Tory MPs fear defection could strengthen Boris Johnson’s leadership Rebel Tory MPs fear defections to Labour could strengthen Boris Johnson’s hand in the battle to oust him from Downing Street. The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022
Keir Starmer says Labour has junked Corbyn's 2019 policies and is 'starting from scratch' The party leader refused to back Labour's previous pledges to axe tuition fees or hike income tax for high earners, and said 'if you don’t change your views as you experience life, then you’re probably not going to get very far' Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2022
Labour will not sack frontbenchers who joined rail strike pickets Five who defied Keir Starmer’s instructions to be warned about future conduct but will be allowed to remain in post The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022
If Labour won’t stand up for working people, unions will Labour’s decision to adopt a hostile posture to a newly assertive trade union movement could prove a costly error, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022
Ministers at risk of losing seats at next election, Tory MPs warn One Conservative privately tells colleagues that antipathy to Boris Johnson is creating a perfect storm The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022
Keir Starmer says he is scrapping Labour’s manifesto and ‘starting from scratch’ on policy Opposition leader previously said 2017 manifesto was ‘our foundational document’ when trying to woo members The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022
At least one Tory MP from 2019 intake in advanced talks to defect to Labour One of the potential defectors in marginal seat while another also elected in 2019 sounded out Labour MP The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022
Boris Johnson under pressure to reverse defence cuts ahead of NATO summit The Prime Minister is due to land in the Spanish capital tomorrow night for key talks with allies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon warns UK leaders to respect Scotland's right to democracy WESTMINSTER is “taking a wrecking ball” to the idea of the United Kingdom as a voluntary partnership of nations, the First Minister has said. The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2022
David Lammy condemns colleagues who joined rail workers on the picket line DAVID Lammy has condemned his Labour colleagues who joined striking rail workers saying that a “serious party of government doesn’t join… The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2022
Backlash after senior Labour figure attacks strikes and big pay claims David Lammy warns rebel MPs not to ‘stand on picket lines’ ahead of ‘further disputes‘ The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
Union accuses Labour of ‘direct attack’ on airline staff by not backing their pay demand Comments by shadow minister David Lammy aimed at showing party is fit for government provoke angry response from Unite boss The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022
The Tories are teetering, but only a progressive alliance can deal the final blow Last week’s byelections showed that a ‘change moment’, a chance to rid the UK of this rotten government, is within sight, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022
Labour will not strike deal with SNP to take Boris Johnson down, says senior MP David Lammy MP, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, said there would be no electoral pact with the SNP or the Lib Dems in the wake of Tory tactical voting defeats in by-elections. Daily Record · Jun 26, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2022 Labour risks fresh strikes row as David Lammy says 'serious' party not on picket lines Keir Starmer ordered frontbenchers to stay away from the picket lines in an attempt to avoid Tory efforts to pin the blame for rail strikes onto Labour
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022 Jon Cruddas: ‘Labour party must support’ rail workers in pay dispute MP says Keir Starmer’s team should not distance themselves from unions but back industrial action to defend living standards
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022 Boris Johnson is a sorcerer who has run out of spells, a wizard with a broken wand The Tory leader tried every trick he knew and his party still suffered a double-whammy of byelection defeats
The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2022 Boris Johnson aiming to carry on as Prime Minister until 'mid-2030s' BORIS Johnson intends to carry on as the UK Prime Minister into the next decade, he has declared despite a fresh threat to his premiership.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022 Conservatives’ alarm grows over threat of tactical voting in safe seats Last week’s byelection losses saw huge swings to the best-placed Tory opponent – without any formal electoral pact
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022 Brexit and other offensive words starting with the letter B The philosopher Harry G Frankfurt’s book on dishonesty offers a valuable insight into the Johnsonian mindset
The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2022 Brexit impact on Scotland shows ‘experiment did not work’, says Michael Russell SIX years on from the Brexit vote, it’s clear that all options should be on the table to allow Scotland to re-enter the EU and repair the…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022 Double defeat points to unwinding of Conservative Brexit coalition Defeat for the Tories in two key byelections shows that tactical voting could put safe seats in play if replicated at a general election
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022 Andy Burnham says Labour must ‘seize moment’ and back proportional representation Writing in the Observer, mayor of Manchester says Tory byelection defeats should open the way for consensus and radical reform
Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022 60 target seats where Boris Johnson is vulnerable to election 'pincer movement' With Labour turning the red wall red again, and the Lib Dems turning the blue wall yellow, Boris Johnson faces a war on two fronts - here's where the Tories are most vulnerable
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022 A harsh lesson for the Tories: you can’t outrun tactical voting The dramatic Tiverton and Honiton result shows how strategic anti-Conservative voting could decide the next general election, says Peter Kellner, a former president of YouGov