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Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for governing party since 1990s

The last government to experience a double-digit fall in the 12 months after an election was John Major’s Conservatives.

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Voices: It’s hard to see how Rachel Reeves can survive

COMMENT: The chancellor deserves our sympathy, writes Simon Walters, but resignation may now be inevitable. And her boss’s credibility has also taken a huge hit – the prime minister remains in office but not in power

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Voices: Starmer’s welfare U-turn means he is now following his party, not leading it

COMMENT: As Labour backbenchers discover the latent power that rests in their hands, Keir Starmer risks being in office but not in power, says Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

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John Major condemns ‘callous’ aid cuts and growing national self-interest

In wide-ranging lecture, former PM calls Trump and Xi destabilising and says benefits of Brexit remain elusive

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025

Planning reforms could break housebuilders’ ‘failed’ dominance – housing expert

Peers scrutinised the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which aims to build 1.5 million new homes.

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025

The Guardian view on restoring trust in politics: Labour must not soft-pedal on standards reform

Editorial: Sir John Major has shown the urgency that Sir Keir Starmer needs to emulate if public anger is to be reversed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

John Major urges misconduct crackdown, warning of falling political standards

The former prime minister set out a code of conduct which all public servants and officials must abide by to address a series of sleaze scandals.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

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Keir Starmer needs to crack down on misconduct in politics, John Major says

Former prime minister urges Labour PM to introduce proper sanctions amid concerns over promised ethics commission

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025

My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed

The long read: I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance of some medical staff who refuse to believe a stroke is the end

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Items that reflect ‘elegance and artistry’ of Barbara Taylor Bradford go on sale

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

Tory peer investigated for third time by Lords watchdog over ‘VIP lane’ contracts

Investigation follows publication by Covid-19 inquiry of messages sent by Lord Chadlington introducing SG Recruitment to government

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025

Bill Dare obituary

Comedy producer behind many popular satire shows, notably Spitting Image, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Dead Ringers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

Viewers Stunned as Beloved Dion Dublin Loses £32,000 On Celebrity Millionaire Challenge

In a dramatic turn of events during ITV's celebrity special of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, viewers were left “shouting” at their screens.

The Fashion Central · Feb 18, 2025

Morning Mail: Ukraine warns Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’, Climate 200 eyes Labor seats, why home building is so slow

European leaders to meet over Ukraine; Climate 200-backed candidates revealed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025

John Major accuses Donald Trump of ‘cuddling’ up to Vladimir Putin

Former prime minister hits out as Keir Starmer prepares to attend Ukraine crisis summit in Paris

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025

John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2025

Ex-PM Major warns of ‘dangerous world’ if US does not stand behind allies

Former prime minister Sir John Major said a US retreat into isolationism could create a vacuum which China or Russia could fill.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

Lord Davies of Stamford obituary

Maverick Conservative MP who defected to Labour in 2007 as a result of the Tory party’s mounting antipathy towards Europe

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Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Commons Speaker pays tribute to his father, former Labour MP Doug Hoyle

Sir John Major was among the dignitaries who attended a memorial service for Lord Hoyle in Westminster on Tuesday.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2025

Former Tory minister in stark racism warning to party on Holocaust Memorial Day

A FORMER Tory minister has warned the Conservative Party it will never get back into power if it panders "to the likes of Nigel Farage".

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

Voices: Rachel Reeves is heading for the brick wall of an emergency Budget

COMMENT: The chancellor has only herself to blame for failing to give herself any escape routes from humiliation, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

Major urged Blair to halt ‘morally repugnant’ Zimbabwe cricket tour

Files show John Major said the government should ‘indemnify’ England if they were hit with ‘catastrophic’ sanctions for pulling out.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2024

US attorney general wanted to stop Gerry Adams fundraising trip

US president Bill Clinton overruled his advisor, newly released records show.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024

Years of curiosity caught up with me – and I called that mysterious motorway helpline

Going down a private equity rabbit hole was the last thing I thought I’d encounter when I finally dialled the number, writes Adrian Chiles

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

I no longer keep the coal in the bath. I keep it in the bidet – Prescott quotes

The former deputy prime minister was never short of a pithy comment.

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