Tory Brexiters contradict Badenoch criticism of UK-India trade deal Senior Conservatives praise deal and say tax exemptions for seconded workers are routine The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK storms to record poll high as both Labour and the Tories hit six-year low The latest YouGov survey put Reform on 29%, up three points on last week Evening Standard · May 7, 2025
Tory extinction ‘can’t be ruled out’, says Jeremy Hunt – as it happened Former chancellor says he does not expect the Conservatives to die out as a party but he says it is a possibility The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
PMQs: Keir Starmer hails UK-India trade deal as 'huge win' but 'two-tier taxes' row grows Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds accused Nigel Farage of talking ‘absolute nonsense’ after the latter claimed the agreement would mean British workers are ‘sold out to the highest degree’ Evening Standard · May 7, 2025
UK politics live: Kemi Badenoch talking ‘rubbish’ over trade deal criticisms, say Indian officials New Delhi officials say Tories previously agreed to a two-year national insurance exemption which Kemi Badenoch now claims amounts to ‘two-tier’ tax The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
Is a Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform? The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
Tariff cuts and tax exemptions for some workers agreed in UK-India trade deal Ministers say the long-coveted agreement will add £4.8 billion a year to the economy by 2040. Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
Badenoch ‘confident’ of leading Tories into next election despite drubbing Many of the Conservatives’ losses came at the hands of Reform UK as well as the Lib Dems. The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
How a community-focused vision for net zero can revive local economies Across the world, the transition to a green economy is under threat. Growing antipathy towards the costs of tackling climate change, stoked especially by right-wing populists, undermines ambitions to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The Conversation · May 6, 2025
Half of Reform voters say local election vote was a protest in clear warning to Starmer and Badenoch After disastrous local election results, Tory MPs hoping to install Robert Jenrick as new leader risk being disappointed as research suggest he would not beat Nigel Farage’s Reform The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Britain’s care system is collapsing – immigration rules are making it worse THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Restricting the flow of overseas care workers might please the anti-immigration brigade – but it risks leaving Britain’s most vulnerable without support The Independent UK · May 5, 2025
Tory MPs to meet to discuss ousting Kemi Badenoch ‘before it is too late’ Exclusive: After disastrous local elections, many Tory MPs have concluded that Badenoch cannot lead them into the next general election The Independent UK · May 5, 2025
VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the Princess of Wales, Queen Camilla, Lady Victoria Starmer The royals and the UK’s political elite watched as the final day of VE Day celebrations unfolded in the capital Evening Standard · May 5, 2025
Keir Starmer Hit with 'Change or Die' Ultimatum as Fed-Up Voters Turn on Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure from within his ranks after last week’s local election results sparked fears. The Fashion Central · May 5, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025 Badenoch says more children, not immigration, will help with ageing population Conservative leader’s remarks to BBC suggest she may develop policies that encourage women to have more children
The Independent UK · May 4, 2025 Kemi Badenoch admits Nigel Farage could become prime minister after Tories’ local elections ‘bloodbath’ The Tory leader was speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg after devastating local elections results, which left one pollster warning she only has 12 months to save her party
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 Farage: Reform UK has ‘supplanted’ Tories after local elections sweep The Reform leader said the Conservatives will ‘never recover’.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Talk of replacing Kemi Badenoch is a distraction from the Tory party’s real problems THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Yet another change of leader would only make the Conservative Party’s predicament worse
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 Starmer urged to change course, not go ‘further and faster’ after Reform gains One Labour MP said the response from Downing Street was ‘nonsense’ while another said the party needs a ‘change of plan’.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Local elections were ‘devastating’ for Labour, says top pollster John Curtice Exclusive: Curtice warns that Starmer’s failings have opened the door for Reform, while fellow pollster Luke Tryl suggests the Tories only have 12 months to turn things around
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Where did Labour and the Tories suffer most in the local elections? As Starmer and Badenoch suffer pressure following their parties’ crushing defeats, data correspondent Alicja Hagopian looks at where Labour and Conservatives performed the worst
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 Starmer urged to change course after Reform’s success in local elections Labour MP Rachael Maskell said her party has ‘special responsibilities’ to serve the needs of people.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 What Reform’s Runcorn by-election win means for Labour and the Tories ANALYSIS: British politics have never been more fragmented, writes Jonathan Tonge
The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025 ‘Humiliated Tories’ and ‘angry Labour’: what the papers say about Reform’s local election rout Success of hard-right party is a ‘sobering day’ for Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch, UK papers report after a ‘populist wave sweeps England’