'Tax rises' in Budget: Chancellor John Healey declines to dampen fears of new levies opposed by London bosses Andy Burnham’s Government has refused to rule out more tax increases Evening Standard · Sep 7
Chancellor to argue UK economy can ‘turn corner’ despite bond market turmoil John Healey speech on Monday will stress links between fiscal discipline and growth amid concerns his cautious approach jars with Burnham’s radical plans The Guardian - UK · Sep 6
Digested week: Tom Tugendhat is a serious politician. What’s he doing in a Reform-lite Tory frontbench? Want to see how small the gene pool of Tory talent is? I give you Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor. Also this week: Starmer’s Fomo, and telly wars The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Kemi the Valkyrie spoils for a fight and has the Russians in her sights Tory leader scents Labour weakness on defence spending and declares it’s 2030 or bust The Guardian - UK · Sep 3
Andy Burnham faces an impossible job. At least he’s got a secret weapon – Kemi Badenoch Labour is up against a Tory party with a leader who can’t stop getting lost in her own sense of brilliance. And then there’s Andrew Griffith The Guardian - UK · Sep 2
Badenoch v Burnham: new battle lines drawn as the leaders face off Badenoch, now flanked at PMQs by a mix of centrists and rightwing hawks, may be rethinking the gloves-off style used against Starmer The Guardian - UK · Sep 2
Burnham’s ambitious plans need room to breathe – and Westminster suffocates change A summer on the road suited the prime minister’s open style, but now the walls of conventional politics are closing in, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Sep 1
Who's in and who's out of Kemi Badenoch's new Tory frontbench? Kemi Badenoch has overseen a sweeping clear-out of senior figures from her frontbench Evening Standard · Sep 1
Alex Burghart appointed Tory deputy leader in reshuffle Sir Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel were sacked in Kemi Badenoch’s shake-up of her frontbench team. Evening Standard · Sep 1
Kemi Badenoch sacks senior Tories in major shake-up of her front bench team The Conservative leader carried out the reshuffle of her inner circle before Parliament’s return on Tuesday, and ahead of the party’s conference. Evening Standard · Aug 31
Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team? From a darling of the Tory right to a moderate former army officer, we profile the key players The Guardian - UK · Aug 31
Badenoch appoints architect of Truss’s mini-Budget to replace Mel Stride as shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith, who was a senior Treasury minister who worked on the disastrous mini-Budget, is promoted from shadow business secretary to shadow chancellor The Independent UK · Aug 31
Kemi Badenoch replaces top Tory economic team in shadow Cabinet reshuffle The Conservative leader is carrying out a reshuffle of her shadow cabinet before the party’s conference in October. Evening Standard · Aug 31
The Independent UK · Aug 27 Burnham launches crackdown on ‘cowboy builders’ ripping off households Burnham feels his plan will ‘put cowboy builders out of business’
Livingetc · Aug 7 Stop — Before You Buy Your Next Sofa, Interior Designers Warn These 4 Colors Have Fallen Out of Favor in 2026 It's not that these colors are necessarily 'outdated', but to feel right for 2026 interiors, they require more nuance
International Business Times UK · Jul 16 Argentina Stars Taunt England With 'Falklands Are Argentine' Banner After World Cup Victory Argentina's World Cup semi-final win over England is overshadowed by controversy as players celebrate with a Falklands banner, prompting criticism and calls for FIFA to take action.
International Business Times UK · Jul 3 Andy Burnham Reportedly Ready To Drop Palantir From NHS Over Ties To Israeli Military and ICE Andy Burnham is reportedly considering ending Palantir's NHS contract if he becomes prime minister, as pressure mounts over the company's work with the Israeli military and ICE.
The Guardian - UK · May 20 Streeting says he resigned because Labour ‘in fight of our lives against nationalism’, and is currently losing – as it happened Former health secretary standing down after saying he no longer had confidence in Keir Starmer
The Times of India · Feb 10 UK-India FTA gets compared to ‘bag of soggy poppadums’ in House of Commons debate UK MPs across parties criticized the UK-India FTA in the House of Commons, citing concerns over services, National Insurance evasion, delayed tariff reductions for British goods, and a lack of enforceable human rights clauses. Critics warned of cheap imports and the potential impact on British workers, particularly concerning the double…
Evening Standard · Feb 9 Starmer should resign if he ‘can’t do the job’, says Badenoch Ms Badenoch made the comments on a visit to Godalming, Surrey, on Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28 Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right Not content with haemorrhaging MPs to Reform, Kemi decides to drive others into the arms of the Lib Dems
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025 Labour’s employment rights bill set to become law after Lords battle Unions hail ‘generational shift’ as legislation introduces new rights on sick pay, parental leave and zero-hours contracts
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 UK politics: OBR chief resigns, saying budget leak was ‘technical but serious’ error – as it happened Richard Hughes says he is stepping down in order to restore confidence in organisation
Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025 Labour has duty to deliver reforms to workers’ rights, Rayner tells Commons ‘I say to my colleagues on the frontbench that I will be with you every step of the way as we do just that,’ the former deputy prime minister said.