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Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enough

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand starting to wane? Blame brand politics if so

In March 2025, a month before Canada’s federal election, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Mark Carney of plagiarizing his policy ideas. Sure enough, Carney soon became a Liberal prime minister Conservatives could like, implementing Conservative policies while reportedly undoing Justin Trudeau’s legacy.

The Conversation · Aug 19

Kemi Badenoch’s popularity is rising – but voters still unconvinced by Tory party, new poll shows

There is a belief that the Conservatives ‘have not learned their lessons’, researchers say

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Clacton by-election: Nigel Farage and Count Binface among record number of candidates in crunch vote

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Restore Britain will not be fielding candidates in this by-election

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Reform UK would lose 85% of funding under proposed donation cap, analysis shows

Exclusive: Party would have raised £4.1m instead of £26.7m last year if £100k funding limit had been in place, Electoral Commission data suggests

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12

Binface to Loonies: All the fringe candidates fighting Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election

A record 34 candidates are running in the vote on August 13, including 20 independents and a number of joke contenders

Evening Standard · Jul 10

'Burnham bounce' in London could stop so many voters deserting Labour to the Greens and Lib Dems

Exclusive: One in four Green and Lib Dem voters in London say they are more likely to vote Labour with Burnham as leader, according to new poll

Evening Standard · Jul 10

Why the UK shouldn’t expect a general election, even with a new prime minister in place

Keir Starmer’s departure as prime minister will not automatically trigger a general election, despite a clamour from some opposition politicians. But voters do not need to be involved in the selection of his successor because of how the UK political system operates: the Labour party won a five-year mandate in…

The Conversation · Jun 23

Labour's last chance? Burnham set to replace Starmer as UK faces far-right surge

Another post-Brexit prime minister bites the dust. Keir Starmer has owned up to the obvious: that he's too unpopular to lead the Labour Party into the next general election. After replacing the hard left's Jeremy Corbyn, the same Starmer won a landslide election victory two years ago on the promise…

France 24 · Jun 22

Tories to take Aberdeen South as SNP concedes defeat

The gain would be the first for the Conservatives in a Scottish by-election since 1967.

Evening Standard · Jun 19