Krishnan Guru-Murthy, the bullish Channel 4 News interviewer letting himself loose on Strictly 2023 Broadcaster is known for his tough, combative interviewing style The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023
Krishnan Guru-Murthy: The bullish Channel 4 News interviewer letting himself loose on Strictly Come Dancing Broadcaster is known for his tough, combative interviewing style The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Senior Irish and British ministers remain at odds over Taoiseach comments NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris termed comments by Leo Varadkar around Irish unity and Stormont as ‘unhelpful’. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
DUP pressurised by small number of hardliners to stay out of Stormont – Baker The Northern Ireland minister urged those hardliners to consider what sort of future they want for the region. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos review – full of extraordinary revelations, if you can bear to watch The knives are out as Nigel Farage, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Hilary Benn and more dish out startling high-end gossip about Brexit and beyond. A gruesome look at the UK’s political perma-crisis The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023
Hotels tycoon who stopped donating to Tories gives party £10,000 Exclusive: Rocco Forte backs Wycombe MP and arch-Brexiter Steve Baker, having not donated since 2019 The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023
Brexit: Amazon and eBay sellers ‘refusing to ship to Northern Ireland’, ministers warned DUP MP Jim Shannon warned that Northern Ireland continues to be treated differently under arrangements with the EU to the detriment of shoppers. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Can you change a Brexit state of mind? If departing the EU has failed to deliver, why is the UK still so divided? Seven years on, we ask behavioural psychologists if cognitive dissonance can be overcome The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
OPINION - The New Conservatives are proof Tory MPs don’t care about governing If in doubt about a political question, always consult the collected works of Monty Python. There is no higher authority. What, for example, is the future of the Conservative Party? Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2023
Braverman grooming gang remarks cost her Baker backing – report A row has reportedly broken out between Suella Braverman and former backer Steve Baker over her remarks on grooming gangs. The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023
Steve Baker withdraws support for Braverman over grooming gangs rhetoric, says ally Influential Brexiter backed home secretary’s leadership bid but is said to object to her singling out British-Pakistani men The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023
Visa legislation could ruin tourism industry, warn Derry Sinn Fein after NIO Minister comments NIO Minister Steve Baker confirmed government plans to give no exemption from electronic travel authorisation passes to tourists Belfast Live · Jun 23, 2023
No exemption for tourists visiting Northern Ireland via Ireland, says minister Steve Baker made clear the Government does not intend to grant waivers to Electronic Travel Authorisations. The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
Westminster ‘gaslighting’ Northern Irelanders over funding – DUP MP Sammy Wilson warned the ‘Barnett squeeze is getting greater’. The Independent UK · May 10, 2023
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Minister raises concerns over school segregation causing social divisions in NI Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker told MPs he is ‘absolutely all in favour’ of school choice.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 25, 2023 Thousands line King Street for Newcastle's Anzac Day march Many of those who attended the Newcastle dawn service made their way to Perkins Street in preparation for the city's morning Anzac march to Civic Park.
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker urged the DUP to end its boycott of the Stormont institutions.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023 Sunak in fighting spirit after Brexit rebels and Johnson hopes dissolve Winning Tory doubters – and Johnson loyalists – round to his Windsor Framework strengthens prime minister’s election wicket
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Humiliation for Boris rebel alliance as MPs overwhelmingly back Sunak’s Brexit deal Humiliation for Boris Johnson as revolt over protocol fizzles out
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Boris Johnson is ‘pound-shop Nigel Farage’ for opposing Sunak Brexit deal, says Steve Baker Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker said to have been booted out of ERG WhatsApp group after insult
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Johnson warned he risks looking like ‘pound shop Farage’ with Brexit opposition The former prime minister has said he plans to vote against the Stormont brake element of Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework.
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 Budget to provide extra £130m for public spending in N Ireland, says Government Minister Steve Baker said all public services in Northern Ireland would suffer without the return of Stormont.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023 Andrea Leadsom: ‘I was determined to become prime minister and deliver Brexit myself’ The Conservative MP and arch-leaver discusses the upside of life outside the EU, serpents in Westminster and the interview that sank her leadership bid
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023 Matt Hancock’s leaked messages being ‘used to rewrite history’, say civil servants Some advisers and civil servants speaking to the Guardian say an ‘anti-lockdown filter’ has been placed on events
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023 Brexit has reversed the brains of Sunak and Starmer The prime minister now supports the EU more enthusiastically than Labour and it’s hard to know which way is up