Starmer accuses Sunak of harbouring ‘extremists’ in Islamophobia row Labour leader condemns PM and criticises Suella Braverman’s ‘extreme rhetoric’ as Lee Anderson suspended over London mayor comments The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
The Observer view: Tory MPs whipping up Islamophobia must be stopped In the wake of the chaos of the Gaza debate, prominent Conservatives are trying to exploit fears of extremism for their own ends The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
Home Office accused of cover-up over ‘golden visas’ for super-rich Russians Government refused to publish review of system that allowed Russians now sanctioned due to Ukraine war to live in Britain The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
MPs should only have to fear ballot box, says Home Secretary after politicians face threats James Cleverly branded it ‘nonsense’ for protesters to claim they were not seeking to intimidate when they picketed MPs’ homes Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2024
Removing UK climate protesters’ defence ‘could erode right to trial by jury’ Attorney general’s attempt to end climate protesters’ use of consent defence is slippery slope, says KC The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Judge criticises Home Office errors in Palestinian refugee’s visa case Home secretary apologises to Chevening scholar Amena El Ashkar who was denied visa to study at LSE The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024
C of E refutes claims of ‘conveyor belt’ of asylum seeker fake conversions Suella Braverman and a former priest accuse church but Justin Welby says its role has been mischaracterised The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2024
Kemi Badenoch tops Tory member poll again The prime minister remains second from bottom Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024
Suella Braverman and Priti Patel accuse churches of backing 'bogus' asylum claims Former Tory home secretaries call out those who helped Abdul Ezedi claim Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2024
‘Everyone’s second preference’: could James Cleverly be the next Tory leader? The right wing of the party is talking up Kemi Badenoch. But the gaffe-prone home secretary might have the last laugh The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
OPINION - Kemi Badenoch may be part of the 'Evil Plotters' WhatsApp group but she has an audacious plan In her maiden Commons speech in 2017, Kemi Badenoch, quoting Woody Allen, said that democracy was like sex: “If it’s not messy, you’re not doing it right”. Seven years on, Conservative politics could hardly be messier. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2024
Stop badgering the Tories to run the country. They’re plotting and putsching, and really don’t have the time You’d think failing public services merit some attention. But when a poll this bad lands, they must know who’s behind it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024
The endgame looms for Sunak and the Tories. ‘Rwanda’ will be the epitaph on their political grave If he has any concern for his reputation, the PM will shelve this doomed mistake and do everything to rescue public services, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024
Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2024 Is Rishi Sunak facing a potential leadership contest and who could replace him? Tory MPs call for PM to quit A former Tory minister reportedly reveals more discontent about the embattled PM’s leadership, raising the spectre of a future no-confidence vote
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024 Home Office U-turns on policy to restrict help for trafficking victims Rights groups welcome change to Braverman policy that denied support to people with criminal convictions
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024 Sunak is praying for the Lords to block the Rwanda bill – so he can blame the left If that plane full of asylum seekers actually takes off, it is no longer the great distraction his government needs it to be, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Al Jazeera · Jan 18, 2024 What is the UK’s ‘Safety of Rwanda’ bill and why are MPs fighting over it? Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes the bill through the House of Commons but not without much squabbling.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024 Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill passes third reading in Commons Flagship policy passes committee stage after tense lead-up in which Tory divisions came to the fore
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024 A Tory party addicted to chaos enters its next stage of self-destruction Both Rishi Sunak and James Cleverley have privately denounced the Rwanda bill in the past. Yet here they are, backing it…
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024 All the MPs rebelling over Sunak's Rwanda bill as two senior Tories quit Here are all the MPs that backed amendments to Sunak's Rwanda Bill
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024 Rishi Sunak in last-ditch bid to win over Tory MPs on his Rwanda bill Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson said to be ready to back hardliners – as right-wingers warn PM he could face defeat
The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2024 Suella Braverman joins thousands at rally as Israeli president thanks King Charles FORMER home secretary Suella Braverman joined thousands in London at a demonstration where King Charles was thanked by the Israeli President.
Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2024 Thousands gather in Trafalgar Square for pro-Israel rally The rally remembered those still held hostage by Hamas after the October 7 terror attack
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024 David Cameron rules out comeback as Tory leader after return to frontline politics The former prime minister insisted he does not have an ‘agenda’ to return as Conservative leader after his shock return to the cabinet as foreign secretary