‘They broke their own laws’: Irish group Kneecap win legal challenge over Kemi Badenoch funding decision The band said they were discriminated against on grounds of nationality The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024
Kneecap: UK government acted illegally in withholding funding from Irish rap trio The Department for Business and Trade said Kemi Badenoch’s decision to rescind funding had been ‘unlawful and procedurally unfair’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2024
Tories used Brexit as a ‘one-nation open borders experiment’, claims Starmer after record immigration figures The prime minister spelt out the betrayal of Brexit voters by the Tories after new figures revealed immigration reached a record high of more than 900,000 in 2023 The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024
PM announces overhaul of immigration system as net migration hits 906,000 Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of running ‘a one-nation experiment in open borders’ at a press conference in Downing Street. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 The Office for National Statistics published the latest revised figures on Thursday. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Kemi Badenoch says the Tories got it wrong on immigration. She’s right – but not for the reasons she thinks For 14 years, the Tories presided over a muddle of unrealistic pledges. Labour should try a little honesty instead, says the former civil servant Jonathan Portes The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024
Record migration figures show Tories were running ‘open borders experiment’ after Brexit, Starmer says – as it happened Prime minister says figures show net migration going up four times under the Tories and claims it happened ‘by design’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024
Use robots instead of hiring low-paid migrants, says shadow home secretary Tory MP Chris Philp calls for more investment in technology to reduce UK’s net migration figures The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024
KemiKaze her own worst enemy after another scattergun PMQs Tory leader’s aim is as wild as her temper as she sets up Starmer’s rejoinders before madly demanding he resign The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Kemi Badenoch considering visa cap if Tories return to power Party leader could revive deportations for people who arrive on small boats but did not recommit to Rwanda plan The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Badenoch signals leaving ECHR on the table in new Tory approach to immigration The Conservative leader said her party would review ‘every policy, treaty and part of our legal framework’ as it sets out a new immigration approach. The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
Kemi Badenoch signals leaving ECHR on the table in new Tory approach to immigration The Conservative leader said her party would review ‘every policy, treaty and part of our legal framework’ as it sets out a new immigration approach Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024
Starmer and Reeves row back from ‘no more borrowing or taxes’ pledge The Chancellor and the Prime Minister said it was not possible to write five years of budgets in advance. The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
Kemi Badenoch suggests Brexit is not working as Tory leader says party ‘did not deliver’ on immigration ‘It is time for a new approach’, the Tory leader told a Westminster press conference The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024 Kemi Badenoch’s three-word biscuit-themed swipe at Angela Rayner Kemi Badenoch appeared to refer to Angela Rayner as "the ginger nut" during a heated Prime Minister's Questions clash with Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday, 27 November.
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024 Starmer hits back at Badenoch’s suggestion he resigns in light of general election petition Sir Keir Starmer hit back at Kemi Badenoch's suggestion that he should resign in light of a petition calling for a general election during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 27 November.
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024 Starmer declines to repeat Chancellor’s pledge of no more borrowing or tax hikes The Prime Minister was challenged in the Commons by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2024 Report Keir Starmer for 'anti-scam awareness week', says Stephen Flynn LABOUR should be reported as part of the BBC’s “anti-scam awareness week”, Stephen Flynn has said.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024 Is it time for another general election? I mean, it’s been four months The sense that anything you don’t like can be cancelled is gaining ground everywhere, as Starmer finds out
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024 Rachel Reeves accused of making Britain uninvestable as she insists there is no alternative to tax hikes Food giant CEO accuses chancellor of making Britain uninvestable after CBI boss says her measures will deter companies from expanding, as Reeves insists there’s no alternative ‘but there won’t be another Budget like this’
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 John Prescott ‘got a reception like Beatlemania’, Prime Minister says in tribute Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle led tributes to Lord Prescott, who died last week, calling him a ‘towering figure in the Labour movement and in this House’.
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024 Kemi Badenoch admits Tories lost support of business – when she was business secretary In her first major speech since succeeding Rishi Sunak, the Tory leader said she was not surprised at how many bosses flocked to meet Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves before the general election
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 Badenoch promises to ‘rewire’ economy and slash red tape to compete with China Kemi Badenoch suggested the system of state bureaucracy was broken as she tried to woo business leaders.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024 UK politics: Badenoch refuses to commit to reversing rise in employers’ national insurance in speech at CBI – as it happened Tory leader says she will not ‘comment on every bit of micro-policy’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024 Wall Street hits record high after Scott Bessent nominated as US Treasury secretary – as it happened Bonds rally and dollar dips as investors welcome choice of billionaire hedge fund manager Bessent as next Treasury secretary