Tory Chris Philp accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying UK needs better work ethic Shadow home secretary says fact 9 million people are out of work shows Britain must ‘up our game’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025
‘Mistakes were made’ by previous Tory government, says shadow home secretary It came after Kemi Badenoch appeared to slap down Dame Priti Patel over immigration figures. Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025
UK politics: Philp’s ‘patronising’ comment about Britons’ work ethic show Tories ‘out of touch’, TUC says – as it happened General secretary highlights ‘legacy of 14 years of falling living standards under the Tories’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025
UK marks five years since Brexit amid calls to rejoin and claims of ‘betrayal’ Polling suggests that, five years on, a majority of the public thinks leaving the EU was a mistake. Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025
Badenoch appears to slap down Patel over migration figures A spokesperson for the Tory leader said the party would ‘tell the truth about the mistakes we made’ under her leadership. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Donald Trump assumes office with promise to be the very bestest best God spared him to make America great again. Rejoice oilmen and climate change deniers, but immigrants watch out The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025
From Liz Truss to Laurence Fox: The motley crew of Brits swarming to Trump's inauguration Nigel Farage is not the only Brit in Washington DC – although you might not believe it Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Starmer set for talks with Trump as UK seeks to shore up ‘special relationship’ Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he expected Sir Keir Starmer to make an early trip to Washington. Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Tory right fly in for Trump inauguration – but no place for would-be envoy Mandelson Despite Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Priti Patel and Suella Braverman being among the Trump enthusiasts in the US for his inauguration, neither Lord Mandelson nor Sir Keir Starmer will be attending the ceremony The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
UK-US relationship to reach 'next level' under Donald Trump, says Keir Starmer The president-elect will be sworn in to his second term in the White House on Monday, eight years after he first took the oath of office Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Cat videos not a security threat, says minister as he rules out UK TikTok ban Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the Government was not currently intending to follow in the footsteps of the US and ban the app. Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025
Government ‘prepared for all scenarios’ says minister as Trump tariffs loom The US president-elect will be sworn in to a second term in office on Monday, following his election victory last year. Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025
Patel brands Reform UK a ‘pop-up act’ ahead of Trump inauguration The shadow foreign secretary and Nigel Farage have been invited to Washington for Monday’s ceremonies. Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025
Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025 Labour could hardly have written KemiKaze a better script – and she blew it Tory cheers were just a muted, half-arsed Pavlovian response as their leader failed to land a single punch on the PM
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025 Tory confronted over ‘pot, kettle, black’ criticism of Tulip Siddiq Victoria Derbyshire confronted Tory MP Joe Robertson over his criticism of Tulip Siddiq, asking whether it was “pot, kettle, black” given that shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel did not resign when she was found to have broken the ministerial code over bullying claims.
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025 UK considering frontloading payments to Mauritius over Chagos deal Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ payments
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2024 Who were the internet's biggest crushes in 2024? From Luigi Mangione to Dua Lipa Hot rodents? Anyone Irish? Be still, our beating hearts. A broad church formed the pin-ups and poster girls of 2024. Claudia Cockerell catalogues the most memorable of the bunch
Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024 Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis More than 150,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in the last seven years, according to analysis by the PA news agency.
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024 Blow for Starmer as Mauritian PM rejects Chagos deal again Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said ‘Starmer and Lammy need to come to their senses and ditch the deal’
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2024 Patel accuses Starmer of ‘desperate’ approach to China ties Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said China had been behind ‘all sorts of incursions in our country’.
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024 Neo-Nazi who plotted terrorist attack at immigration law firm detained indefinitely in hospital Cavan Medlock armed himself with a knife and went to the offices of a solicitor in Harrow
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Tories question £13m extra funding for UN’s Gaza aid agency Sir Keir Starmer committed the extra money at a meeting with the head of UNRWA.
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 Minister: UK courts would need to make decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant The Conservatives criticised the International Criminal Court for issuing a warrant against Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024 Is it time for another general election? I mean, it’s been four months The sense that anything you don’t like can be cancelled is gaining ground everywhere, as Starmer finds out