Local election voters may punish Tories as NHS strikes drag on Chair says party could lose 1,000 English seats on 4 May, despite voters finding Rishi Sunak more palatable than his predecessors The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023
Bill Clinton arrives in Belfast for 25th anniversary of Good Friday agreement Ex-US president to attend three-day Northern Ireland conference alongside host of high-profile figures The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023
Tory chairman caught with notes scribbled on hand during interview THE chairman of the Conservative Party has been caught with notes scribbled on his hand during an interview on the BBC. The National (Scotland) · Apr 16, 2023
David Cameron does U-turn on foreign aid vow Former Tory PM – who savaged Rishi Sunak over slashing of aid budget – says he has become ‘realist’ The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Dear Keir, the polls are tightening and frankly, people are worried. You have to raise your game A Labour win still seems likely, but where’s the narrative? As the Tories shift further right, the stakes couldn’t be higher, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023
Labour ‘absolutely right’ over Sunak attack ads, says Wes Streeting Shadow health secretary says party correct ‘to take the gloves off’ and that more of the same is to come The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023
Tories could lose over 1,000 seats in local elections, party chair warns Greg Hands seen with notes inked on his hand in TV interviews as he is grilled on May election losses The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Labour insists more anti-Sunak attack ads to come despite ‘gutter politics’ backlash Labour ‘absolutely right to take gloves off’, insists Wes Streeting ahead of showdown meeting The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Ahern urges DUP to compromise to restore Stormont powersharing Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern also credited UK prime minister Rishi Sunak with invigorating efforts to secure a return to devolution in Belfast. The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Tories could lose more than 1,000 seats in local elections, party chairman warns Greg Hands was confronted with several issues s facing the UK on Sunday broadcast shows. The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Streeting: Labour’s ads attacking Sunak not a ‘mistake’ with ‘more to come’ Wes Streeting said Rishi Sunak should not get away with coming in at the last minute to replace ‘yet another failing Conservative prime minister’. The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak ‘considers inheritance tax cut’ ahead of general election PM said to be keen on ‘pre-election giveaway’ The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Labour’s attack ads show the party is torn over more than ugly tactics against the Tories Going so negative betrays a lack of confidence about how to convey Sir Keir Starmer’s positive messages The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023
Poll reveals voters negative about Labour and Tory attack ads Posters attacking Rishi Sunak on crime made Britons feel less favourable about both main parties, Opinium finds The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023 Brexit caps 40 years of Conservative failure that Starmer fears to oppose Attacks on Rishi Sunak are pointless if Labour is going to let the crowning disaster of Tory government pass without comment
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023 Tories fear blue wall will crumble at local elections over NHS crisis Pressure mounts over health and economic pledges as Sunak campaigns to shore up Conservative heartlands in poll test
Belfast Live · Apr 15, 2023 Sunak to return to Belfast as Good Friday Agreement commemorations continue It will be the Prime Minister's fifth visit to Northern Ireland since taking office
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023 NHS workers get special King's Coronation invite - while Tories still snub them over pay Nearly 4,000 medics and Armed Forces veterans have been invited to the King's Coronation - Professor Nola Ishmael is furious at the double standards the invitation exposes
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023 Senior Labour MP latest to slam ‘brutal’ ads attacking Sunak An ad accusing the PM of not wanting child sex abusers to be jailed has drawn widespread criticism.
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2023 Rishi Sunak bans new smart motorways after string of fatal incidents Smart motorways will no longer be built in the UK over safety fears, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023 Labour MPs turn against Starmer as they condemn ‘brutal’ Sunak attack ads Exclusive: Senior Labour MP Barry Gardiner lashes out at ‘descent into gutter’ ahead of PLP contfrontation
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023 Angela Rayner defends Labour's 'hard-hitting' adverts - and will 'keep attacking Tories' “It's no-nonsense, and that's what people want to see. They don't want flannel and fluff," the deputy Labour leader said. “It's hard-hitting and it's no nonsense, and it's factual. It's the statistics that are shocking”
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023 Most voters want general election before autumn 2024 - and 25% want it NOW But an exclusive poll by TechneUK for the Sunday Mirror found only 28% of voters thought there should be an election in Autumn 2024 or later - as Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023 Tories ban all new smart motorways after 79 deaths - but campaigners want more Campaigners welcomed the move - but called for him to go further, extending the ban to all existing smart motorways
Manchester Evening News · Apr 15, 2023 New smart motorways BANNED by Prime Minister Fourteen planned smart motorways – including 11 that are already paused and three earmarked for construction – will be removed from government road building plans