Five people die on migrant boat crossing from France in freezing cold Deaths come day after the first small boat crossing of the year, as dozens of migrants landed in the UK on Saturday The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024
Suella Braverman attacks Rishi Sunak for relying on ‘bad weather’ to stop small boat crossings The former home secretary lashed out at the PM after Britain saw its first arrivals cross the channel this year The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024
Suella Braverman threatens to help destroy Rwanda plan unless Sunak changes bill Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion on his Rwanda bill in parliament next week as 54 Conservatives back rebel amendment The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024
Suella Braverman's war on 'woke' policing criticised in report she commissioned The former home secretary is under fire for putting pressure on the force over policing strategy Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024
Rightwing Tories’ Rwanda demands risk reopening party divisions Moderate Conservatives push back against amendments seeking to end migrants’ legal challenges The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Sadiq Khan likens Tory rival Susan Hall to Donald Trump Exclusive: London mayor says voting system changes could result in Hall starting series of hard-right victories in 2024 The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024
Walkout over weapons: British school students battle Gaza protest curbs Luton Sixth Form College suspended its student council after a walkout, amid scrutiny of links to an arms major. Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2023
Kemi Badenoch voted Tories’ favourite minister of the year Survey puts Badenoch narrowly ahead of Suella Braverman and Penny Mordaunt in race to succeed Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023
Father stuck in Turkey applies for judicial review of Home Office’s handling of his case Siyabonga Twala, who has a British son, was barred from returning to UK a year ago and remains in limbo in Ankara The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
Friday briefing: 72 mystery genders, 15-minute cities, seven eco bins, and an opinion on MOTD In today’s newsletter: Homelessness as a lifestyle choice, extreme sex ed and Rishi ‘Seven Bins’ Sunak – we round up the best of 2023’s culture war chaos The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
Heavy election defeat could lead to Tory lurch to right, analysis shows With another two-point slip from current polling, about 40% of Tory MPs would come from populist right The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023
Shoplifters to benefit most from ending short jail terms in England and Wales More than 9,000 people given six to 12 months for shoplifting in past two years would now be made to do community service The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023
Five Great Reads: memories of Shane, a rogue’s gallery and the democracy Super Bowl Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2023
Laurence Fox, Vanessa Feltz and Love Island: Ofcom reveals most complained-about TV moments of 2023 Broadcasting watchdog received double the amount of complaints than last year The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023 The Westminster Rizz Rankings 2023 The Londoner has catalogued the least and most rizzy MPs
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023 Channel 4’s The Last Leg pranks Suella Braverman into collecting ‘D*** of the year’ award Pranksters invited the Tory MP to officially launch ‘Fareham Fishing’ - a bogus angling company - as part of a segment for Channel 4’s Last Leg programme
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023 Sunak accused of toxic rhetoric after warning of ‘overwhelming’ migration to Europe Prime minister makes controversial remarks at Rome conference organised by Giorgia Meloni’s party
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023 Rishi Sunak says migrants threaten to ‘overwhelm’ UK PM vows to push for reform of global refugee rules at festival organised by far-right Italian leader
The National (Scotland) · Dec 16, 2023 Suella Braverman awarded D*ck of the Year whilst launching a small boat SUELLA Braverman has been pranked by Channel 4’s Last Leg team to be awarded D*ck of the Year whilst she launched a small boat.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023 John Crace on the villains of 2023: ‘We used to debate whether she was dim or vindictive. The answer appears to be both’ This year’s rogue’s gallery is full to the brim. The Guardian’s sketch writer picks out some of the biggest rotters, from Suella and SBF to Elon Musk and Lord Dave
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023 Britney! Barbenheimer! Bye-bye Braverman! A look back at the highs and (mainly) lows of 2023 It was a year in which we fretted about computers taking over the world and watched all kinds of crazy things happening on the planet as run by humans. Richard Godwin looks back on the past 12 months
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 Migration is dominating Sunak’s premiership – but the pressure on Starmer may be even greater Although Labour has successfully kept the spotlight on Tory incompetence, difficult battles are yet to come, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 Wednesday briefing: Making sense of the new draft climate deal as crucial summit comes to a climax In today’s newsletter: Fossil fuels are mentioned for the first time – but early reviews are mixed on whether the text is strong enough to limit warming to 1.5C
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 UK at high risk of ‘catastrophic ransomware attack’, report says Parliamentary committee says Britain is vulnerable because of poor planning and lack of investment
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023 Homeless man who criticised Suella Braverman’s ‘lifestyle choice’ comment dies on the street Richard O’Brien died after becoming unwell while sleeping in a doorway in Cardiff