Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are ‘laughable’, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said. Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025
With a new year ahead there’s no better time for Keir Starmer to start playing good cop The prime minister should resolve in 2025 to enthuse about his vision, and leave moaning about the Tories and fiscal hardship to his chancellor The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024
Is Labour to blame for slowing UK economy? It’s more complex than that Tories point finger at Rachel Reeves’s budget but economy has been misfiring for best part of a decade The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024
Have those who say Starmer is failing forgotten the madness of the Tory years already? The PM can’t simply sit back and hope things will settle down. But look to history: there is an inevitability about his predicament, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024
Tories repeatedly told off at FMQs as John Swinney labels party a 'disgrace' JOHN Swinney branded the Scottish Tories a “disgrace” during a First Minister’s Questions where the party were repeatedly told off for… The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2024
John Swinney scolds Anas Sarwar at FMQs for accidentally voting with Tories TWICE JOHN Swinney has poked fun at Scottish Labour’s leader as he voted with the Scottish Conservatives on Wednesday afternoon... The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2024
The Tories are living in an echo chamber with Kemi Badenoch as its mouthpiece KemiKaze neither listens nor learns as she loses to Keir Starmer week after week at prime minister’s questions The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024
Tories fell thousands short of 'one million homes' promise, data reveals Labour say the Conservatives ‘misled the public and under-delivered’ - but the new Government faces a huge challenge in meeting its own, higher target Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Keir Starmer vows to 'significantly' cut UK net migration as he blasts Tory 'open borders experiment' Prime Minister says net migration is ‘off the scale’ as revised estimates reveal it hit record 906,000 in 2023 Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Tories ran 'open border experiment', Keir Starmer claims as he vows migration cut KEIR Starmer has claimed the Tories ran a “one nation experiment in open borders” in the UK, as new figures revealed the Home Office was… The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2024
Kemi Badenoch considering visa cap if Tories return to power Party leader could revive deportations for people who arrive on small boats but did not recommit to Rwanda plan The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Tories outraged by 'provocative' Benjamin Netanyahu ICC arrest warrant KEIR Starmer’s Government has been urged by the Tories to condemn the arrest warrants issued for Israel’s prime minister and former defence… The National (Scotland) · Nov 21, 2024
'Trumpian scaremongering': Tories spark fury with attack on Scottish LGBT charity THE Scottish Tories’ deputy chair has provoked anger with “Trumpian scaremongering” about the LGBT community ... The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2024
Row erupts over Nicola Sturgeon's ITV paycheque as Tories cry 'hypocrisy' A ROW has broken out after it was revealed that Nicola Sturgeon was paid £25,000 to appear on ITV’s General Election coverage – with the… The National (Scotland) · Oct 31, 2024
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024 Conservatives call on Government to ‘think again’ on winter fuel payment Tories gathered in Westminster on Tuesday, ahead of handing in a petition to the Treasury, a day before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2024 Tories rage after SNP appoint interim chief who suggested executing monarchy THE Scottish Tories have been left fuming after the SNP appointed an interim chief executive who previously suggested that the monarchy should…
The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2024 Labour plan to stick with Tories £1.3bn benefits cuts branded 'utterly shameless' THE Labour Government will press ahead with £1.3 billion in annual cuts to UK sickness benefits which was previously announced by the Tories,…
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024 Labour’s support slides under 30% as angry older voters turn to Farage and the Tories - poll The Techne UK weekly tracker poll has registered support of less than 30 per cent for Labour for the first time since they started polling in the UK in February 2022.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024 Thursday briefing: What the shock Badenoch-Jenrick leadership battle says about the future of the Tories In today’s newsletter: Conservative MPs have whittled down the candidates to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. What does that say about the direction of the party?
The National (Scotland) · Oct 8, 2024 Scottish Tories announce new frontbench team – with no role for Douglas Ross THE Scottish Tories have unveiled their new frontbench team after Russell Findlay was elected as party leader – with no role for either of his…
The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2024 Billionaire family linked to trade union blacklisting bankrolling Scottish Tories A BILLIONAIRE family once headed by a key player in an operation which blacklisted trade unionists and others from employment is bankrolling the…
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024 OPINION - Jon Sopel: I’ve seen the Republicans up close and Britain’s Tories aren’t like them — they’re a unique brand of special I am sitting writing this in a corner of the Birmingham ICC, a conference centre and concert venue as though designed by Max Escher with a confusing array of staircases going everywhere and nowhere, it seems. But that is not what strikes me as odd. More, I am struck by…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Tories think being weird makes them interesting, but it just makes them weird The general election loss should have given Tory leadership hopefuls pause. Instead they’re doubling down on the oddness
The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2024 Labour's 'austerity 2.0' will hit harder than Tories', Health Secretary says LABOUR’s “austerity 2.0” is set to go deeper than the Tories did, the Health Secretary has said ...
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024 How can Labour avoid the ‘union paymasters’ jibes? By banning all large donations There is no comparison between Labour’s transparent union funding and murky donations to the Tories – but stopping it all would be the best way to clean up politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee