Sue Gray’s struggles reflect how No 10 works – but she must not be story Advisers to prime ministers are often targets of sniping but being in news is not sustainable for Starmer’s chief of staff The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Sayeeda Warsi on leaving the Tories: ‘You have to recognise when a relationship is toxic’ She was Britain’s first Muslim cabinet minister – and has faced questions for years about why she was in the Conservative party. Yesterday, she resigned the whip. She explains why The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Sayeeda Warsi quits Conservatives over UK party’s lurch to ‘far right’ Former co-chair criticises party’s ‘hypocrisy and double standards in its treatment of different communities’. Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2024
Tories accused of ‘lying’ as defiant Baroness Warsi quits in racism row Baroness Warsi has quit the Conservatives on the eve of their conference in Birmingham The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
OPINION - Robert Peston: Keir Starmer is fast approaching his big moment of judgment In the day job, I’ve tried to get the measure of most party leaders and prime ministers since the Eighties. There was one so dull that I nodded off in an upright position over lunch. Mostly I’ve had an idea of what makes them tick: Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher… Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024
What is austerity – and why is Rachel Reeves accused of bringing it back? The chancellor stared down her critics at her first conference speech in power – but do they have a point? The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
Starmer’s £100,000 in tickets and gifts more than any other recent party leader Prime minister has come under fire recently for clothing, accommodation and glasses provided by Waheed Alli The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024
‘I’ve never been so driven’: Led By Donkeys on mocking Liz Truss, duping Matt Hancock and renaming Michelle Mone’s yacht The group has campaigned on everything from the PPE scandal to the deaths of children in Gaza with their headline-grabbing guerrilla actions. And they’re only just getting started The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024
The Lib Dems are intoxicated by election success but they’ll need to be sober about what comes next Is it a viable long-term strategy to press Labour from the left while aspiring to take more seats from the Tories? The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024
The Thick of It to Veep: The weirdest times TV shows predicted real-life politics Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores the strangest instances of on-screen dramas foretelling global affairs The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024
Boris Johnson called Tory MPs ‘chicken s***’ over Dominic Cummings criticism, memoir claims In a memoir about his time leading the 1922 Committee , Sir Graham Brady has laid bare the backroom deals behind the most turbulent decade in Tory history The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024
Alex Salmond claims David Cameron was 's******g' himself over independence vote FORMER first minister Alex Salmond has claimed David Cameron was “s******g” himself towards the end of the 2014 independence referendum... The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2024
Total bollards: the iconic ‘eco-Blade Runner’ roundabout that became a grim £132m ‘abomination’ Boasting hovering haloes and futuristic forests, Old Street roundabout was meant to be a shining beacon for Britain’s very own Tech City. Instead, we have 120 hefty bollards and paving built to deter rough sleepers The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Rachel Reeves pleads with Labour MPs not to rebel over Winter Fuel Payment cut RACHEL Reeves has warned Labour MPs there will be more difficult cuts to come as she pleaded with them not to rebel against her ending the… The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 Starmer right to block arms sales to Israel, says Jewish peer In a significant intervention, senior peer and barrister Lord Carlile says the prime minister’s controversial decision to suspend arms exports licences is courageous and correct under the rule of law
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024 Grenfell survivors furious over David Cameron’s claim that inquiry backed him over red-tape drive Ex-PM is accused of ‘total bullshit’ for saying inquiry agreed that fire regulations were excluded from government push
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2024 The people of Grenfell knew the truth before the fire. It’s we who must learn from them now The inquiry’s report has increased the anger, not least of a younger generation that wants justice and won’t be silent, says playwright Gillian Slovo
The Conversation · Sep 6, 2024 Grenfell was not a state ‘failure’ – it was institutional violence People are not used to thinking of decisions made in boardrooms or by housing authorities as “violent”. Yet the findings of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire show how they can be.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2024 Grenfell Tower: the fire, the findings, who’s to blame and what happens next Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report paints a horrifying picture of failures in the construction industry and officialdom – but justice is some way off
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Thursday briefing: What the Grenfell inquiry reveals about the incompetence and dishonesty that led to the fire In today’s newsletter: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report lays out how to avoid a similar disaster from happening again. But the bereaved want to more than recommendations – they want prosecutions
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024 Racism? Poverty, drink and social media? We still don’t know why Britons rioted a month ago – and we need answers After all that violence, we face the choice that confronted Cameron and Thatcher: to seek real explanations or move blindly forward, says criminologist Tim Newburn
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024 Grenfell report blames decades of government failure and ‘systematic dishonesty’ of companies Verdict of seven-year inquiry into disaster that killed 72 people apportions responsibility widely
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2024 David Cameron sat on advice showing breach of humanitarian law in Gaza, officials say FORMER foreign secretary David Cameron sat on advice from official in Israel and London that there was clear evidence of breaches of international…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024 David Cameron sat on advice that there was breach of law in Gaza, officials say The former foreign secretary is said to have been advised on the risk of UK complicity
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024 We wanted a serious government: now we have one. But a little Rayner-like joy wouldn’t go amiss There’s only so much doom and gloom the public can take – and with three uplifting announcements, Labour finally seems to realise this, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff