Gavin Williamson backed winners but made many ministerial mishaps Profile: the departing Cabinet Office minister curried favour with PMs but has proven prone to ineptitude The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Who has Boris Johnson nominated for peerages? Ex-PM has selected more than a dozen of his closest allies to head to the Lords. Here are some of the key figures The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
What does Boris Johnson want? Anything to improve the ending of his memoirs He will be hectoring his successors, cultivating his mythology and making millions – but a return to high politics is unlikely, says deputy editor of ConservativeHome, Henry Hill The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Jeremy Clarkson accuses former PM David Cameron of 'blowing up' his tractor TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has claimed David Cameron accidentally 'blew up' his tractor after the former Prime Minister borrowed it to mow his paddock Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022
‘Delayed justice’: survivors and bereaved ponder whether Grenfell inquiry has been worth the wait As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
Squeeze will donate all proceeds from new EP and single to food banks Band’s track Food for Thought highlights poverty crisis with concertgoers asked to bring items for Trussell Trust The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
Labour takes inspiration from Cameron and Osborne on economic attack Shadow ministers look to approach used by pair in 2010, but say Tories crashed economy and only Labour can save it The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
Rishi Sunak's car comes with a secret escape hatch It also has a self-healing fuel tank and a tamper-proof exhaust Wales Online · Nov 3, 2022
Wednesday briefing: The reality behind Suella Braverman’s claims of an asylum seeker ‘invasion’ In today’s newsletter: Veteran home affairs journalist Alan Travis weighs in for this survey, by the numbers, of how immigration became the dominant feature of the Home Office’s brief – and a near-constant issue The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
More austerity, more division, more decline: Sunak is merely a sequel in a tired Tory franchise The new prime minister’s main redeeming quality is that he is not his predecessors. What a sorry waste of 12 years in power The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
Matt Hancock: From pandemic health secretary to bushtucker trials Joining I’m A Celebrity is the latest career twist for the former health secretary. The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
Matt Hancock: The energetic health secretary who was brought down by his own lockdown rules Profile: The rising star of managerial Conservatism thought he had done a good job during the pandemic, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
Liz Truss may be told to ‘keep honours list short’ - reports Former prime ministers are entitled to draw up a list of candidates, usually allies, for peerages or knighthoods when they leave office Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2022
Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen review – damning account of deregulation In writing that is clear and moving, Peter Apps shows how decades of rhetoric against ‘red tape’ set the scene for the fire that killed 72 people – and how some lessons have yet to be learned The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022 ‘Don’t embarrass the king’: Liz Truss told to forgo a lengthy honours list Former prime minister could be told to limit rewards for allies and friends after her disastrous seven-week tenure
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022 Tony Blair and David Cameron tell reality TV show what a PM needs to succeed The former prime ministers shared their advice on what it takes to lead the nation.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022 From Ed Balls to BTS: the greatest hits in Twitter’s history To mark the site’s takeover by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, we present a survey of its most media-friendly moments
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 Socialite James Stunt met King Charles III at his royal residence, a court hears The former son-in-law of F1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone is one of eight defendants on trial over alleged involvement in a multi-million pound money laundering ring
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Suella Braverman: five controversial statements from UK home secretary As PM reappoints Braverman, we look at her record from her initial 43-day stint, in her own words
The Times of India · Oct 26, 2022 Rishi Sunak names team of familiar faces to steer UK through crisis LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named an experienced Cabinet to lead the UK through what he called a “profound economic crisis,” only to face immediate criticism for reappointing a series of scandal-hit former ministers to senior government jobs.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Head of UK lobbying watchdog calls for tougher disclosure rules Exclusive: Harry Rich says transparency would be easier if lobbyists reveal which ministers they speak to
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022 Strong and stable? Maybe, maybe not. What we can learn from No 10’s cavalcade of lecterns Liz Truss spoke from pile of Jenga bricks. Tony Blair rocked a mic stand and David Cameron ushered in the royal coat of arms. What can we expect from brand Rishi Sunak?
Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022 People's minds are blown to learn every Prime Minister gets their very own lectern As the UK welcomes its third Prime Minister in as many months, people have been left shocked after noticing how the lectern changes when each of them makes a speech outside Downing Street
Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022 Who were the youngest ever prime ministers as Rishi Sunak takes over at 42? The title of youngest ever PM belongs to William Pitt the Younger, who was just 24 in 1783
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022 ‘No fat left to trim’: how spending cuts could affect UK government As Rishi Sunak warns of a ‘profound economic challenge’, struggling departments face reduced budgets