Swinney steps up calls to end ‘Westminster rip-off’ over energy The SNP leader is campaigning in Aberdeen on Saturday ahead of the Aberdeen South by-election on June 18. Evening Standard · May 29
British Museum postpones Jewish culture month lecture over protest fears Decision draws criticism from some commentators and free speech advocates as well as Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch The Guardian - UK · May 28
British Museum says Jewish event back on after being accused of 'appeasing antisemites' Historian Simon Schama, veteran BBC journalist John Simpson and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the decision to put back a Jewish Culture Month event to a later date because of concerns it would be disrupted by activists Evening Standard · May 28
Reform now main party on right of British politics, poll finds More in Common said Reform has largely overtaken the Conservatives. Evening Standard · May 28
New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – as it happened ‘It becomes quite clear why UKSV saw him as a subject of concern who shouldn’t be granted clearance,’ Thornberry tells the Guardian The Guardian - UK · May 27
To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy, says assistant Guardian Opinion editor Jason Okundaye The Guardian - UK · May 25
Teen R*pe Victim Speaks Out After Judge Gave Her Attackers No Jail Time to Avoid Criminalising 'Very Young Boys' Three teenage boys received rehabilitation orders for raping two girls in Hampshire, sparking public outrage and a government review of the sentencing. The victims shared their emotional impact statements in court. International Business Times UK · May 24
Labour to win key by-election as far-right party splits Reform vote, poll predicts LABOUR’S Andy Burnham may win a crucial Westminster by-election thanks to a far-right party taking votes from Reform UK, polling has suggested ... The National (Scotland) · May 24
Kemi Badenoch claims many migrants crossing the Channel are not ‘refugees’ – what do the figures actually show? Kemi Badenoch has claimed that ”a lot” people arriving in the UK illegally are “not refugees” and instead choose Britain because they see it as a “soft touch." The Independent UK · May 23
Government to review non-custodial sentence for three boys convicted of rape Former Home Office minister Jess Phillips and Kemi Badenoch have criticised ‘unduly lenient’ sentences The Independent UK · May 22
Kemi Badenoch: Aberdeen is dying because of the SNP The Conservative leader accused the SNP of speaking ‘out of both sides of its mouth’ on support for the fossil fuel industry. Evening Standard · May 22
PM ‘reaffirms’ Ukraine backing in call with Zelensky amid sanctions criticism Downing Street said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had ‘reaffirmed the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine’ in his call with Volodymyr Zelensky. Evening Standard · May 20
UK struggles to reassure Ukraine after easing new sanctions on Russian oil Diplomats mount salvage operation after ‘clumsy’ announcement upsets Kyiv The Guardian - UK · May 20
From fuel duty to sanctions, Kemi wants to make it clear how little she understands Why would Tory leader bother to look into national or global politics? That time would be better spent picking fights The Guardian - UK · May 20
Evening Standard · May 20 Back of the net! Badenoch hammers Starmer at PMQs as Labour manager loses dressing room Political sketch: Labour right winger Wes Streeting and left winger Andy Burnham are both trying to topple the PM
The National (Scotland) · May 20 Keir Starmer defends Russian sanctions regime as changes come under fire SANCTIONS on Russian oil have not been lifted "in any way whatsoever", the Prime Minister has insisted amid fury after rules were relaxed…
Evening Standard · May 20 Keir Starmer insists no lifting of Russian oil sanctions following criticism A trade licence which allows for the import of jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries came into effect on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · May 20 Five things we learned from PMQs as Starmer scraps fuel duty hike Sir Keir Starmer faced his first Commons grilling since the resignation Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham’s by-election challenge
The Guardian - UK · May 20 Streeting says he resigned because Labour ‘in fight of our lives against nationalism’, and is currently losing – as it happened Former health secretary standing down after saying he no longer had confidence in Keir Starmer
The Independent UK · May 20 Starmer under fire for buying ‘dirty Russian oil’ after UK quietly eases strict sanctions Senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry hit out at the government’s decision and said the people of Ukraine have been ‘very let down’ by the move
The Guardian - UK · May 20 The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut Without a reckoning about the epic strategic error of leaving the EU, there is no serious debate about the country’s future place in the world, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Independent UK · May 18 Tories should make pact with Reform in bid to defeat Burnham in by-election, Jacob Rees-Mogg suggests Former Tory cabinet minister says the two parties should ‘work together in the national interest’ – but Kemi Badenoch has ruled out the move
Evening Standard · May 14 Nicki Minaj gives surprise endorsement to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: 'One of a kind' The US rapper is also a supporter of Donald Trump and previously clashed with Boris Johnson
The Guardian - UK · May 13 King’s speech might be the last word on Starmer as reluctant monarch does his duty With the PM’s future numbered in days, no wonder Charles might have felt reading out the government’s agenda was not the best use of his time
Evening Standard · May 13 Starmer hopes King’s Speech’s ‘radical agenda’ will help save his job The Prime Minister said the King’s Speech package would ‘end the status quo that has failed working people’.