Met chief defends policing of anti-war protests after Sunak’s criticism Mark Rowley says officers are being called ‘woke and fascist’ at same time and feel undermined by lack of support The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
Historian Julian Jackson wins the Duff Cooper prize for non-fiction His editor got a laugh at the ceremony for a jibe at Michael Gove Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024
OPINION - Tax cuts in the Budget are a gamble — but what else has Jeremy Hunt got in his locker? Budgets resemble the old French saying about taxation — the aim is to produce the maximum amount of fiscal feathers from the goose with the minimum amount of hissing. However, hissing is what a disgruntled and reactive Conservative party does best right now and the public-finance goose is a skinny,… Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024
Labour frontbencher makes bet on live TV that election will take place in May Jonathan Ashworth agrees £10 bet with Sky News’s Kay Burley, and says winnings should be given to charity The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
Ex-Post Office chair gives details of ‘stitch up’ which he says led to Badenoch making false claims about his sacking – as it happened Letter from former Post Office chair Henry Staunton gives new details on conversations The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
No 10 faces Tory backlash over plans to broaden extremism definition Figures on right of party fear move could have unintended impact on those with socially conservative views The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
Tory Big Beast Ken Clarke savages Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda Bill which suffers five Lords defeats The Prime Minister has previously warned the Lords against frustrating ‘the will of the people’ Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024
What makes today’s teens so pessimistic about the future? Perhaps it’s the present Rishi Sunak wants to convince children that the system is not rigged against them – but he’s arguing against the reality of their own lives, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
UK negotiators fly to India in last-ditch effort to seal free-trade deal Exclusive: Team will try to resolve goods and services issues amid fears Delhi is holding out for a Labour government The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
Lords pass five amendments to Rwanda bill in heavy defeat for Rishi Sunak Peers, including senior Tories, vote by margins of about 100 votes for changes to legislation, which will have to go back to Commons The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
The Ego has Landed: George Galloway basks in his swearing in as MP Only he can save the UK in its hour of need, and he’ll start by taking out Angela Rayner at the general election The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
A Tory party that stokes hatred is the real threat to our democracy Letters: Readers respond to Rishi Sunak’s speech on how extremism has taken hold in Britain The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
Why does Rishi Sunak talk down the UK? I blame David Cameron It takes a rare mix of melodrama and disloyalty to stand outside No 10 and declare that the country is going to the dogs. But other Tory PMs blazed the way, writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
No 10 berates Chris Packham for ‘irresponsible’ Just Stop Oil comments BBC presenter defends climate activists’ right to target MPs’ homes amid debate over politicians’ safety The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024 Sunak’s sabre-rattling is pure cynicism – Black Out nights are a small, vital corrective to theatre’s lack of diversity No one is banned from these shows – and for Slave Play’s run on the West End, they take up only two nights out of almost 100, says Arifa Akbar, the Guardian’s chief theatre critic
Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Worse than Major, Johnson and Truss, the Tories under Sunak hit a record low in the polls Worse than John Major amid sleaze, Boris Johnson following partygate and Liz Truss in the immediate aftermath of the calamitous “mini-Budget”. The Conservatives under Rishi Sunak have fallen to a record low of 20 per cent, according to an exclusive Ipsos poll. This is their weakest result since 1978, when…
Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024 OPINION - Tories face collapse at general election as voters worry about ‘bread and butter’ issues Ipsos director of politics Keiran Pedley explains the dire position for the Conservatives
International Business Times · Mar 4, 2024 UK Awaits Voter-friendly Budget Before Election Britain's Conservative government unveils a pre-election budget Wednesday that could feature voter-friendly measures as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party badly trails main opposition Labour in polls.
Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024 Tories hit rock bottom with support across Britain hitting record low of just 20 per cent, new poll shows The result is the worst for the Conservatives since 1978 when Ipsos regular poll tracker started and puts them 27 points behind Labour
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024 Rishi Sunak’s No 10 speech gave a glimpse into the long election campaign ahead Expect to hear more about extremism in the coming weeks, as the Tory party tries to identify Labour vulnerabilities, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024 Budget plans risk ‘second lost decade’ of living standards, Jeremy Hunt told Exclusive: Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds widening gulf between demand for tax cuts and reality for millions struggling
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024 UK ministers consider ban on MPs engaging with pro-Palestine and climate protesters Plans call for ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to groups such as Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Just Stop Oil
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024 Never judge a farmer by her husband Brief letters: Meeting farmers | Gove’s legacy | Rishi Sunak and democracy | Enemies of the state | Funeral forewarning
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024 I’m still reeling from Rishi Sunak’s shameless, dangerous speech The prime minister’s address on Friday was a masterclass in gaslighting and made a new art form of rank hypocrisy, says Green MP Caroline Lucas
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024 For years, the Tories said austerity was over. But look around: it’s getting worse, and there’s more to come This week’s budget is certain to bring more cuts. Westminster is missing the stark fact that people simply cannot take any more, says Guardian columnist John Harris