Who is running in the race to become Labour’s new deputy leader? Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has emerged as the early frontrunner. Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025
Farage under pressure to explain tax arrangements in Clacton house purchase Labour urged the Reform UK leader to disclose whether he was advised not to buy the property in his name to avoid a higher rate of stamp duty. Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025
Reality begins to kick in for Badenoch – though it’s not really her fault Talking about the welfare bill in front of the cameras, the Conservative leader rages against her inner futility The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
Labour urges Nigel Farage to say whether he has financial interest in his Clacton home Reform leader under pressure over £895,000 constituency property bought by partner The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
Phillipson insists workers’ rights Bill will not be watered down The Education Secretary and candidate for Labour’s deputy leadership was addressing the TUC conference. The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
I’m running for Labour deputy leader because we can’t out-Reform Reform. But we can be more Labour Whether it’s on Gaza or the state of public services, people feel as if they are not being listened to. That has to change, says Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
Starmer now one of the West’s most unpopular leaders – even ranking lower than Trump Keir Starmer is more unpopular than most Western leaders, including Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, as a new poll shows the prime minister’s approval rating hitting a record low The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
BBC not ‘trying to ingratiate’ itself to Reform UK, Tim Davie tells MPs Director general says broadcaster is ‘trying to get the balance right’ amid increased coverage The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
Starmer’s reshuffle and march of Reform dominate discussions at TUC conference Suspicions rife about the workers’ rights bill being watered down after Angela Rayner’s resignation The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
Who Is Polly Toynbee? BBC Alum and Author Pushes Labour: Devote All to Defeating Farage and Rescuing Britain! As BBC alum and Guardian voice, she pushes social justice reforms to rescue Britain's democracy from extremism International Business Times UK · Sep 9, 2025
LibDems launch campaign against BBC amid 'wall-to-wall' Reform coverage THE BBC has been accused of “following Nigel Farage around like a lost puppy” by the LibDems. The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2025
Starmer hits out at Reform’s ‘politics of grievance’ as his new Cabinet meets The Prime Minister also told his top team that economic growth is the Government’s top priority as it seeks to take on Nigel Farage’s party. Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025
A racist mob menacing refugee children and our town. Read this and see what lies ahead, unless we act now Last weekend, it fell to ordinary people to oppose the far right and others. The national toxicity has reached us: a kind of hate I haven’t seen since the 1970s The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
No More High‑Speed Rail for the North: Reform UK's Tice Announces Cutbacks For Northern Rail Richard Tice announces Reform UK cutbacks to Northern Powerhouse Rail on 8 September 2025; critics like Andy Burnham decry second-class north; focus on voter needs over vanity projects International Business Times UK · Sep 9, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2025 Reform UK are 'trying to abolish Scottish Parliament', says Nicola Sturgeon NICOLA Sturgeon has said she believes that Reform UK and the Conservatives are trying their best to abolish the Scottish Parliament ...
Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025 'We're haemorrhaging votes': London MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy launches bid for deputy Labour leader with blast at Starmer ‘All we seem to do at the moment is chase down Reform and we cannot do that’ - Bell Ribeiro-Addy
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025 From Washington to Westminster, the populist right needs to erase history to succeed. It’s up to us to resist Removing ‘divisive’ Smithsonian exhibits, Farage’s ‘patriotic’ curriculum: this is where the unpicking of the 20th century liberal order begins, says academic Kojo Koram
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025 From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025 How Keir Starmer’s polling became one of the worst in the west – in charts The UK prime minister’s approval is among the lowest at home and abroad
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025 Reform UK reveal the the big government project they want to scrap IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025 Reform UK would axe any high-speed northern rail schemes, says Richard Tice Deputy leader tells firms considering bidding for contracts to ‘not bother’ as party would spend on what ‘country needs more’
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025 Reform say they will axe Northern Powerhouse Rail if they get into power Mr Tice made his comments in a forward to a report by centre-right think tank Policy Exchange
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025 Nigel Farage ordered to pay £10k to Brexit Party founder Mr Farage intends to appeal the decision after the court awarded judgement in default
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025 Labour must do more to tackle populist right as party’s support leaks to Reform, say unions TUC general secretary Paul Nowak urged government to show working people ‘whose side you are on’
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025 Ed Miliband defied Starmer bid to strip him of energy secretary brief ITV political editor Robert Peston says Sir Keir Starmer wanted Ed Miliband to succeed Angela Rayner as housing minister - but he refused