Would you let Rishi Sunak look after your dog? More Brits would trust dog rescuer Keir Starmer to pet sit for them Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023
Pubs in England and Wales allowed to go on selling takeaway pints Pandemic-era rules extended again after industry body ‘disappointed’ they were to expire in September The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s resignation honours: this list of shame Editorial: The former prime minister should not be allowed to recommend new peers or give gongs to those involved in her catastrophic time in No 10 The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
Pubs to keep selling takeaway pints as Sunak steps in to halt ban Rules were due to expire in September The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
Senior Alba figure in clash with Tory MSP over Rishi Sunak oil leaflets A SENIOR Alba Party figure has clashed with Tory MSP Murdo Fraser over leaflets taking aim at Rishi Sunak. The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2023
Inflation shock as Jeremy Hunt expects prices to go back up again Treasury braced for uptick again in August, after several months of progress The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
Sunak set to push on with asylum barges despite Bibby Stockholm fiasco Government has ‘no problem’ hiring more vessels, says minister as pressure grows on PM to tackle small boats after Channel deaths The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
Trade deficit in danger of being sidelined in UK’s fight against inflation Only serious, long-term business investment will help structural problems and inequalities The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
Government distances itself from ‘Lavatory Tsar’ claims as it is mocked over public toilets strategy Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch weighs into new ‘culture war’ with crackdown on gender neutral loos The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
It took female MPs from both parties to change Starmer’s stance on gender politics Private cross-party meetings for politicians worried about the erosion of sex-based rights encouraged the Labour leader to start speaking up at last The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
Tony Blair's institute still advising Saudi Arabia after journalist's murder Sir Tony Blair’s institute has continued to advise and receive money from the government of Saudi Arabia since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it… The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak must not retreat from climate pledges, says top Tory mayor Andy Street, seen as most powerful Conservative outside London, vows to fight party’s retreat from climate pledges The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
Fresh anger over Channel boat deaths as government under pressure over safe and legal routes Campaigners described the incident as an ‘appalling and preventable tragedy’ while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs facilitating the boats The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak ‘will rue his green group attacks come election time’ Academics – and polls – say majority of voters back action on climate change and will punish Tories for ‘weak tactic’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023 Tax cuts would put ‘scary’ UK finances in greater danger, warns top economist Paul Johnson, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, issues plea for honesty from Labour and the Conservatives about tax and spending choices ahead of election
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023 We risk being seen as the ‘nasty party’ again, warn senior Conservatives Moderate Tories fear the party’s attack on human rights will alienate many voters and damage the UK’s global standing
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 Sunak leans into culture war with crackdown on gender-neutral toilets Rise of all-gender facilities puts women’s ‘privacy and safety’ at risk, says equalities minister
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 Tony Blair Institute has continued to receive Saudi Arabian money after Khashoggi murder Former prime minister’s organisation is involved in a multimillion-pound partnership
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 Afghan intelligence analyst praised for ‘key role’ by RAF advisers facing Rwanda deportation Analyst is a ‘talented and hardworking individual’ who is ‘a likely target for the Taliban’
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 Thousands of Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul – as Sunak urged to keep UK promise Exclusive: MPs and top brass intervene as government deadline for giving sanctuary to Afghans looms
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023 Can Britain recreate a microchip industry worth its salt? UK governments let processor manufacturing drift overseas for years. Now Covid and war have shown how vital homegrown capability is, the country is scrambling to catch up. But so is everyone else
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023 Lee Anderson: a brutally honest politician – or just another nasty Tory? The Conservative party deputy chairman has been making headlines again, but they don’t always go down well with his constituents
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 What are the Government’s plans to curb small boats crossing the Channel? Rishi Sunak is in the process of bringing in controversial legislation to remove the incentive to make the crossings.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2023 Scots families paying £5000 more per year on mortgages than in 2021 SCOTTISH families are paying £5000 a more per year on mortgages than they were in late 2021, analysis from the SNP has shown.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023 Sunak’s anti-green drive tells us this: we’re heading for the stupidest general election yet The Tories are spreading hopelessness and sowing division in a bid to disrupt the unity of progressive voters, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams