Starmer pledges ‘ironclad support for Ukraine’ while Trump claims deal ‘close’ Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington later this week. Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2025
UK populists mix faith and politics with parroting of ‘Judeo-Christian values’ Rightwingers in Britain are beguiled by the potential of religious rhetoric after its use by Trump and Vance in the US The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025
Tax fiddles while Rome declined Letters: Kemi Badenoch take note: wealthy tax dodgers in ancient Rome contributed to the collapse of empire, writes Prof Geoffrey Greatrex The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
UK party leaders walk tightrope on Trump while voters want stricter stance Polling shows US president is deeply unpopular with British voters but Keir Starmer is keen not to rock the boat The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Fact check: Around half of prisoners say they grew up with both parents The Conservative Party did not explain where a figure that its leader cited came from. Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025
Will the UK send troops to Ukraine? The challenges facing Starmer’s plan Plans for the UK and other European countries to send troops to Ukraine are in their very early stages. But the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, will already be thinking about how such a move could play out at home. Sending UK troops abroad, even on a “peacekeeping” mission, always… The Conversation · Feb 21, 2025
Digested week: Kemi wages culture war while Trump carves up Ukraine Angst among senior Tories at realisation they have elected a deeply unserious politician at a critical moment for the west The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Rise of Farage’s Reform fuelled by voters aged over 45, new poll reveals Support from Generation X and Baby Boomers has put Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at the top of the Techne UK tracker poll for the first time The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025
Keir Starmer Faces Nightmare Poll – Barely Escapes ‘Worst PM’ Label "Sir Keir Starmer has managed to dodge becoming Britain's worst Prime Minister - all thanks to one controversial Conservative leader - in yet another humiliating polling blow." The Fashion Central · Feb 20, 2025
Jenrick and Philp put UK judges’ ‘lives at risk’ with attacks on integrity, former extremism tsar says Lord Walney: senior Tories ‘deeply wrong’ for suggesting judges are ideologically driven when enforcing the law The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Fact check: Liberal Democrats’ 2024 manifesto supported renewal of Trident Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch questioned Lib Dem commitments to the UK’s nuclear deterrent. Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025
Let’s be clear – the US never had moral supremacy. With Trump, it’s not even pretending any more The president has replaced the ‘good guys’ myth with unapologetic brute force and greed – it could be a major mistake, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Keir Starmer Blasted by Top Judge—Exposes What’s Really Wrong with the UK In an unprecedented move, Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, has drawn significant attention. The Fashion Central · Feb 19, 2025
Starmer gives support to ‘democratically elected’ Zelensky after Trump tirade The Prime Minister spoke to the Ukrainian president on Wednesday evening. Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 Starmer backs ‘democratically elected’ Zelensky after Trump’s ‘dictator’ tirade The prime minister called the Ukrainian president to offer support on Wednesday evening
The National (Scotland) · Feb 19, 2025 Keir Starmer silent as Trump calls Ukraine 'dictatorship that started Russian war' KEIR Starmer has remained silent after even the Tories called out Donald Trump’s claims that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025 The Guardian view on Labour and the constitution: respect judicial independence Editorial: The rule of law is under threat around the world, making it all the more vital to defend it at home
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025 Trump trumps himself with latest delusional fantasies US president loses grip on reality, while delegates at a rightwing conference in London remain cocooned from real world
Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025 Badenoch and Davey hit out at Trump’s claim Zelensky is a ‘dictator’ Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have engaged in a war of words since the US began talks with Russia on ending the war without Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 Keir Starmer a worse PM than Boris Johnson as staggering unpopularity laid bare in new poll The Labour leader is only polling ahead of Liz Truss in a list of recent prime ministers
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025 Wednesday briefing: From Berlin to Helsinki – and even in London - barriers excluding the far right are disintegrating In today’s newsletter: Mainstream political parties are struggling to maintain traditional political boundaries – and have few alternative solutions available
Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025 Cooper defends Government’s immigration tribunal criticism after judge’s rebuke The Home Secretary said Labour would press ahead with its plan to close ‘loopholes’ in the system.
Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025 Badenoch dismisses concerns of judge over immigration tribunal PMQs exchange The Lady Chief Justice said she was ‘deeply troubled’ about last Wednesday’s Commons session.
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025 Starmer in public row with most senior judge over Gaza immigration decision The PM doubled down on his previous suggestion that it was ‘for Parliament to make laws and for the government to decide policy’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2025 Nigel Farage, Jordan Peterson & co worship each other in alt-right heaven Welcome to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference, a fatuous echo chamber of self-congratulation