Kemi Badenoch names when she thinks Andy Burnham will call a general election IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 2
Zack Polanski calls for three-year cap on rent price increases in Green party conference speech – as it happened The Green party is holding its largest-ever conference, while its leader runs as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
Andy Burnham could call general election as early as May, claims Kemi Badenoch The prime minister has denied he is planning to call an early election The Independent UK · Oct 2
Badenoch: Tories will turn tide on Burnham’s ‘destructive socialist agenda’ The Opposition leader accused the Prime Minister being ‘obsessed with Westminster bubble politics’ and seeking to ‘lock in the left’ Evening Standard · Oct 1
No 10 clarifies that Andy Burnham not siding with Manchester City over finance scandal – UK politics live A spokesperson said ‘those responsible should face the appropriate consequences’ if there is wrongdoing The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Badenoch: Triple lock is ‘current’ Tory policy and in ‘draft manifesto’ The Tory leader accused Andy Burnham of making ‘unfunded’ plans for a new social care service. Evening Standard · Sep 30
Do parents make the politician? Find out on the Today programme’s psychotherapy couch Dad’s the word for Andy Burnham, so maybe all party leaders should be seen afresh through a Freudian lens The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
Andy Burnham Labour Conference Speech: PM Blasted Over Tears as Pension Triple Lock and Care Plans Face Fire Andy Burnham faced criticism at Labour's annual conference over proposed changes to the state pension triple lock, social care funding and an emotional speech about his father. International Business Times UK · Sep 30
Conference laps up Andy unplugged as he offers chance to take road less travelled Nothing was off the table and by the end no one could be in any doubt about what Burnham believed The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Tories invite Phillipson to Piddington in violence against women ‘weaponisation’ row Women and equalities secretary Bridget Phillipson has rejected the invitation from her Tory shadow Joy Morrissey accusing the opposition of ‘political point scoring’ The Independent UK · Sep 26
Tories and Reform ignoring women’s safety ‘national emergency’, claims Bridget Phillipson IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 25
Bridget Phillipson: ‘I’m a spiteful class warrior — and I’m proud’ PROFILE: Exclusive: Speaking to The Independent’s political editor David Maddox, the Labour chair revealed that Kemi Badenoch’s infamous slur against her has inspired a new mission to tackle class inequalities The Independent UK · Sep 25
Farage and Badenoch have ‘weaponised’ violence against women, warns Bridget Phillipson Exclusive: Labour chair tells The Independent that the Tories and Reform are ignoring ‘the national emergency’ of women’s safety The Independent UK · Sep 25
Plans are under way to finally help Britain’s unemployed young people – will Labour pull it off? Alan Milburn is preparing to implement his report to bring young people back into work. Let’s hope the government will see it through, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Sep 25
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Britain’s pro-Brexit parties are becoming increasingly irrelevant ANALYSIS: The YouGov MRP poll points to a leftwing coalition and an end to Brexit Britain – and all the Tories and Reform can do is blame each other from the sidelines, writes political editor David Maddox
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24 Benefits claimants face alcohol and gambling ban under new Tory plans LONG-TERM benefits claimants could be banned from using welfare payments to buy alcohol and cigarettes or to gamble under new plans unveiled by the…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24 Londoners get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktank – as it happened Resolution Foundation says households outside London are paying hundreds of pounds a year more in council tax than they would be under a fair system
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23 Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’ Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of living
Evening Standard · Sep 23 'We'll end benefits street': Tories vow to ban long-term claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the welfare system is currently ‘unfair to others’
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Tories would ban long-term benefit claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes Under the plans, anyone who claims universal credit when they are out of work would get six months of full benefits to find a job.
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Andy Burnham received Everton directors’ lounge tickets for Premier League game worth £677 The former Greater Manchester mayor is a long-time fan of the Merseyside club
Evening Standard · Sep 23 Andy Burnham received Everton directors’ lounge tickets worth £677 The gift was revealed in the latest MPs’ register of interests.
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Tories leapfrog Reform UK as Nigel Farage’s party slumps to third in latest poll Reform has suffered blows in the new poll, falling to its joint lowest position in 18 months
Evening Standard · Sep 21 London business leaders back Tory pledge to restore tourist tax-free shopping Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has promised to allow tourists to claim the VAT back on their shopping by reversing a rule change made after Brexit
The Independent UK · Sep 21 Royal family latest: Prince Harry ‘in talks to make documentary about Princess Diana’ after Earl Spencer’s memoir Princess Diana’s brother has insisted he is ‘telling the truth’ about his bombshell allegations