Digested week: Space for one more in Tories’ brave new world – after a fuss Most of the action at the Conservative conference took place on the fringes, with dozens of prospective leadership bids The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
Polling guru: Boris Johnson and Liz Truss scandals to blame for Tory disaster John Curtice says Starmer could win even bigger landslide than Blair in 1997 – amid warnings Tories face ‘Armageddon’ next year The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
London tourism is booming! Raise a glass to... Kwasi Kwarteng? City Comment: He may have nearly wrecked the British economy and brought mortgage misery to millions... but at least the hotels are full Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
Pay is finally rising faster than prices. But this won’t save the Tories The government hopes voters can be persuaded to ignore what has happened to living standards. History suggests otherwise, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
As the UK heads to an election, who says 13 years of Tory rule has been a disaster? Rishi Sunak With MPs back at Westminster, the choice is clear, says Labour’s national campaign coordinator, Pat McFadden The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
Ted Cruz faces new Senate challenge as Democrat attracts huge fundraising haul Congressman Colin Allred raises $10.9m – $2m more than Cruz – towards effort to unseat Texas Republican The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2023
Senior Tories back Labour push to ‘bulldoze’ opposition to housebuilding Ex-Tory housing minister calls for 442,000 homes a year, while Liz Truss prepares to set out her own plans to cut red tape The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Liz Truss to publish her own 'alternative budget' ahead of Jeremy Hunt BRITAIN’S shortest serving prime minister is to publish her own alternative budget. The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2023
Liz Truss’s ‘growth commission’ to publish alternative Budget Report will come just over a year after former prime minister’s real Budget caused financial chaos The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023
‘Inaction man’ Sunak hoping to shed label with hectic autumn schedule PM to visit India for Cricket World Cup and host AI summit, though an expected reshuffle is likely to be pivotal The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023
Steve Scalise mocked as his speaker dreams are outlasted by a head of lettuce Mr Scalise joins former former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss in politicians whose careers were compared to the vegetable The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Doom-laden Hunt gives bleak verdict on UK economy as Bank of England chief warns of ‘tight’ interest decisions The chancellor said the world is in ‘a very dangerous place’, adding that he is ‘focusing on resilience in the face of those shocks’ The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Unruly by David Mitchell review – monarchs behaving badly Sweary realism gives colour to these accounts of England’s most appalling kings and queens The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
Key points from a conference season of contrasts The PA news agency picks through the main issues from the 2023 party conference season. The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023 Labour’s policies show party is spoiling for a fight on green issues Conference speeches indicate party is keen to take on Tories on environment and that climate is core to its electoral strategy
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023 Glitter, a P45 and hecklers: the art of interrupting a conference speech Protest at start of Keir Starmer’s address to Labour delegates follows long tradition of dissenters upstaging politicians
The National (Scotland) · Oct 10, 2023 Leading right-wing think tank hails Keir Starmer’s ‘positive vision’ for country KEIR Starmer’s conference speech has been welcomed by one of the UK’s most influential right-wing think tanks for setting out a “serious,…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023 Keir Starmer: ‘We need to show the country that we are the change’ As a Labour party transformed by its leader in the last three years prepares for its conference in Liverpool, the man bidding to be the next PM remains adamant that big challenges still lie ahead
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Conservative Party conference explained: John Rentoul answers your questions Our chief political correspondent John Rentoul answers your questions on HS2, the smoking ban and what’s next for the Conservatives following Rishi Sunak’s first keynote speech as party leader
The Conversation · Oct 6, 2023 UK bonds have hit a 25-year high – here's what that means for the economy It’s been more than a year since the UK economy was thrown into crisis after then-prime minister Liz Truss suggested making a wealth of unfunded tax cuts in her September 2022 mini-budget. But a recent bond market sell-off has now sent borrowing costs rocketing again, pushing the bond market even…
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023 OPINION - Partygate still matters: how the Tories made morality an issue After 13 years of power and five prime ministers, the Conservatives increasingly appear to be held together by string. The consensus is that the party faces either significant decline or catastrophe at the next general election. Amid the talk of sleaze, incompetence and chaos, what is often missed about post-Covid…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 ‘Like a boozy wake’: HS2 and infighting overshadow Tory conference Rishi Sunak’s hope to present his leadership as a clear change from his predecessors fails to win over a flagging party faithful
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 Sunak sparks Tory civil war with scrapping of HS2 Manchester leg Tory leader’s attempt to portray himself as change candidate at party conference overshadowed by fierce criticism of U-turn
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s Tory conference speech goes up in smoke as David Cameron and Liz Truss attack key plans Former PMs lead open revolt against Sunak over plans to scrap HS2 northern leg and ban smoking for next generation
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 The astounding return of Liz Truss: why do so many Tories still love the failed leader? She left Downing Street with rock-bottom ratings after tanking the economy. But at Tory party conference this week she was impossible to ignore