Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girls The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
Wanna hear the one about the low-paid dad who took paternity leave? MPs will tell ‘dad jokes’ in parliament to highlight ‘real joke’ of UK paternity leave, which is a class issue The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025
New build managers ‘undercutting’ buyers’ prosperity, MP warns in crackdown call Alistair Strathern described ‘a new homes stealth tax’ affecting some new-build estates. Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025
‘Normal politics won’t stop it’: housing crisis dominates election in Hitchin Gentrification is pricing out people from Hertfordshire town where voters are divided over plans to build new homes The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024
Chicken runs, boundary changes and a battle of economists: On the campaign trail in new constituency Hitchin Labour’s Alistair Strathern tells Archie Mitchell that as well as life-long Tories, he is winning the backing of Green and Lib Dem voters against Bim Afolami The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024
Canvassing to empty houses: knocking on doors in the smart doorbell era Campaigning door-to-door is nothing new, but selling your party’s vision in the UK election to someone when you can’t see them can be a mixed blessing The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
New Labour MP denies doing 'chicken run' months after winning seat Alastair Strathern overturned a large Conservative majority in Nadine Dorries' old seat Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2024
Spanish woman removed from UK after returning from Christmas holiday Woman was detained overnight and removed despite presenting Home Office documents showing her right to work and live in UK The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024
New Mid Beds MP promises to continue Nadine Dorries’ ‘opposition’ to Government Former Tory culture secretary Ms Dorries was an ardent supporter of Boris Johnson’s premiership. The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
Keir Starmer accuses Government of telling people to ‘eff off’ The Labour Leader suggested voters want a chance to ‘return the compliment’ at a general election. The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Labour’s double whammy of byelection victories should make the Tories more scared Sir Keir Starmer’s party will depict Rishi Sunak as a leader without a mandate and serial loser who flunks every electoral test he is set The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
‘Even our safe seats are in play’: Tories despair at scale of byelection defeats After a crushing week, MPs fear they will need a miracle to hold on to power The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
I’m the heir to Blair, says Starmer after Tory ‘armageddon’ by-election defeats Labour leader hails ‘game-changer’ victories that put his party on the path to power The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Twin byelection success is unalloyed good news for Labour Ability to regain marginals as well as eat into Tory heartlands shows party is on course for stunning general election win The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Labour declares historic byelection wins a ‘political earthquake’ Party says it is redrawing the map after overturning large Tory majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 Labour has ‘made history’ with by-election result, Starmer says The party leader vowed to ‘repay’ people who lent Labour their vote in the two seats.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 Polling guru: Boris Johnson and Liz Truss scandals to blame for Tory disaster John Curtice says Starmer could win even bigger landslide than Blair in 1997 – amid warnings Tories face ‘Armageddon’ next year
The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2023 Tories humiliated in double by-election defeat as Labour overturn huge majorities LABOUR have dealt the Conservatives a humiliating double whammy of by-election defeats by overturning huge majorities in Tamworth and Mid…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Labour success will send chill through spines of Tory MPs Party’s ground troops stayed away and its voters stayed at home in two traditionally very Conservative areas
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Friday briefing: Double defeat for Tories as Labour takes two seats in byelection victory In today’s newsletter: The Conservative party suffered a crushing defeat as Labour wins Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire seats in historic byelections
Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023 Tories may lose election by 'more than Blair 1997 landslide' after Labour by-elections shock Sir Keir Starmer’s party has overturned huge Conservative majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Labour takes Nadine Dorries’ former seat in Mid Bedfordshire byelection Alistair Strathern overturns huge Tory majority to win seat vacated by former culture secretary
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 Labour wins Mid Bedfordshire in historic by-election result The party overturned a Conservative majority of 24,664 votes.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 Labour says victory is ‘long shot’ as votes counted in Mid Beds and Tamworth The two seats were safely Conservative in 2019, but the Tories said by-election success would be tough for a governing party.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 ‘People are looking for change’: Labour eyes byelection clean sweep as Tories go to ground Spectres of Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher haunt Conservatives in Mid Beds and Tamworth, as Labour claims momentum going its way