Polls close in Wellingborough and Kingswood byelections Conservatives expected to lose two seats on day UK economy was announced to be in recession The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Rishi Sunak warned against fresh austerity drive to finance tax cuts Unions outraged as Jeremy Hunt said to be considering cutting public spending to balance books in next month’s budget The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
The Guardian view on the UK recession: no growth and no ideas either Editorial: The Conservatives have presided over a shrunken British economy, and Rishi Sunak does not have a clue how to make it grow again The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Rishi Sunak's 'grow the economy' pledge looks pretty silly now City Comment: This is as much a political recession just as much as an economic one Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024
‘Rishi’s recession’: Reeves seizes her moment to take the economic high ground Shadow chancellor’s No 10-style press conference given extra credence by decision to drop £28bn green pledge, Labour sources say The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Who is Cass Horowitz, the social media guru behind the TikTok migrants scheme? No10’s chief strategist was responsible for the Rishi Sunak’s slick social media image Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: Recession means Rishi Sunak will have to wait longer to talk of green shoots of recovery No pandemic, no lockdown, but no economic growth either. Britain has slipped into recession, official figures confirm, as GDP shrank by a worse than expected 0.3 per cent in the three months from October to December, following a 0.1 per cent decline in the previous quarter. Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024
UK Economy Slides Into Recession Ahead Of Election Britain is in recession, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative party is forecast to lose a general election expected this year. International Business Times · Feb 15, 2024
Labour accuses Hunt of being ‘out of touch’, with voting under way in Kingswood and Wellingborough byelections – as it happened Labour aiming to win two byelections as chancellor defends Sunak’s record, saying ‘economy is turning a corner’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Even a technical recession is a headache for Rishi Sunak Governments try to generate a feelgood factor before an election. The UK has the opposite: a feel-bad factor The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
'Rishi's recession': Blow to Sunak's key election pledge as Britain slips into negative growth GDP fell by a worse than expected 0.3% in the last three months of 2023 Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024
Polls open for two byelections in testing times for Tories and Labour Conservatives expected to lose large majorities in Wellingborough and Kingswood despite difficult week for Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Starmer facing test of authority as ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire vote looms Labour leader already under fire over handling of two candidates who made derogatory remarks about Israel The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024
The Guardian view on shifting party allegiances: Labour’s routine poll leads hide great volatility Editorial: A disparate anti-Tory voter coalition can carry the opposition to power, but governing will require a deeper galvanising purpose The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024 Sunak on the sofa and Starmer in soft focus: prepare for a PR war pretending to be an election Despite interviews in Vogue and TV skits, both leaders are struggling. They might try some credible policies, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024 Ken Clarke says government is setting an ‘extremely dangerous precedent’ with Rwanda bill – as it happened Former Tory home secretary tells House of Lords he hopes the bill will be struck down as ‘unconstitutional’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024 Wednesday briefing: How the Rochdale furore exposed claims of factionalism in Labour’s handling of antisemitism In today’s newsletter: The party has disowned candidate Azhar Ali following his remarks about Israel and Gaza, with accusations of hypocrisy over antisemitism levelled at Starmer’s door
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024 Europe and the US are drifting further apart – and Britain will be left to flounder For decades, UK foreign policy had two pillars: the EU and Washington. Who would be our allies in a Trump 2.0 world, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024 Hunt warned that UK tax cuts risk increasing mortgage rates “A policy package that ends up lifting mortgage rates is the last thing Hunt will want with an election looming” Bloomberg economist Dan Hanson said
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024 Why are some top Tories backing Trump? Another Conservative MP has thrown their weight behind the ex-President
International Business Times UK · Feb 13, 2024 Conservatives Will Lose 'Politically Homeless' Voters In Rural Strongholds, New Poll Predicts According to the survey, since 2019, Conservative support in rural constituencies has fallen by 25 points, showing that just 34 per cent of the electorate in England's 100 most rural constituencies said they would vote for the party.
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024 Sadiq Khan and Rishi Sunak in war of words over plan for brownfield house building in London London Mayor accuses PM of seeking to distract from his own ‘abysmal record of failure’ on new homes
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 Two-state solution ‘not rewarding Hamas’, Cameron tells Lords – as it happened Former Tory leader, recently parachuted into role, to face questions over Gaza and elsewhere
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 We’ve heard lots about what Labour won’t do, but here’s something they should: close the Tories’ tax loopholes Rachel Reeves has ruled out a wealth tax, but she’ll need to raise revenue somehow – and there are still good options available, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 Sunak reveals plan to boost brownfield homebuilding in England Measures would include making it easier to get planning permission to build on derelict sites in urban areas