£10,000 kids parties at the National Gallery prompt calls for revolution A guided tour of the gallery with dinner will set you back £75,000 Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023
AI anxiety, VR shoes and bullish speeches — what happened at London Tech Week 2023 Now in its tenth year, London Tech Week is still making headlines. From Rishi Sunak’s full-throated opening speech to record US investment, the capital is a global tech superpower, says Chris Stokel Walker Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023
Prof Rob Johns: How Nicola Sturgeon's arrest impacted on political polling PROFESSOR of politics Rob Johns, who works with the Scottish Election Study, writes on Nicola Sturgeon's arrest and the SNP's polling fortunes ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 15, 2023
Tories have 'no plans' to recoup taxpayer cash spent on Boris Johnson's legal fees TOP figures within the SNP have stepped up calls for Boris Johnson to repay the public money spent on his legal defence ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 15, 2023
Labour should make standards in public life an issue at next election – Bryant The Commons Standards Committee chair said discipline should be taken out of the hands of party whips and given to an independent body. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
Boris Johnson slammed as 'pound shop Winston Churchill tribute act' after damning Privileges Committee report Conservative MPs in the North East have been silent so far on the report Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2023
Glenda Jackson hailed ‘one of our greatest movie actresses’ after death aged 87 The worlds of showbiz and politics have remembered the veteran actress turned MP. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
Has populism had its day in the UK? Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn – the three populist politicians who led their parties at the last general election now find their careers and legacies in tatters. The Week · Jun 15, 2023
Union leaders accuse Keir Starmer of 'monumental own goal' in Labour feud over Jamie Driscoll A number of top union officials have demanded a U-turn in the party’s stance on the sitting North of Tyne mayor Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2023
‘Principled, gifted, committed’: politicians and actors salute Glenda Jackson Keir Starmer recalls role as Cleopatra in Morecambe and Wise sketch, which actor considered career highlight The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
The five lies that doomed Boris Johnson Long-awaited report concludes Johnson lied to MPs on an ‘unprecedented’ scale The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
Labour leader Keir Starmer: We won’t see talent like Glenda Jackson again Famous faces from the world of politics and beyond have remembered the acting and political star. Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023
Nicola Sturgeon arrest: why SNP turmoil has a surprisingly limited effect on its polling The Scottish National Party is in a dreadful mess. Former leader and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon had already described the events of the past few months as beyond her “worst nightmares” – and that was before she was arrested. The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023
Et tu, Phil? Boris runs out of supporters as Rish! runs out of ideas Even Philip Davies, an MP who has defended the indefensible on many occasions, has reached his limit with the former PM The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023 Candidate fighting to replace Boris Johnson says voters 'sick' of Tory psychodrama Labour's Danny Beales insisted voters are 'desperate' for a full-time MP as he declared that the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election is a chance for a 'fresh start'
The National (Scotland) · Jun 14, 2023 Call for House of Lords to be scrapped to end 'grubby horse-trading' for peerages Campaigners have renewed calls to scrap the House of Lords following controversy over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list...
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023 Keir Starmer dares Rishi Sunak to call immediate general election Labour leader says PM is more focused on Tory wrangling over honours than on economy and asylum
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023 Starmer claims Sunak ‘weak’ for failing to block Boris Johnson’s honours list The pair clashed at PMQs after several days of Tory infighting.
Football London · Jun 14, 2023 Sir Keir Starmer on love of Arsenal, Declan Rice transfer and Mikel Arteta leadership lessons Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks with football.london on his love of football and Arsenal, the lessons learned from Mikel Arteta's leadership principles and his dream transfer for Declan Rice.
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023 Speaker scolds Sunak for bringing up Labour’s Tom Watson in honours row PM gets into trouble for raising peerage given to former Labour deputy
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023 Keir Starmer mocks 'tough' Rishi Sunak for not blocking Boris Johnson's crony honours The Prime Minister and Labour leader clashed in the Commons as the shadow of the former Premier loomed large over the chamber for Mr Sunak's weekly noon grilling
The Week · Jun 14, 2023 Keir Starmer’s transformation of the Labour Party In 2019 the Labour Party faced its worst electoral defeat in over 80 years – now the party could be looking at victory in the next general election.
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023 Tories to turn by-election for Boris seat into ‘referendum on Sadiq Khan’s Ulez’ Conservatives are seeking to turn a by-election in Boris Johnson’s former constituency into a “referendum on Sadiq Khan’s Ulez”.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023 Sunak faces questions over spat with Johnson as two by-elections loom The Tories will give notice for two by-elections on Wednesday, including in the seat vacated by the former prime minister.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023 What is all the fighting in the UK Tory party about – and how is Boris Johnson involved? Divisions in ruling party deepen after an embittered Johnson quits before a report on whether he misled MPs on lockdown parties