Thousands of Londoners face being without running water for four days Thames Water says it has fixed the leak but warns some customers may still experience a temporary loss of water Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Heathrow third runway plan faces 'major obstacles', Kemi Badenoch's transport chief warns Shadow transport secretary Gareth Bacon previously said the proposal to expand the west London airport would be ‘eye-wateringly expensive and environmentally calamitous’ Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander opposed third runway at Heathrow which Rachel Reeves appears to now back Exclusive: Heidi Alexander is the eighth Cabinet minister known to have objected to a bigger Heathrow, as has Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025
Keir Starmer and 16 ministers urged not to 'U-turn' on opposing Heathrow third runway Environmental groups have warned of the climate change impact of hundreds of thousands more flights which could also blight parts of London with noise Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025
Labour 'doubling down' on Tories' mistakes on Brexit, Kemi Badenoch says THE Tories made mistakes in office – including in their handling of Brexit – and Labour are now “doubling down” on them, Kemi Badenoch has… The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025
Kemi Badenoch to admit Tory ‘no plan’ Brexit was a mistake The Conservative leader is set to make a major speech on Thursday where she will accuse Labour of repeating the mistakes of the Tory government she served in The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
Tories will tell difficult truths, Badenoch to say in bid to regain voter trust The Conservative leader is also expected to criticise the Labour Party for announcing ‘mad and bad ideas’ which the Tories rejected when in power. Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025
Who could be in the running to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor? News analysis: Keir Starmer gave his beleaguered chancellor the vote of confidence on Monday morning, but if he decided on a change in the Treasury who could replace her? The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025
The school which launched the Reeves sisters into politics would fail under Labour reforms, claim Tories Tories claim improvements to the school which educated two of Keir Starmer’s cabinet ministers would not have been allowed by Labour’s education reforms The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025
Calls for general election ballooned after ‘foreign interference’, MP claims Yasmin Qureshi said the petition may have collected some of its 3.02 million signatures as a result of ‘misinformation’ and campaigners abroad. Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025
Rachel Reeves's sister to attend Cabinet in Labour's latest nepo move RACHEL Reeves’s sister Ellie will now attend Cabinet in a coup for the dynastic wing of the Labour Party ... The National (Scotland) · Dec 2, 2024
Labour urges inquiry into claims Lee Anderson was offered money to join Reform Call for standards commissioner to look into circumstances of former Tory MP’s defection to Reform party The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024
MPs reject bid to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country. Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024
UK politics latest: Sue Gray ‘rejects’ new role as Starmer makes huge emissions pledge at Cop29 The former chief of staff had been offered the role as envoy to the nations and regions The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024 UK politics live: Badenoch’s shadow cabinet shows Tories ‘learned nothing’ from Truss chaos, says Labour Top roles for Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick as new shadow cabinet revealed
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2024 OPINION - Inside Labour's new world: the marriages, alliances, relatives and rivals Rural affairs don’t tend to be the biggest draw for Labour governments. But Environment Secretary Steve Reed may be counting on a personal trump card to win his department a better deal.
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024 Reeves tries to lift Labour gloom by pledging ‘No return to austerity’ Rachel Reeves will today try to inject optimism into the Labour conference after a gloomy start to government
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024 Rachel and Ellie Reeves: How a school mock election launched the careers of Britain’s most powerful sisters Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves and chancellor Rachel Reeves have become the most powerful British sibling duo since David and Ed Miliband served in Gordon Brown’s cabinet
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024 Labour doubles down on pensioner winter fuel cuts: ‘The money has got to come from somewhere’ Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves speaks to The Independent about taking on Momentum, why change was needed to win the election, keeping pensioner winter fuel cuts and the need to build more prisons
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024 ‘Don’t compare Keir to Boris’ pleads minister as Diane Abbott accuses PM of being ‘in pocket of millionaires’ Exclusive: Ministers are concerned that comparisons are now being drawn between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson as the row over gifts erupts
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024 Labour will lean into hope at first conference in power for 15 years Don’t expect Obama 2008 levels, say sources, but ministers know Starmer’s party have much to celebrate in Liverpool
The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2024 Labour give former Better Together chief new 'mission champion for Scotland' job LABOUR have appointed former Better Together chief Blair McDougall as one of their “mission champions” for Scotland.
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024 Urgent action needed to replace cladding after Dagenham fire, Grenfell report author warns Dame Judith Hackitt criticises ‘buck passing’ for slow progress on repairs in seven years since disaster
Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024 Keir Starmer slams Tories amid row over Civil Service 'cronyism' under Labour Conservatives demand PM ‘stop the rot’ after early rows for new government
The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2024 Labour chair struggles to justify top party donor’s 'all areas' pass to Number 10 LABOUR’S chair Ellie Reeves struggled to justify why a top party donor was given a “temporary” pass to Downing Street where he “could go…