the Tories after nearly seven years as a Labour councillor Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2025
Polls expert questions Reform UK’s prospects in May local elections Lord Hayward said recent local by-elections suggest Nigel Farage’s party may not be as popular as recent polls have suggested. Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025
Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s new Liberal leader and next prime minister? Economist and ex-central banker takes over from Justin Trudeau in face of Trump tariff uncertainty, looming election. Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2025
Richard Tice clashes with Scottish journalist as he’s accused of not knowing Reform defectors’ names Richard Tice clashed with a Scottish journalist as he refused to give the surnames of two councillors who have defected from the Conservatives to Reform when questioned. The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
Canada’s Liberals bounce back after years of decline. What’s going on? Polls show Liberals closing gap with opposition Conservatives as Trump’s threats, Trudeau’s resignation shake things up. Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025
Top Tory accidentally exposes party’s shocking record on prison spaces Exclusive: Responding to a written question from Tory MP Richard Holden, a justice minister revealed that the Conservatives increased the capacity of the prison estate by less than 500 spaces in fourteen years The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025 Wednesday briefing: From Berlin to Helsinki – and even in London - barriers excluding the far right are disintegrating In today’s newsletter: Mainstream political parties are struggling to maintain traditional political boundaries – and have few alternative solutions available
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025 Reeves warned UK inflation will push public sector unions to seek higher pay rises Plan for ‘reasonable’ 2.8% rises may prove insufficient, forcing chancellor to find billions in extra funding
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 Nigel Farage claims Reform is now Opposition to Labour due to poll lead over Tories He also ruled out a pact with the Conservatives as he launched a new attack on their leader Kemi Badenoch who has been in post for 100 days
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025 Nigel Farage has been a threat to every recent UK prime minister. But this is something new Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025 Jenrick refuses to rule out Tory pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Labour say “the cat is out the bag” if Tories won’t rule out doing a “dodgy backroom deal with Reform”
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025 Some councillors in England could stay for more than extra year under shake-up plans Timetable for Angela Rayner’s devolution plans shows many new authorities may not be ready until 2027 or later
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2025 Reform UK to take more seats from Labour than Tories, poll shows This should be a ‘wake-up call’ Keir Starmer is warned
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025 Farage’s deputy says Reform MP who assaulted girlfriend won’t be suspended – and would pass party’s vetting Richard Tice said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’.
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025 Tice defends convicted Reform MP amid Farage’s ‘near catastrophe’ vetting claim The deputy leader said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025 Conservatives fighting to stem loss of high-value donors to Reform UK Kemi Badenoch expected to appear at party’s London conference, where wealthy donors have been invited to evening drinks
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 The government’s borders bill must be tempered with compassion THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: There is a balance to be struck between border control and human rights, and there are too many clauses in this bill that are almost performatively draconian