Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson ‘very angry’ small boat arrivals numbers may have passed 100,000 – as it happened This live blog is now closed The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
NHS waiting lists hit new record high eight months after Rishi Sunak pledged to cut them Prime minister breaking promise to bring waiting times down The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023
What the papers say – August 10 A wide variety of stories feature on the front pages across Britain. The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023
Welsh secretary has ‘history of hostility’ towards Traveller communities Leaflet is latest example of Tory MP’s hostile comments about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities over 25 years The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
Tory rift after Rishi Sunak backs Lee Anderson over migrant f-word slur ‘Foul language’ will turn off floating voters and risks ‘making the Tories the even nastier party’ says Grieve The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Former Tory minister considering backing Labour over climate concerns Zac Goldsmith quit as environment minister in June with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak. The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Bibby Stockholm: the UK’s own Alcatraz? Arriving on the Bibby Stockholm was like “entering Alcatraz prison”, according to one of the first asylum seekers to board the controversial barge. The Week · Aug 9, 2023
Tory peer Zac Goldsmith says he could be tempted to back Labour on climate Former climate minister ‘desperately hoping’ Tories comes to senses on environmental issues The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
Who is Lee Anderson? As former Tory MP accused of ‘stoking division and hate’ joins Reform UK The MP for Ashfield, known by many critics as ‘30p Lee’, is no stranger to controversy The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
The ECHR, why it is back in the spotlight and the implications of the UK leaving The UK may leave a major international human rights agreement to help tackle small boats crossing the English Channel. The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Top Tory and Boris ally Zac Goldsmith ‘very tempted’ to back Labour at next election Ex-minister attacks Rishi Sunak and urges Keir Starmer to show ‘commitment’ to climate change to win his support The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Nadine Dorries should go now after failure to resign as promised, says Tory minister Robert Jenrick says ex-culture secretary must realise ‘soon’ she is failing constituents The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Britain is trapped in political purgatory – waiting for its undead government to fall Policy that can’t work and laws written purely for campaign slogans are clear symptoms of a moribund regime, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
Early election dilemma for Rishi Sunak as economists warn of recession Recession more likely than not by end of 2024 when Tories will have to go to country The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023 Risk of UK recession at next general election is 60%, says thinktank Economic experts say it will take until third quarter of 2024 for output to return to pre-pandemic peak
The Conversation · Aug 8, 2023 How 25 years of education policy led us to believe we can only succeed in life with a degree The UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, is putting measures in place to restrict student numbers on what he has termed “rip-off degrees”: university courses that have high drop-out rates and are unlikely to lead to highly skilled jobs.
Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023 ‘Politicians will be judged on delivery of net zero strategy,’ UN climate chief tells world leaders Exclusive: You’re the ringmasters in fight to save planet, UN’s new climate chief tells world leaders
Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023 London ‘can’t just be a city for the wealthy,’ says IWG founder Mark Dixon amid surge in demand for suburban office space Dixon said he was racing to keep pace with demand for office space in suburban locations
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023 Here’s what we know about Sunak now: where the anti-green extremists lead, he will follow He should stand firm against the headbangers in his party, but he won’t. They speak, he listens, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 What the papers say – August 8 A variety of stories feature on the front pages of Britain’s newspapers.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023 The Guardian view on the Bibby Stockholm: a gesture of self-defeating cruelty Editorial: The Home Office is doomed to failure for as long as it insists on treating refugees like criminals
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023 Migrants kept off Bibby Stockholm barge after legal challenges – charity Human rights campaigners have condemned using the barge to house asylum seekers.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023 Bridge has youth appeal in spades Letters: Trump card | Giant chess | Rishi Sunak’s trousers | Commonwealth Games
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023 Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels Yvette Cooper said data showed a ‘shocking’ 25% increase from December, when Rishi Sunak promised to end the placement of migrants in hotels.
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023 OPINION - ‘Small boats week’ suggests Tories have settled on a core vote strategy Government is difficult but there is at least one basic principle to political communication: talk about popular things. If the economy is growing, that’s all that matters. If exam results are up, what could be more important than our children’s education? If NHS waiting lists are falling, this is evidence…