Starmer unveils £1.5bn NHS plan, but warns against complacency The party leader said winning a likely general election next year would require ‘go(ing) up another gear’ as he warned against triumphalism. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
The Observer view on Keir Starmer: he has transformed Labour’s prospects, but can’t bank on election victory Four years after its existential crisis, the re-energised party is poised for government, but with monumental challenges facing the country, it faces an uphill task The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Keir Starmer: ‘We need to show the country that we are the change’ As a Labour party transformed by its leader in the last three years prepares for its conference in Liverpool, the man bidding to be the next PM remains adamant that big challenges still lie ahead The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Starmer warns Labour: ‘Don’t get giddy over prospect of election victory’ In an exclusive interview, the party’s leader says it is on course for Downing Street, but must not repeat past opposition mistakes The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Rishi Sunak mocked for boasting about scrapping HS2 from private plane The prime minister was accused of having a ‘breathtaking lack of self-awareness’ for posting the picture alongside a promise to ‘boost our transport’ The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
Sunak’s spreadsheet solutions for Britain are a product of his ego The PM’s messianic zeal to dismiss consensus – over HS2, health, education – echoes the errors of the Thatcher years The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Nigel Farage rules out return to the Tory party: ‘It’s virtually indistinguishable from Labour’ Nigel Farage rebuffed Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that the former Brexit leader might be welcome back: “It’s very, very sweet of you Prime Minister but I’m really sorry, the answer is no, I will not” The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
Most Londoners think Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall’s social media activity is racist, poll finds Research conducted for Hope Not Hate shows majority in capital think the Conservative cannot fairly represent everyone if elected The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Poll predicts landslide Labour election victory with 12 cabinet ministers losing their seats Dramatic findings point to Conservatives losing every red wall seat that they secured at the last election The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Sunak says Israel has ‘right to defend itself’ as Netanyahu warns ‘we are at war’ Israel’s premier Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas would ‘pay a price that it hasn’t known until now’ as he ordered up a call of reservists. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
‘Detached from reality’: anger as Rishi Sunak plans to restrict solar panels Climate campaigners dismiss government argument that move will improve food security The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Unlocking affordable homes my ‘number one focus’ in government, Rayner promises The party has pledged to give local authorities greater powers to negotiate with firms and build in the areas they need. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
U.K. Supreme Court to weigh legality of plan to deport migrants to Rwanda To discourage migrants, the U.K. wants to deport to Rwanda some who arrive by boat without a visa. Human rights groups have sued, and the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on Oct. 9. WEKU · Oct 7, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023 How Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have begun to embrace ‘textbook populism’ Recent Tory discourse and rhetoric displays key far-right markers, says expert on populist politics
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023 Labour vows to deliver ‘biggest boost to affordable housing for a generation’ MPs, delegates and lobbyists gather in Liverpool this weekend for five days of policy debate, rallies and networking at the party conference
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023 Sadiq Khan writes to Rishi Sunak for ‘urgent clarification’ of HS2 Euston plans The mayor said the high-speed line could ‘overwhelm’ existing Tube connections
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023 ‘Confidential – that gets me going’: the photographer behind the HS2 exposé How Steve Back has broken a number of exclusives by snapping the documents of unsuspecting politicians and officials
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023 ‘This is political expediency’: how the Tories turned on 15-minute cities Party appears to have embraced conspiracy theory that the greener, healthier, more sustainable way of life is a ‘sinister’ attack on freedom
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 The Who’s Pete Townshend: How Keir Starmer confronted me about ‘child pornography’ on my computer The guitarist talks to Kevin E G Perry about his 2003 arrest, his Seventies eco-meltdown rock opera, and how he feels about Rishi Sunak’s Tories
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023 Building firms tell Sunak undoing green policies will hit housing investment More than 100 leading companies urge PM to reinstate net zero measures to avoid hardship for many
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 Formal review ordered after DfE apologises for schools funding error Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, called the error ‘shocking’.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Labour vows to double number of hospital scanners and get tough on developers MPs, delegates and lobbyists gather in Liverpool this weekend for five days of policy debate, rallies and networking at the party conference.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 HS2 to Euston ‘wishful thinking’ without public funding, says London mayor in plea to PM Sadiq Khan says there’s no guarantee prive firms will stump up cash to pay for project
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Angela Rayner to open Labour conference with pledge to ‘make work pay’ The annual gathering will see thousands of attendees descend on Liverpool.