UN warns of ‘looming hunger catastrophe’ due to Russian blockade The UN World Food Programme director has warned that ‘50 million people in 45 countries are now just one step from famine’ The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2022
What could Boris Johnson do next? How former prime ministers now spend their time Boris Johnson can draw some inspiration from his predecessors The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Margaret Thatcher to Theresa May: dramatic prime ministerial resignations Tony Blair chose a Labour club in north-east England to announce his departure while David Cameron said he had to go after Brexit poll The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022
Tories fear Boris Johnson will disrupt smooth transfer of power Analysis: with his exit dragged out, will outgoing PM fumble governing or make problems for successor? The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022
Was Boris Johnson the worst prime minister of recent times? Analysis: after Johnson’s resignation, how does he compare with his four predecessors as PM? The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022
‘We never know when our time is up …’ Why did Johnson find it so very hard to resign? We’re told from an early age that ‘quitters never win’. But is that always true? The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022
From Churchill to Johnson: The Queen’s 14 prime ministers Sir Winston Churchill, her first prime minister, is thought to be her favourite. The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
To be PM Keir Starmer must show us who he is, not just who he isn’t The bleak fate of many Opposition leaders is to be remembered as necessary but not sufficient. Yes, they advanced the cause of their powerless parties. Their work made a difference and was essential to electoral recovery; but not so much that they themselves made it to the promised land. Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2022
Half of all children in lone-parent families are in relative poverty Exclusive: IFS study shows impact of Tory cuts to benefits and cost of living crisis on single mothers The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022
So the arguments over Brexit are done and dusted for a generation. Really, Tony Blair? We desperately need to rejoin the single market and customs union, whatever the former PM thinks The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022
Starmer allies reject claims leftwingers blocked from standing for Labour Party figures understood to have urged leader to rein in acolytes after candidates from left excluded from longlists The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022
Labour can ‘seal deal’ at next election with clear policy agenda, says Blair The former Labour prime minister was speaking at the Future Of Britain conference in central London. The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022
Tony Blair denies he's forming a new party with Ruth Davidson TONY Blair has insisted his new Future of Britain project would not morph into a political party. The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2022
Tony Blair says Keir Starmer must set out clear policy plan to win next election The former PM said the next election 'will be as much about Labour as it is about the Conservatives' and urged Keir Starmer to be clear on what the party offers Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022 Tony Blair says voters must be told ‘what Labour stands for’ ahead of ‘Future of Britain’ festival Former Labour leader denies he ’given up on Labour’ – ahead of conference with ex-Tory Cabinet ministers
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022 Tony Blair says Labour has ‘recovered’ as he dismisses need for new party Keir Starmer ‘doing an amazing job’ but voters still confused about what party stands for, says former PM
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022 Sir Colin Blakemore obituary Neuroscientist, persuasive science communicator and advocate for rationality and openness
Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2022 Ignore the howls of outrage, Keir — you had to ditch Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto Channel Four is recording a fun new show before Nadine Dorries flogs it off. Make Me Prime Minister features Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s famous spin doctor, and Baroness Warsi, former Tory party chair, putting plucky members of the public through their paces to see if they’ve got what it takes…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022 Falling NHS continuity of care poses ‘existential threat’ to patient safety Britain’s top family doctor to warn of ‘most worrying crisis in decades’ with shrinking numbers of GPs and soaring demand
Belfast Live · Jun 27, 2022 Good Friday Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections says Lord Trimble He reflected on the agreement as he attended the unveiling of a new portrait of him
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022 Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections – Lord Trimble The former First Minister was speaking as a new portrait of him was unveiled at the Queen’s University Belfast.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022 Double defeat points to unwinding of Conservative Brexit coalition Defeat for the Tories in two key byelections shows that tactical voting could put safe seats in play if replicated at a general election
The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022 Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton byelections: even Boris Johnson loyalists will now be worried for the next election The scale of byelection defeats in Tiverton and Honiton in south-west England and Wakefield in the north of England might have Conservative rebels wishing they had waited a few weeks to hold a no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson. For the 148 MPs who voted against him, these results might have…
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022 Sir John Curtice: Tories in trouble but Keir Starmer still missing crucial spark Boris Johnson’s party is “in trouble” but Sir Keir Starmer has yet to spark the “crucial ingredient” of enthusiasm for Labour which led to Tony Blair’s 1997 victory, according to one of Britain’s leading elections experts
Financial Times · Jun 24, 2022 How ‘vice-signalling’ swallowed electoral politics Politicians have always pandered. But lately, political stunts, from Trump’s wall to Johnson’s Rwanda flights, have taken a darker turn