UK shelves push for 0% tariffs on British steel entering US The UK is understood to have paused its push to slash the levy, which stands at 25%, to zero as originally agreed. Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025
Farage insists women will be deported under Reform plan to remove 600,000 people The Reform leader announced the plan saying that anyone arriving in the UK illegally would be detained and deported. Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025
Keir Starmer open to Taliban returns deal as Nigel Farage sets out deportation plans Keir Starmer has left the door open to signing deportation deals with the Taliban after Nigel Farage set out Reform UK’s plans for mass… The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2025
Grooming gangs: 'No hiding' for police, councils and social services who failed 100s of young girls, says No10 Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new inquiry into the scandal after a U-turn Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025
Baroness Casey’s findings on grooming gangs set to be announced Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises ahead Chancellor announces £39bn boost for social housing, £29bn for NHS and £11bn for defence – and promises to close all asylum hotels as she takes a swipe at Farage and dismisses Tory warnings of a ‘cruel summer’ of tax rises The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
Rachel Reeves forced ‘to make £5bn cuts’ to balance books after spending review Exclusive: Chancellor set to unveil Labour’s spending plans on Wednesday but researchers warn she will need to make £5bn of cuts by 2028/29 — even before finding the cash to restore winter fuel payments to pensioners The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
Chancellor sidesteps calls to reverse cuts to winter fuel allowance and benefits Ministers are reportedly considering making changes in a bid to placate Labour rebels. Evening Standard · May 20, 2025
Parties clash over Trump and protest votes in local elections debate Labour and the Tories are seeking to defend seats from Reform amid opinion poll momentum for Nigel Farage’s party. Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025
Reform urged to reveal funding sources after chasing super-wealthy donors REFORM UK have been urged to reveal who funds them and to rule out donors with links to Russia – after the party bragged it was targeting wealthy… The National (Scotland) · Apr 28, 2025
Reform UK challenged to give details on donations after £2m mailshot campaign Exclusive: Liberal Democrats say voters need to know sources of funding for Nigel Farage’s party before local elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025
Badenoch says Tories braced for ‘very difficult’ set of local election results Tory leader accused of ‘throwing in the towel’ ahead of next Thursday’s vote The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025
UK wants explanation after MP refused entry to Hong Kong Ministers call denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘concerning’ after she flew there to visit newborn grandson The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025
Reform will 'eat into old Labour vote in astonishing way' says Nigel Farage after by-election win Reform ousted Labour in a landslide victory in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Thursday night Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025 Half of Britons less likely to buy US goods after Trump tariffs as public backs ‘Buy British’ campaign It comes after Downing Street rejected such a campaign, warning it would ‘go against our agenda as an open trading nation’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025 Reeves rejects calls for ‘buy British’ campaign in response to US tariffs Chancellor says asking shoppers to prioritise UK products would make country too ‘inward-looking’
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025 Government resists calls for ‘buy British’ campaign amid Trump tariffs Rachel Reeves warned against the UK becoming ‘inward looking’ as she faced calls in the Commons to encourage the public to buy more British goods.
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025 Royals and MPs given private HMRC phone line for fast track tax advice VIPs are having queries dealt with by HMRC eight times faster than the general public, new figures reveal
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025 Labour accuses Tories of ‘brass neck’ as Philp says UK needs better work ethic The shadow home secretary said he thought Britain was missing a ‘belief in hard work’.
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025 Pressure ramps up on Reeves as damning report suggests businesses set to cut jobs Private sector firms are preparing for another fall in activity, a survey from the CBI showed, prompting renewed calls for the chancellor to backtrack on her Budget
Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025 Reeves tells MP to ‘get real’ as she defends decisions during Commons grilling The Chancellor was also criticised for her visit to China, with SNP MP Dave Doogan saying it was ‘beyond parody’.
Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025 'Don't panic,' Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged after Pound's fall and rise in cost of Government borrowing The Chancellor earlier rejected calls to pull out of a trip to China to deal with economic woes in the UK
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025 11 councils ask Government to postpone local elections ahead of reorganisation The Government has proposed the largest reorganisation of local government for decades.
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 Badenoch urged to sack Jenrick for saying ‘immigrants with alien cultures have medieval attitudes to women’ Robert Jenrick stood by his claim that Britain has failed at integrating immigrants from some countries, pointing to the grooming gangs scandal as apparent evidence
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024 Lib Dems open to the prospect of calling a Waspi vote, deputy leader signals Daisy Cooper also said the party was facing forward to a fight with the Tories in May’s local elections.