Rishi Sunak’s £32 Toby jug mocked for looking nothing like prime minister Social media users were stunned by the jug, which some said looks more like Gordon Brown The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak novelty Toby Jug mocked for looking nothing like the Prime Minister Every modern Prime Minister gets a novelty jug which is sold in the Houses of Parliament's gift shop - but collectors may be disappointed by the latest ceramic ornament of PM Rishi Sunak Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2023
Tory lord blasts ‘significant sizeable wing’ of party as ‘completely and utterly insane’ Lord Vaizey called on Conservative MPs to stop ‘banging on’ about tax cuts The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023
Former assistant to Margaret Thatcher accused of campaign to thwart shock collar ban A FORMER assistant to Margaret Thatcher has been running an alleged astroturf campaign lobbying governments to prevent a ban on the use of electric… The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2023
OPINION - Will the election be another ’92 or ’97 for the Tories? The Tories are hoping that 2024 will turn out to be another 1992, when they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, rather than a 1997, when they were buried by a Labour landslide Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023
‘It has lost its appeal’: Canary Wharf faces an uncertain future London’s docklands financial district is facing the loss of major firms such as HSBC and its owners are having to innovate to stem the exodus The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023
Edwina Currie to John Major: you didn’t ‘go easy’ on Thatcher, she dominated you Major said his ‘Victorian values’ made him go easy on the Iron Lady Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2023
Comedian Joe Lycett on his ‘panic attack’ after heckling Liz Truss on the BBC Lycett was later proud of his stunt Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2023
A plan to cut carers when the NHS is on its knees – do ‘red wall’ Tory MPs really think this will save them? The UK’s care sector needs workers from abroad, but rightwing MPs must slash immigration to save face – whatever the cost, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023
The failures of privatisation can be found in our toxic rivers and our failing water companies As Britain's biggest water company faces collapse and sewage fills our rivers, Liam Thorp says privatisation has left parts of our country in a state of near-collapse Liverpool Echo · Jul 2, 2023
‘There were very, very few openly queer kids in my year group’: Joe Lycett, Colm Tóibín and more on how gay life has changed Six high-profile queer figures talk frankly The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023
Girl, 7, writes tear-jerking 'sad and sleepy' plea to Rishi Sunak for free school meals Dozens of MPs, activists and school children gathered outside the gates of No10 to hand over an open letter to the PM calling for free school meals for all primary school pupils to prevent kids from going hungry Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023
Lord Clinton-Davis obituary Labour MP, minister and European commissioner with a special focus on the environment and water pollution The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Who owns Thames Water? Firm in High Court battle against administration Company needs up to £3bn to stay afloat Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Jun 29, 2023 Thames Water crisis ‘shows Scotland right to keep water public’ THE growing crisis over Thames Water has shown "Scotland was right to keep water in public hands", the SNP say.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023 Thames Water appoints Sir Adrian Montague as chair; squeezed households run down savings – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023 Seventy-six and looking for your next gig? You’ll get a warmer welcome at Glastonbury than at the supermarket It’s great that Elton John can still wow the crowds – but let’s not pretend he’s opening doors for other older people, writes Zoe Williams
Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2023 OPINION - Why Sir Keir Starmer may end up being the left-wing Thatcher Britain is overdue a transformational prime minister. Jack Kessler suggests why, unexpectedly, it may be the Labour leader
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023 Margaret Thatcher’s dream turns to dust: the days of easy home buying are over As mortgage rates rise, many Britons now see owning a home as a risky and unattractive prospect
The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2023 Labour energy plans have ‘echoes’ of doomed 1970s effort LABOUR’S plans for a public energy body based in Scotland risk a repeat of the party’s doomed attempt in the 1970s to set up a national oil…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023 John Davies obituary Other lives: Labour councillor who stood for parliament against Margaret Thatcher in 1987
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023 Adieu Mickey Mouse: Eurostar’s shrinking ambitions seven years on from the Brexit vote When the Channel Tunnel first opened there were visions of seamless pan-European travel from the UK. Now the Disneyland Paris route has been axed and the Amsterdam route delayed, what went wrong?
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 Yousaf: Labour’s energy plans will leave oil industry workers ‘on scrapheap’ But Anas Sarwar said Scotland and the UK can be a ‘global leader in the clean energy revolution’.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2023 Ex-Labour council boss quits, calling Keir Starmer 'more brutal than Thatcher' THE former leader of Aberdeen council has quit Labour over Keir Starmer’s hardline stance on North Sea oil.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023 Angela Thorne obituary Veteran stage and screen actor best known for her roles in the BBC’s To the Manor Born and the West End farce Anyone for Denis?