BBC in meltdown as football shows axed after stars stage boycott over Gary Lineker The corporation is struggling to contain a crisis of its own creation The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023
Key takeaways from the first day of the Welsh Labour conference The Labour Party appears to be in rude health, but there are divisions hiding beneath the surface Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023
Hours of content pulled from BBC's Saturday schedule amid Gary Lineker row BBC has pulled hours of Saturday sports content including Football Focus, Final Scores and its Radio 5 Live football broadcast. The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2023
BBC 'caving to whingeing Tories' over Gary Lineker, says Keir Starmer The Labour leader said the row over Gary Lineker being suspended from Match of the Day was a result of the Government refusing to take responsibility for the mess they'd made of the asylum system Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023
Fiona Bruce apologises after her domestic violence comments on Question Time The BBC defended her saying she had been right to put the other side Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023
Fiona Bruce ‘appalled and sorry’ after backlash over Stanley Johnson discussion The presenter faced a social media backlash after intervening when father of former prime minister Boris Johnson was described as a ‘wife-beater’. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Starmer vows to devolve economic power to Wales Wales would ‘take back control’ of its economy under his premiership, Sir Keir will tell Welsh Labour’s conference on Saturday. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Apology over Dorries’ claims tops off day of controversy for BBC The corporation said Nadine Dorries should have been challenged more over claims she made about top civil servant Sue Gray. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Keir Starmer says Labour will 'transform' the Scottish economy Starmer was speaking during a visit on Friday to the technology company Siemens near Glasgow. Daily Record · Mar 10, 2023
SNP leadership candidates are not same 'calibre' as Nicola Sturgeon, says Anas Sarwar The SNP leadership candidates vying to be Scotland’s next first minister are not of the same "calibre"as Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish… The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2023
Starmer: SNP leadership contest shows party has ‘lost its way’ with Scots The Labour leader said his party has an opportunity following the infighting within the SNP. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
David Lammy says he was no 'whippersnapper' like Boris Johnson when he became an MP The senior Labour MP - now Keir Starmer’s Shadow Foreign Secretary - said it 'wasn't easy' arriving in Parliament 'being young and black and from a working-class background' in 2000 Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023
Starmer: Labour’s plan for economic growth will be transformational for Scotland The party leader was speaking during a visit to Glasgow on Friday. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Digested week: you can never go far wrong thinking the worst of Boris This week, Rishi the rightwing populist, a knighthood foretold, and a human gesture from sad Spurs The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023 Climate activists warn Labour it risks losing support of young voters Youth campaign group is calling on Keir Starmer’s party to commit to ‘decade of green new deal action’
The National (Scotland) · Mar 9, 2023 Mhairi Black blasts 'zero credibility' Keir Starmer ahead of Glasgow visit KEIR Starmer has been told he has “zero credibility” talking about Scotland’s economy ahead of a Glasgow this week.
Insider UK · Mar 9, 2023 Starmer vows to put Scottish innovation at ‘heart’ of economy The Labour leader is visiting Glasgow to lay out his party's plans for business
The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023 Sue Gray quitting to work for Keir Starmer does cause problems for the civil service – it's also a sign she thinks he's heading for government The last few years of drama at Westminster have set the bar pretty high for shock and surprise, but the sudden departure from government of Sue Gray, second permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, and her proposed appointment as chief of staff to the leader of the Labour Party really…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023 SNP leadership hopefuls take part in second televised debate – as it happened Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf take part in debate hosted by Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy
FourFourTwo · Mar 9, 2023 'Which manager would make the best politician? Arsene Wenger': Keir Starmer on five-a-side, Gary Neville – and whether he'd rather be PM or Arsenal win the league Labour leader Keir Starmer tells FourFourTwo about getting starstruck with Arsenal legends, and why Thierry Henry was like a hovercraft
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 Rishi Sunak faces clash with EU on ‘unlawful’ asylum plans EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilities
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 Labour is still too timid. Starmer needs to get radical Letters: In office, Labour will do far more for social justice and cohesion than the Tories, writes Richard Watson, but Stephen Smith and Pete Callaghan fear the party is shying away from bold policies
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 Rent-a-gob Rish! plays to the Tory echo chamber Sunak was thrilled to get the opportunity to cosplay the hard man in front of his own MPs as he defended his immigration bill
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 ‘Keir Starmer just ordered an alpaca airstrike!’ The game that holds up a dystopian mirror to the UK Dan Douglas started Duke Smoochem as a Twitter joke. Now the project has spiralled into an epic portrait of a declining nation – with everyone from Matt Hancock to GB News in its satirical crosshairs
Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2023 PMQs: Rishi Sunak accused by Keir Starmer of being ‘absolutely deluded’ over small boats plan PM hit back at the Labour leader saying he was ‘another leftie lawyer standing in our way’ on immigration