Labour's Michael Shanks refuses to back £300 energy bill cut promise ENERGY minister Michael Shanks has cast fresh doubt on Labour’s claims they would help cut bills by £300. The National (Scotland) · Jul 26, 2024
Angela Rayner jets off for Italian weekend The deputy PM is headed to Naples for a wedding Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024
UK Government Holds Emergency Meeting To Address Global Tech Outage UK government holds emergency meeting to address global tech outage impacting critical services. Top News · Jul 19, 2024
Rishi Sunak ‘risked breaching legal responsibilities over prison crisis’ Exclusive: leaked letters said without urgent action the system in England and Wales would reach ‘critical failure’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
Children’s letters from Gaza handed in to Downing Street LETTERS from Palestinian children have been handed in to Downing Street, calling for an urgent ceasefire and end to the violence in Gaza ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2024
‘Britain is back’: Keir Starmer promises UK will be at the heart of Europe Prime minister wants to foster a new spirit of cooperation and partnership to confront the crises facing the continent The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024
How Keir Starmer’s big moment on world stage was derailed by Biden blunders Political editor David Maddox accompanied Keir Starmer to Washington DC this week for his first major summit and explains how a US domestic controversy gave the new prime minister a lesson in the cold hard reality of his new job The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2024
‘Political’ search for new V&A chair mired in accusations of cronyism Coveted post at London arts institution tainted by process widened to include the Cabinet Office and Downing Street The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024
Mr Starmer goes to Washington: how the PM made his world stage entrance On his US visit, Keir Starmer took advantage of a well-timed chance to meet other Nato leaders – not all natural allies The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Furious John Swinney hits out as Rishi Sunak 'dismisses' disenfranchised Scots JOHN Swinney has reacted with fury after Downing Street dismissed concerns about Scottish voters being “disenfranchised” due to problems with… The National (Scotland) · Jul 2, 2024
The power of Rish! All this self-inflicted damage takes a level of slapstick genius The gambling saga might have been a three-day scandal. Instead he’d let it rumble on until he was almost on his knees The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024
Election 2024: Rishi Sunak's interest rate cut tease, & Taylor Swift’s London ...The Standard podcast Plus a fully automated transcript of today’s episode Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024
‘Eat out to help out’ launched without telling official in charge, Covid inquiry hears Simon Case, who was responsible for Covid policy at time, calls Boris Johnson’s Downing Street the ‘worst governing ever seen’ The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
Tory MPs didn’t expect a July general election – and now they are rightly furious Sunak’s party has plunged into a short campaign without a plan, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2024 John Swinney accuses Downing Street of ‘contempt for Scots' over election date THE First Minister has accused Downing Street of showing “contempt” for the Scottish people over the choice of date for the next General…
Evening Standard · May 22, 2024 Get it over with and call an election, Rishi — the economy won't look any better by November City Comment: Downing Street had been banking on a run of interest rate cuts before an autumn election, but that seems off the cards now
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024 NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024 Keir Starmer averts row with union leaders as Labour reiterates ‘full commitment’ to new deal for working people – as it happened Both sides issue joint statement expressing ‘full commitment’ to the new deal for working people as agreed in July’ after a meeting this afternoon
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024 UK politics: government to appeal against ruling that blocks Rwanda deportations in Northern Ireland – as it happened Rishi Sunak says Belfast judgment will not affect his plans and the Good Friday agreement should not be used to obstruct Westminster policy
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024 Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID Former PM made the requirement to bring photo ID a stipulation of the Elections Act in 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election amid record low poll rating Prime minister says he is not distracted by poor personal ratings as rebel MPs are said to be plotting to oust him after local elections
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024 ‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week Infighting, suspensions and bizarre allegations have dogged efforts to restore order as the party prepares for May’s byelections
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024 Sunak urged to stop Braverman speaking alongside far right at Brussels convention Former home secretary will rub shoulders with populist right from across the globe, including Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 George Osborne clashed with No 10 over selection of British Museum director Museum chair rejected demand that Rishi Sunak be able to pick candidate from shortlist of two
Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2024 Rishi Sunak's adidas Samba-gate — and the worst political fashion blunders ever Rishi Sunak’s Samba-gate is merely the last in the long line of fashion trends given the death knell by Westminster, says Victoria Moss