Lib Dems launch manifesto with call for change ‘with fairness at its heart’ The party has set out its ‘realistic’ plan ‘to get things done, focused on the things that matter most’. Evening Standard · Apr 17
Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey Exclusive: Liberal Democrat leader calls for privileges committee to investigate whether PM misled parliament The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
A question for those desperate to cut benefits to fund defence: who exactly are you willing to impoverish? George Robertson has joined Reform and the Tories in making the case. Look welfare recipients in the face and say that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
Starmer-Mandelson latest: Badenoch says PM is ‘taking public for fools’ as he refuses to quit over vetting row Lib Dem frontbencher Lisa Smart wrote a letter to Sir Laurie Magnus asking for the prime minister to be investigated The Independent UK · Apr 17
‘Starmer in peril’: what the papers say about Mandelson vetting row Speculation over the prime minister’s future dominates UK front pages after the Guardian revealed Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform Tory leader criticises Farage for saying that holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
Scottish Parliament ‘paying lip service’ to oil and gas industry – Kemi Badenoch The Conservative leader made her comments while on a visit to Scotland. Evening Standard · Apr 16
Voices: ‘Kemi is on the way up’: Readers react as Conservatives close gap on Reform in latest poll YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over signs of Reform UK’s decline, with some seeing a meaningful Conservative recovery under Kemi Badenoch while others view the shift as tentative, fragmented and far from decisive The Independent UK · Apr 16
Kemi Badenoch voices hope for Tory first minister in Scotland after May election The Conservative leader said only her party is standing up for the Union. The Independent UK · Apr 16
Keir Starmer asked to apologise to MPs for ‘shameful record’ at PMQs The Prime Minister was accused of ‘ignoring the question and changing the subject’ in 23 out of 24 responses The Independent UK · Apr 16
Keir Starmer urged to apologise for ‘contemptuous behaviour at PMQs’ Jesse Norman claimed the Prime Minister had ‘ignored the question and changed the subject’ in 23 out of his last 24 responses to Kemi Badenoch. Evening Standard · Apr 16
Badenoch: Only Tories will stand up against SNP’s ‘divisive’ referendum plans The Conservative leader is expected to address supporters at a rally in Edinburgh on Thursday. Evening Standard · Apr 15
Questions asked and answers given – up to a point. Welcome to lo-fi PMQs Weirdly, Keir and Kemi looked more secure in their jobs as a modicum of coherence entered their exchanges The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
Badenoch accuses Labour of ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ after sex toy pledge Kemi Badenoch has accused the government of “giving a whole new meaning to fiddling while Rome burns" after a Labour MP launched a campaign to make 2026 the “summer of sex” and said she even hopes to bring sex toys into parliament. The Independent UK · Apr 15
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 Starmer rejects accusation Labour is ‘complacent’ on defence funding PM responds to warnings by former Nato chief George Robertson by saying defence spending is increasing rapidly
Evening Standard · Apr 15 Starmer says he disagrees with former Nato chief’s ‘corrosive complacency’ claim Lord George Robertson claimed the UK is underprepared for war and ministers are unwilling to make the necessary investment.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14 Kemi Badenoch’s memory wipe and the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind The Tory leader, now seemingly more gentle, is blessed with the ability to forget everything that happened the day before
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13 Nige and Zia set out plan to send ‘Boriswave’ traitors to the gulag Farage and sidekick are still sore about how the Tories handled Brexit, although new mates Braverman and Jenrick are forgiven
International Business Times UK · Apr 13 Labour Crisis: Keir Starmer Warned North Sea Drilling Pivot Will 'Tear Party In Two' Keir Starmer faces a growing backlash over Labour's block on new North Sea drilling, as critics warn any U-turn now could split the party and embolden the Greens.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11 Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch Conservative leader promises biggest peacetime rearmament effort in UK history if her party is re-elected
The Independent UK · Apr 11 Badenoch warns Trump represents the new US normal and vows to increase UK army by 20,000 The Tory leader has warned that US policy of turning its back on Europe will not go away when Donald Trump is replaced as US president
The Independent UK · Apr 11 UK government ‘pauses’ Chagos deal amid Trump criticism The proposed £35 billion agreement includes a plan to lease back the crucial UK-US military base on Diego Garcia
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9 Why colluding with King Donald’s insanity is the only game in town The madness is contagious – and nowhere has this been more in evidence than in the two-week ceasefire with Iran
The Independent UK · Apr 9 Why the government’s defence investment plan has yet to be published IN FULL
The Independent UK · Apr 8 Government under growing pressure to publish long-delayed defence investment plan IN FULL