Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty rise up rich list as fortune increases by £120m Sunday Times rich list shows couple’s fortune soared while millions of Britons struggled with cost of living The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024
Company insolvencies jump; Royal Mail takeover would face security review; energy cap to fall in July – as it happened Business insolvencies jummped 18% last month, while Jeremy Hunt says any takeover offer for Royal Mail would be scrutinised The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s threat of nuclear war failed to move voters, new poll reveals This week’s weekly tracker poll by Techne UK provides more bad news for the Tories The Independent UK · May 17, 2024
British decline linked to Brexit, weak leadership and poor finances in damning report A damning report has shown that the UK has dropped out of the top 10 countries for good governance under Rishi Sunak’s leadership The Independent UK · May 16, 2024
Natalie Elphicke defection: Keir Starmer risks feeding the perception that politics is ‘all just a bit of a game’ Natalie Elphicke is the third Conservative MP to defect to Labour since the last election – but the first Tory rightwinger. She had enthusiastically backed Brexit, and was a member of the eurosceptic European Research Group of Conservative MPs. She has attacked Labour’s “softness on immigration” and harshly criticised trade… The Conversation · May 16, 2024
Starmer’s gear change shows inevitability of Labour election victory Endorsements came from business, policing and the heart of the establishment – the only question is how to avoid complacency The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
What are Labour’s six pledges and how likely is their success? Commitments range from cutting NHS waiting times to delivering economic stability – and are united by a lack of detail The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
Keir Starmer gains from 'one rule for him' pension but ignores Waspi women, MP says KEIR Starmer has been blasted for a “one rule for him” pension plan he benefits from as he refuses to commit to compensation for women… The National (Scotland) · May 16, 2024
Rishi Sunak will stay on as an MP if Tories lose election, he tells Loose Women Prime minister tells TV show panel he loves his constituents and home in Richmond, North Yorkshire The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
Sunak defends sex education plans as ban on teaching gender identity compared to Thatcher’s hated Section 28 Prime minister also claimed that he could not remember his own sex lessons The Independent UK · May 16, 2024
Starmer takes it step by step in the phoney war that is a general election campaign With no date in sight, the waiting game drags on. So Labour spells out the message again, and again The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
34% of Brits Say UK Economy Is Huge Concern: Household Budgets Leaner and Food Scarcity Rising Polling shows Britons place the economy at the top of the list of priorities and the UK government will need to address the public's concerns. International Business Times UK · May 16, 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak admits he 'can't remember' when he first learned about sex The Prime Minister said ‘we should let kids be kids’ during an appearance on Loose Women Evening Standard · May 16, 2024
Why is it important that children learn about gender identity? We ask the experts after Rishi Sunak declared 'schools should not teach about the concept' New guidance is set to say that children under the age of 13 will not be taught about contraception, sexually transmitted infections and abortion either GoodToKnow · May 16, 2024
The National (Scotland) · May 16, 2024 'Am I extremist?': Scottish Tory MSP called out for labelling Yes voters 'a threat' PEOPLE who support independence are a “threat” to the UK, a Scottish Tory MSP has said as he also insisted Rishi Sunak was wrong to list them…
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024 What is the NHS contaminated blood scandal and how did it happen? From 1970 to 1990s, the NHS exposed people to tainted blood through transfusions and gave infected US blood products to haemophiliacs
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024 Net zero U-turns will hit UK infrastructure, say government advisers Sir John Armitt urges ministers to act swiftly or risk impeding growth and jeopardising climate targets
The Independent UK · May 16, 2024 MPs urge Sunak to stop plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil Cross party MPs wrote to Rishi Sunak to end the current approach to North Sea oil and gas
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024 The end is nigh and Labour MPs just want to have fun. At the Tories’ expense Keir Starmer doesn’t even prep for PMQs any more. Rish! is sunk but doesn’t see he’s in self-destruct mode
Evening Standard · May 15, 2024 OPINION - Rishi Sunak wants to be tough on crime, but there's a catch: prisons are full A new dawn has broken, has it not? Operation Early Dawn, that is. This is the emergency measure the government has activated which means suspected criminals could be set free on bail instead of heading to jail, due to a lack of prison places.
Evening Standard · May 15, 2024 Rishi Sunak branded 'jumped-up milk monitor' as he is criticised over early release of criminals Rishi Sunak was branded a "jumped-up milk monitor" focused on banning rainbow-coloured lanyards as a row over the early release of dangerous prisoners dominated Prime Minister’s Questions.
Evening Standard · May 15, 2024 PMQs sketch: 'Jumped up milk monitor' takes on Mr 'Soft on criminals' Labour targets early releases of prisoners but PM keener to talk defence
Evening Standard · May 15, 2024 Brexit: Rishi Sunak urged to stop 'harmful' new trade deals from hitting Welsh lamb farms Many farmers are angry at new post-Brexit trade arrangements agreed by the Government with Australia, New Zealand and other countries
The National (Scotland) · May 15, 2024 Rishi Sunak REFUSES to apologise for 'comparing Yessers with Putin' RISHI Sunak called the SNP “a threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom” as he refused to apologise for comparing Yessers with extremists…
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024 Can the civil service survive the chaos and incompetence of Team Sunak? Of course we can: we’re optimists As this difficult era nears its endgame, we are guided by a belief good governance – and buoyed up by public support, says the secret civil servant