What happens if Rishi Sunak loses Rwanda vote? The prime minister has denied that tonight’s vote amounts to a vote of confidence in his leadership - but senior Tories have said otherwise The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
The real legacy of Margaret Thatcher THE Scottish founder of the Labour Party is probably turning in his grave at his namesake’s praise of former Tory prime minister Margaret… The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2023
Rishi Sunak news – live: PM urges mutinous Tories to ‘unite or die’ over Rwanda ahead of key vote PM faces growing pressure over flagship illegal migration policy The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
Rishi Sunak news – live: PM faces showdown vote on Rwanda migration plan as Tory revolt grows PM under fresh pressure after immigration minister quits after saying draft law to fix Rwanda plan won’t work The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
Sunak insists Tories not a ‘joke’ on Rwanda as PM forced to plead with Labour to back plan Embattled PM says he won’t expel Tory MPs voting against his new Rwanda bill The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Keir Starmer welcomed 'with open arms' to Conservative Party, says Jacob Ress-Mogg A TOP Tory MP has extended a welcome "with open arms" to the leader of the Labour party into the Conservatives. The National (Scotland) · Dec 6, 2023
Why the UK economy is in such a state – and even the Labour party doesn’t seem to get how bad things are The Labour leader Keir Starmer has warned that if his party wins the next UK general election, he will not be able to “turn on the spending taps”. Speaking at a thinktank event focused on the stagnation of the UK economy, he said the country was “in a hole” after… The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023
Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and campaigner dies aged 79 Former Labour minister Glenys Kinnock has died aged 79 at her home in London. Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2023
Baroness Glenys Kinnock, former minister and wife of ex-Labour leader, dies aged 79 Labour leader Keir Starmer pays tribute to ‘true fighter’ for the party The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2023
Keir Starmer downplays praise for Margaret Thatcher after backlash SIR Keir Starmer has downplayed his praise for Margaret Thatcher after sparking widespread backlash. The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2023
The week in audio: The Rest Is Entertainment; History for You With Douglas and Hugh and more Dream duo Richard Osman and Marina Hyde take aim at Farage et al; history boys get a satirical ribbing; the psychology of greed; and a hard look at the Labour party, from Corbyn to Starmer The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
Labour's Pledge to 'Rewire Britain' Sparks Controversy Amidst Tory Party Discord Over Pylon Plans Labour envisions a comprehensive overhaul that includes updating existing infrastructure, increasing energy efficiency and expanding renewable energy sources. International Business Times UK · Dec 1, 2023
Sir Elton John tells Parliament: 'We can be first country to defeat HIV' The singer-songwriter was honoured at a reception hosted at the Speaker’s House for his commitment to ending the Aids epidemic Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023
Elton John addresses Parliament urging leaders to do more to end Aids epidemic The British singer-songwriter was honoured at a reception hosted at the Speaker’s House for his commitment to ending the Aids epidemic. The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023 Ken Follett: ‘You don’t have to wear a hairshirt to be in the Labour party’ The writer, 74, on Bollinger Bolsheviks, champagne socialism, the power of public libraries and how he came to write the first of his 36 novels
The National (Scotland) · Nov 24, 2023 Rishi Sunak's viral hammer video sees Labour panned for 'dishonest' attack LABOUR are under pressure to retract and apologise after they used an edited down clip of Rishi Sunak using a hammer to attack the Tory leader ...
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023 Grayson Perry: 'my audience is the well-educated left-leaning middle classes. So I make them suffer for that' The acclaimed artist, writer and TV star is touring a new one-man show. He talks about not chasing laughs, the car-crash of current politics and developing a musical about his life
The National (Scotland) · Nov 24, 2023 Keir Starmer names EU anthem as music that 'sums up Labour Party' KEIR Starmer has named the European Union’s official anthem when asked to pick a piece of classical music which “sums up the
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023 Keir Starmer praises ‘hugely optimistic’ EU theme tune - and says it sums up Labour party The Labour leader said Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, the EU’s anthem, ‘has a sense of destiny’ and is ‘very sort of Labour’
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023 Starmer picks EU anthem as music that ‘sums up Labour Party’ The Opposition leader talked about the ‘sense of destiny’ and ‘moving forward to a better place’ in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 20, 2023 Labour are 'institutionally Islamophobic', says Labour MP A LABOUR MP has said that her own party are “institutionally Islamophobic” and were “playing on racist tropes” with an attack ad on Rishi…
The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2023 'Break-up Of Britain?' event draws on ‘the best of Tom Nairn’s legacy’ THE inaugural Break-up Of Britain? conference, a symposium celebrating the renowned Scottish political thinker Tom Nairn and named for his most…
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023 Lord Sainsbury’s daughter gives Labour £1m in biggest-ever donation by female donor Fran Perrin backs Keir Starmer to undo ‘13 years of bad decisions’ by the Conservatives
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023 Starmer: Corbyn’s days as Labour MP over after refusal to call Hamas terrorists The former Labour leader continually ducked a question about whether Hamas was a terror group during a recent TV interview.
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023 Starmer suggests Gaza position is about readying Labour for government He said Labour’s work with allies on the Israel-Hamas war was ‘what you would expect from someone who wants to’ be prime minister.