DARK SECRETS: 16 | Vintage Vibes

Voices: It’s hard to see how Rachel Reeves can survive

COMMENT: The chancellor deserves our sympathy, writes Simon Walters, but resignation may now be inevitable. And her boss’s credibility has also taken a huge hit – the prime minister remains in office but not in power

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons

Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons.

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

Public wants much greater Lords reform than government’s modest plan – new survey

The UK government’s proposal to reform the House of Lords has now reached a crucial stage – with parliamentarians having a final chance to amend the bill outlining the plan before it becomes law.

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2025

‘Unless you see it, you can’t believe how bad it is’: the peer demanding a minister for porn

We’ve got into a mess with extreme content because nobody wants to talk about pornography, says Gabby Bertin

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025

Welfare bill: what compromises have been made and how will claimants be affected?

More than 120 Labour MPs were planning to defeat the bill by voting against it before last-minute concessions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025

Fewer bus services and passengers revealed in damning report

A report warned that rural and suburban areas face a "cycle of decline" whereby services are withdrawn because of low demand

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025

Tory MP openly criticises Kemi Badenoch and challenges her to suspend him over national security row

Prime minister Keir Starmer tells Conservative leader she will ‘never’ be PM

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025

Starmer slaps down Wes Streeting after he claims there is ‘no budget’ for assisted dying

Prime minister pushes back at the health secretary’s suggestion that MPs made the wrong choice by backing historic assisted dying legislation

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025

Assisted dying: what happens now the House of Lords has the bill?

MPs have voted to introduce assisted dying, almost seven months after this bill was first debated in the House of Commons. The proposal – a backbench private member’s bill promoted by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater – would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to receive assistance to end…

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025

More than 1 million private rental homes are substandard, new analysis reveals

Fears that substandard homes are putting people at risk as sweltering temperatures in the UK hit more than 30C

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025