UK’s Conservatives lose two safe seats in historic by-election defeat Labour Party easily wins two central England seats in blow for ruling party ahead of general election next year. Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2023
In Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada, mean-spiritedness can lose elections A well-respected politician once told me that governments lose elections if voters consider them too mean-spirited. Those words have always resonated, particularly during the final weeks of the recent Manitoba election when the Conservatives engaged in a negative media campaign. Negative campaigns are often only tolerated if they don’t go… The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023
Ed Miliband to announce Labour plan to boost energy independence and cut bills Exclusive: Party says bill would enable UK electricity system to be fully based on clean power by 2030 The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
Green party says it plans to focus its effort on four seats at general election Leaders say they are open to post-election deal with Labour, in joint speech at opening of party’s conference The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023
NHS will be Tories’ ‘achilles heel’ at next election, ministers warned Exclusive: Conservatives’ standing badly undermined by broken promises made in 2019, says report The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Lib Dems to attack Tories on NHS and pensions triple lock, Ed Davey says The leader says his party is focusing on the NHS and protecting pensions to woo Conservatives in rural heartlands The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023
Tories put children at risk by pursuing their free schools obsession – and I have the figures to prove it Scrutiny of government spending shows how money was diverted into building free schools rather than the upkeep of existing ones, says writer and author Warwick Mansell The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
Tories accept £350,000 donation from vape firm despite crackdown on e-cigarettes for children Rishi Sunak had promised ‘crackdown’ on vaping products targeted at children The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
Labour enjoys boost to election war chest as Tories recover from 2022 turmoil Labour has raised almost £12 million already this year, while the Conservatives have received £22 million in donations. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
The Conservatives have seized on cars as a political wedge – it's a bet on public turning against climate action “Talking about freedom, sat in Margaret Thatcher’s old Rover” read the UK prime minister’s tweet in July 2023. Earlier that day in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, Rishi Sunak had declared that the Conservative Party he leads are “on the side of motorists”, and he spent the days after… The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023
The Tories watering down protections for polluted rivers? I smell a rat One thing the Conservatives have achieved: the comprehensive choking to death of our waterways The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
Labour sees funding increase despite 25k member loss while Tories lose millions LABOUR have seen an increase in funding despite a 25k member loss while the Conservatives lost £2.4 million in donations, according to the 2022… The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023
Income of Labour and Lib Dems up as Tory funds fall, accounts show Newly released figures seem to show ebbing financial support for Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023
Tories will still leave households worse off despite potential inflation slowdown, says Labour Labour accuses PM of overseeing a £350 increase in monthly bills for the average household The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 OPINION - Investigation into Tories’ London election strategy: The Leader podcast There is fresh turmoil among London’s Conservatives as the party launches a probe into its electoral operations in the capital.
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 Fresh Tory Party turmoil over London mayoral shambles Probe into London Conservatives reignites City Hall selection row
Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023 Green policies compared: what the Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems have pledged on climate What the three largest parties have committed, one year out from a general election
The Conversation · Jul 21, 2023 Byelection losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope It says much of the Conservatives’ current plight that a win of just 495 votes is being hailed with relief inside the party.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023 Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden clash over Conservatives’ economic record Rising bills, soaring mortgages and plummeting real wages are ‘pushing more families to the brink’, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner warned.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023 Illegal migration bill mauled in Lords as peers vote to insert protections for children, LGBT people and pregnant women– as it happened Lords inflicts three defeats on government in favour of amendments to bill
The Week · Jun 13, 2023 What will Boris Johnson do now? In 2019, Boris Johnson secured the Conservatives’ biggest majority for 40 years and appeared set for a decade in power.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 ‘Life moves on’: Gove attempts to consign Boris Johnson to Conservatives’ past Minister stresses Johnson’s ‘significant contributions’ as Tories seek to move on from ex-PM’s resignation
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 Why access to Tory party members is big incentive for owning Daily Telegraph Newspaper retains considerable influence among those who will shape the direction of Conservatives
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 Labour urges Tories to hand back £5m donation from Mohamed Mansour Anneliese Dodds questions why it took so long for one of the Conservative senior treasurer’s firms to sever its Russia links
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023 Scottish ministers poised to back down in recycling row with Westminster SNP government preparing to accept UK ministers’ demand to exclude glass from deposit return scheme