Labour says UK nature under threat and pledges to halt decline Shadow minister Steve Reed vows to uphold targets on biodiversity loss and protecting land and sea The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024
‘Confined to this little island’: Britons criticise rejection of EU youth mobility deal Hundreds voice dismay at Sunak and Starmer, accusing them of misreading UK attitudes towards Europe The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024
London commuter belt to benefit from TfL-style 'best-price guarantee' fares under Labour rail plan ‘Bold reforms’ would see most passenger services renationalised within five years under Labour’s ‘Great British Railways’ plan Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: How are we to fund defence spending? In a dangerous world, it is all to the good that the Prime Minister has committed an extra £500 million to help defend Ukraine — a useful adjunct to the billions committed by the US Congress — and intends to increase military spending to 2.5 per cent of national income… Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024
OPINION - Do Labour realise they're in their honeymoon period already? It won't last Screw the Ming vase, Keir. If you can’t enjoy 20-point leads — and that’s on a bad day — then you have no business being in politics. We get it, power is the point (a concept that must be patiently re-explained to Labour Party members every general election defeat). Yes,… Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024
Britons don’t like culture wars, but that doesn’t mean the ‘woke mob’ messaging will stop New polling confirms people care more about jobs and public services than an orchestrated backlash against minorities – Labour, take note, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024
Starmer must drain the poison from the immigration debate – it’s what the public wants After years of failed gimmicks and polarisation under the Tories, Britain is ready for a more grown-up approach, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024
Humanitarian groups demand safe routes to UK after five deaths in Channel UN and Council for Europe add voices to outcry as more people drown within hours of ‘cruel’ Rwanda bill being passed The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
OPINION - Keir Starmer should steal Tory clothes and wear the flag of St George proudly Like a spectral invigilator, George Orwell is never far from our political discourse. Yesterday, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer dramatised respectively the sharp distinction he drew in a famous 1945 essay between nationalism and patriotism. The Prime Minister, for his part, finally ensured that his Rwanda bill will become… Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024
Rishi Sunak's election challenge underlined as 9/10 voters think finances getting worse or no better EXCLUSIVE: ‘Most people are still not feeling enough improvement in their personal finances’ - Gideon Skinner of Ipsos Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024
It’s St George’s Day, and England needs a reset. Here are three ways to do it For too long we have clung to myths of grandeur and exceptionalism, but the truth is that we don’t need them, says author Tom Baldwin The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
Rugby star Maro Itoje backs Starmer’s promise to boost school sports Sir Keir Starmer has promised more team games in state schools if he becomes prime minister Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2024
Labour are ahead in the polls, but have they won hearts and minds? These charts suggest not There are signs the party’s polling lead is a bit soft. But with the Tories trailing in leadership and economy, experts are not sure it will matter The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Keir Starmer asks Labour candidates to ‘fly the flag’ on St George’s Day Labour leader uses Telegraph column to emphasise his patriotic stance, but some worry it may alienate ethnic minority voters The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024 Thatcher’s enduring legacy and most heinous sin Letters: David Redshaw is staggered by Keir Starmer’s admiration for her, Brian Hughes says her government created the illusion of an economic miracle, while Charles EL Gilman disputes her total hostility to the EU
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024 The Tories are playing a risky game with their relentless pursuit of Angela Rayner The stakes are not just high for Labour’s deputy leader but also for her accusers
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024 Tory party has ‘lost any right’ to call itself patriotic, says Keir Starmer Labour leader accuses Conservatives of having ‘denigrated some of our proudest national institutions’ and stoking divisions
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024 Labour shifts poll tactics to target fearful Tory over-65s Alarm grows over possible pension cuts as research suggests Jeremy Hunt tax cut announcement was ‘blunder’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024 A heedless dash for net zero will waste cash and, later, votes Keir Starmer must learn from the Tories’ failures and ensure green projects are well planned and resourced
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024 Labour targets TikTok microinfluencers ahead of election Party hopes smaller content creators with loyal following online will attract voters missed through TV and radio
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Hoopla around Truss and Rayner shows Michael Ashcroft still steering the debate Former Tory chair turned political biographer and publisher is behind books that have put former PM and Labour’s deputy in the spotlights
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Ashcroft demands Starmer apology for Rayner ‘smear’ accusations Labour leader told PMQs a ‘billionaire peer’ was ‘smearing a working-class woman’ after coverage of Rayner’s tax affairs
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Saving us from ourselves: how Britain is learning to accept the nanny state Despite detractors, the tobacco bill shows the public will support policies that would once have been thought draconian
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024 Police to contact Tory MP Mark Menzies over campaign fund misuse allegations Development follows Labour calling for investigation into Tory MP alleged to have misused funds to pay off ‘bad people’
Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024 OPINION - Mark Menzies and the Tory scandals: sensational fun, but pity us poor voters There is no getting away from Karl Marx’s gag about history beginning as tragedy and ending as farce. When the only thing we can think about when it comes to the Government is a mesmerising sex scandal, we really are in John Major 1997 territory.