Budget tax rises must be temporary and coupled with pro-business plan, TBI says Sir Tony Blair’s think tank urged the Government to ‘move beyond the caution’ of its first year in office. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right For too long, the centre has been adopting the language of the right but deploying it with greater civility – to disastrous ends, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
How the European convention on human rights became a battleground between the centre and the right For 20 years, populists have been blaming the ECHR for endangering Britain by offering basic protections to immigrants, says author Daniel Trilling The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair Exclusive: Former PM and ex-Tory leader William Hague warn UK lacks high-risk capital and infrastructure to harness benefits of powerful technology The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
Afternoon Update: net zero divide heaps pressure on Ley; rugby league concussion furore; and the teen who escaped the manosphere Opposition leader urged to call special Liberal party room meeting this week The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2025
Morning Mail: ATO’s $42m debt collector contracts; teacher shortages bite; inside the nitazenes threat ATO reliance on private debt collector revealed; remote and disadvantaged schools suffering teacher shortages; death toll rising from nitazenes drug use The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2025
Ministers can raise taxes if they come out fighting. But no one in this cowardly Labour government seems able Ahead of the budget, Rachel Reeves should be out making her arguments. Instead, there is silence – and a huge opportunity for Labour’s opponents, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025
Tony Blair ‘has a contribution to make’ to Trump’s Gaza peace deal, UK’s Middle East minister says Exclusive: Hamish Falconer has spoken to The Independent on Gaza and why cutting international aid has not made the migrant crisis worse The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Rebuilding devastated Gaza after two years of war is a monumental task. Who is going to pay for it? Donald Trump has declared peace in the Middle East and secured a fragile ceasefire. What happens next is not so clear, James C. Reynolds reports The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025
Tony Blair Institute urges shift in focus from clean to cheaper power by 2030 A paper by the former Labour PM’s think tank is the latest intervention in an increasingly fractious energy debate. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
Inside the Israel-backed militias, rival clans and Hamas factions battling for power in Gaza IN DEPTH: Anti-Hamas armed groups are now stationed behind Israeli lines in Gaza while clashes between Hamas and other clans rage on, as militants fight over control of the destroyed strip. Bel Trew speaks to some of the actors involved to find out how we got here The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Ukraine cannot win against Russia, warns British Field Marshal WORLD OF TROUBLE: Field Marshal Lord Richards tells The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Ukraine has been given false hope by its Western allies and cannot triumph against Russia unless Nato forces join fight The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2025
Egypt expected to lead global stabilisation force in Gaza, say diplomats Decommissioning Hamas weapons seen as major stumbling block, with British diplomats advising on process The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025
Could Gaza’s ceasefire process draw lessons from Northern Ireland’s path to peace? 'If there was a broad lesson from the success of Northern Ireland, it’s that an inclusive process worked – and I mean inclusive in the full sense, all different parties, even including militants,' Peter McLoughlin. Euronews · Oct 18, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025 China spying case: dream job turns into nightmare for DPP Stephen Parkinson Having long desired to lead the CPS, Parkinson now finds himself at the heart of a political row over the collapsed case
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025 Jonathan Powell: the trusted aide Starmer is shielding from China spy row National security adviser has become most influential foreign policy figure in government
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025 It’s taken only 24 hours, but Trump’s fairytale of peace in the Middle East seems doomed ANALYSIS: As the ceasefire teeters after only a day, the region looks set to remain trapped in a dystopian, ever-violent Groundhog Day, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew
Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025 Blunkett: Better Whitehall the only way to see off ‘far-right’ threat Lord Blunkett served in former prime minister Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour cabinets between 1997 and 2004, and again in 2005.
The Conversation · Oct 14, 2025 Could further education colleges get involved with university mergers? It might help meet Keir Starmer’s education goals The merger of Kent and Greenwich universities is set to produce the UK’s first “super-university”. This structure will help the universities manage financial risks, while sustaining their distinctive identities. And the merger could also provide a model for the prime minister’s vision for post-compulsory education, outlined recently at the Labour…
Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025 William Hague urges Keir Starmer to ‘be more like Margaret Thatcher’ The Prime Minister has been under pressure this summer with Labour trailing behind Reform in opinion polls and others questioning his leadership.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025 ‘Did two Brits spy for China?’ is one question. ‘Can any UK PM really stand up to China?’ is an even bigger one It’s Keir Starmer’s turn to muddle through a problem that none of his predecessors solved: can his cash-poor nation afford to offend a superpower?, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025 Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency Author of influential report on the gig economy says new watchdog can make progress on workers’ rights
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025 Trump vows lasting peace in Middle East and talks rebuilding Gaza as he signs Egypt accord — but offers few details Signing caps off a day-long victory lap for Trump as Israeli hostages were freed after two years of Hamas captivity
Euronews · Oct 13, 2025 Egyptian president says Trump's plan on Gaza is 'last chance' for peace in region Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US President Donald Trump co-chaired a peace summit in Egypt's Sharm el Sheikh on Monday on Gaza's future and the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025 Trump takes centre stage as questions linger over UK’s role in Gaza ceasefire While some question UK’s ‘key’ role in negotiations, others claim British influence was significant