Revealed: Sunak flown to Leeds for private tour of Frank Hester’s office weeks after £5m donation Fresh questions raised over Tory donor’s access to prime minister following November visit The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
Ed Davey: ‘We need a cross-party agreement on social care’ Speaking ahead of the party’s spring conference, the Liberal Democrat leader challenges the Tories and Labour to find consensus on financial package for the NHS The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
Over a third of first time buyers relying on ‘bank of mum and dad’ Tories accused of deserting those without financial support as proportion relying on help with deposits rises from 27% to 37% in a year The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
Britain is not without its problems. But Vaughan Gething proves how diverse it really is The UK now has ethnic minority leadership in Downing Street, Scotland and Wales – and it hardly even counts as a surprise, says the director of British Future The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
Sunak under pressure to say how many times he has met Tory donor Frank Hester Exclusive: photograph of Sunak with Hester at Tory fundraiser last June raises further questions for prime minister The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
Health workers’ unions call for Frank Hester to lose NHS contracts BMA says Tory donor should resign from his company as questions grow about how many times Hester has met Sunak The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
This Tory long goodbye is toxic for the country – and making Labour’s job ever harder The greater the wait until the election, the more reassurance Labour must provide. And that weakens its future mandate, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
‘Nope, no way’: can the Tories afford to give Frank Hester’s money back? Unwillingness to hand back £15m in donations despite uproar may show frailty of financial firepower The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
Frank Hester racism row: how key figures reacted to remarks about Diane Abbott Tory donor has been widely condemned over racist and misogynistic comments about prominent black MP The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
Rishi Sunak's former pollster Will Dry says the PM is almost certainly doomed Will Dry described his old boss as decent and hardworking at a panel event Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2024
James Heappey to quit as armed forces minister and step down as MP Conservative who has held Wells seat since 2015 says he has taken ‘painful decision’ not to stand at next election The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
UK politics: Abbott claims Labour leadership’s ‘real agenda’ is to prevent her getting the whip back – as it happened Hackney MP endorsed a post saying it was unlikely she would be allowed to rejoin Labour despite the support of senior figures The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
In Britain’s degraded politics, fighting racism has become a cynical game This goes far beyond a Tory donor’s racist comments about Diane Abbott, and Labour’s opportunistic response, says sociology professor Gary Younge The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
No compelling examples of what levelling up has delivered, watchdog finds Public accounts committee report shows hardly any of 71 projects due to be completed this month are on track The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024 Rishi Sunak rules out holding general election on 2 May PM moves to quash speculation he was preparing to call national poll to coincide with local elections
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024 Frank Hester’s racist remarks should be a seminal moment for British politics Letters: Dr Arun Midha, formerly of the select committee on standards, says all political parties must now stand against racism in their actions and words. Plus letters from supporters in Abbott’s constituency and the NHS, and other readers
Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2024 What’s in the UK’s new definition of ‘extremism’ And how will groups deemed to meet the new criteria be sanctioned?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024 Tories urged to return ‘further £5m donation made by Frank Hester’ Scottish Tory leader says all of Hester’s donations should be reviewed after racist and misogynistic comments
TechRadar · Mar 14, 2024 UK government software subsidy scheme is an unsurprising failure so far A subsidy scheme launched by the Prime Minister saw less than 1,000 businesses sign up out of an expect 100,000
Top News · Mar 14, 2024 UK Government Defines Extremism, Bars Funding For Labeled Groups British government defines extremism, raising concerns over impact on Muslim communities and freedom of speech.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024 Thursday’s briefing: Will the Conservatives hand back a major donor’s cash after his Diane Abbott comments? In today’s newsletter: The derogatory statements from Frank Hester raise uncomfortable questions about political fundraising in the UK
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024 This is the Tory party now: so devoid of values and leadership it can’t respond to blatantly racist remarks Sunak should have immediately returned Frank Hester’s £10m. The PM’s speech about hate suddenly seems a long time ago, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The Hindu · Mar 14, 2024 Morning Digest | BJP releases second list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls; U.S. House passes bill that could ban TikTok, and more The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 14, 2024
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2024 UK Government Unveils New Extremism Definition The UK government on Thursday unveiled a new definition of extremism, as church leaders warned it risked disproportionately affecting Muslim communities.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024 Frank Hester’s ugly words about me are a reminder: all parties, including Labour, must stand against racism Hester may be the Tories’ biggest donor, but this is not only an issue for one party as the Forde inquiry showed, says Diane Abbott MP