Strictly star AJ Pritchard sparks backlash over new GB News presenting role The professional dancer appeared on the channel’s The Saturday Five programme Evening Standard · 7h ago
Tories vow to boost economy by cutting safeguards that protect Britain’s countryside Andrew Griffith’s blueprint would also lower grocery bills by scrapping a ‘polluter pays’ fee on packaging producers The Independent UK · 21h ago
Why Brexit could end up being Kemi Badenoch’s arrow in the eye ANALYSIS: As the Tories arrive in Birmingham for their annual conference still languishing in the polls, political editor David Maddox looks at how the party’s publicity team’s version of the Bayeux Tapestry is an ill omen for Kemi Badenoch The Independent UK · Oct 4
Return of the nasty party? Badenoch walks tightrope with ‘punch down’ policies Shadow minister says Tories have ‘outsourced our toxicity to Reform’, but others doubt leader can spark lasting revival The Guardian - UK · Oct 4
Badenoch returns to Conservative conference much stronger than a year ago Approval ratings for Tory leader and her party have crept up as she has asserted her style and authority but big challenges lie ahead The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
'Hypocritical' Reform MP blasted after filming himself chasing 'shoplifters' A Reform MP has been blasted as 'hypocritical' over a series of videos in which he confronts people he suspects of shoplifting The National (Scotland) · Oct 3
Robert Jenrick confronts man for ‘stealing Dr Pepper from Greggs’ in Brixton Robert Jenrick confronted an alleged shoplifter who he said had taken a bottle of Dr Pepper from a Greggs in Brixton, London. The Independent UK · Oct 2
Andy Burnham Labour Conference Speech: PM Blasted Over Tears as Pension Triple Lock and Care Plans Face Fire Andy Burnham faced criticism at Labour's annual conference over proposed changes to the state pension triple lock, social care funding and an emotional speech about his father. International Business Times UK · Sep 30
Burnham Under Pressure to Axe Pension Triple Lock to Fund Social Care: Is It Electoral Suicide? Andy Burnham is expected to discuss reviewing the state pension triple lock, as economists warn of rising costs while critics say reform could damage Labour electorally. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims Culture secretary criticises Reform leader after he tried to link suspected bomb plot to small boat crossings The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
Tories would ban long-term benefit claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes Under the plans, anyone who claims universal credit when they are out of work would get six months of full benefits to find a job. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Jason Zadrozny quits as council leader after fraud and tax evasion conviction Ashfield District Council stated on Tuesday that it will elect a new leader The Independent UK · Sep 22
Ed Davey pledges tax cuts as Lib Dems are in ‘fight of our lives’ Sir Ed entered the stage at the party conference to David Bowie’s 1974 song Rebel Rebel. Evening Standard · Sep 22
Ed Davey promises income tax cut and a return to EU single market Ed Davey argues tax threshold freeze is ‘holding back teachers and nurses’ as he lays out plan to rejoin EU’s single market and customs union The Independent UK · Sep 22
The Independent UK · Sep 18 Reform MP slams colleague Robert Jenrick’s response to Covid pandemic IN FULL
The Independent UK · Sep 18 Tory defector Kruger criticises fellow Reform MP Jenrick’s ‘revolting’ Covid food box programme Mr Kruger - who has been tasked with overseeing Reform’s preparations for government - argued that food boxes ‘should have been organised locally’ rather than being introduced by the government
The Independent UK · Sep 17 Leaked No 10 papers show Labour’s desperate final bid to save Starmer Former prime minister’s successor Andy Burnham has announced a number of the measures in the blueprint
Evening Standard · Sep 14 Naga Munchetty blasted over 'bizarre' comments to Kemi Badenoch on BBC Breakfast The presenter was accused of being ‘biased’ in the heated exchange with the Tory leader
Evening Standard · Sep 14 Voters turn against Nigel Farage in record numbers as Reform UK funding storm grows, new poll reveals The Reform UK leader is now as unpopular as Sir Keir Starmer was just before he resigned, according to the YouGov poll
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14 Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting £72m donations mean for the party – and our politics? In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new game-changing donations to a party engulfed in financial scandals
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13 Who better to defend Reform’s latest millions than Honest Bob Jenrick? The man who once helped Richard ‘Dirty’ Desmond save a load of tax was wheeled out to face Laura Kuenssberg
The Independent UK · Sep 13 Labour’s crackdown on Reform donations is a bid to save democracy – and itself ANALYSIS: In being so brazen about trying to remove funding that Nigel Farage’s party has received, Labour opens an entire new Pandora’s box on the issue, as political editor David Maddox reports
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13 Trade unions, MPs and donors urge Burnham to revisit party funding rules PM has so far declined to insert curbs on UK-based donors, despite £72m donations from billionaires to Reform UK
Evening Standard · Sep 13 Rayner hints at donations cap after Reform given £72m by crypto-billionaires The donations have reignited calls for a limit on donations.
Evening Standard · Sep 13 Nigel Farage says £72m donations from crypto billionaires will help Reform prepare for government Reform UK has received two record-breaking donations of £36million from cryptocurrency billionaires