No 10 happy to dip its toe into culture wars in row with Sentencing Council Concerns over sentencing guidelines are genuine but government also hopes to win admirers with tough attitude The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025
Another Scottish Tory councillor defects to Reform UK A Scottish Conservatives councillor has become the latest to defect to Reform UK, the party has confirmed ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 28, 2025
Labour refuse to rule out 'copy and pasting' Tories' Rwanda scheme LABOUR have refused to rule out a “copy and paste” of the Tories’ Rwanda scheme for migrant deportations ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Why every candidate in Canada’s snap election is running against Donald Trump In today’s newsletter: With elbows up on both sides, two very different political operators – Mark Carney and the Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre – attempt to fend off threats from the south The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
Canada's new Prime Minister Carney announces snap election in April New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent kicked off their election campaigns on Sunday before the vote on 28 April. Euronews · Mar 23, 2025
Canada to head to polls as Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April Prime minister launches contest expected to focus on US relations, as Liberals enjoy lead over Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
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
Evening Standard · 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 10, 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.
Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 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.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 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.
Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 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.
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 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 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”