Tory defectors: who has already joined Reform UK and who may follow? Robert Jenrick is the latest former Conservative to join Nigel Farage’s ranks – but he may not be the last The Guardian - UK · Jan 15
Who is Robert Jenrick? Former Tory leadership hopeful sacked by Kemi Badenoch over Reform 'defection plot' Robert Jenrick has served in Government under four prime ministers in four different roles Evening Standard · Jan 15
Reform UK announce former Tory peer Malcolm Offord as new leader in Scotland Former Tory minister Sir Malcolm Offord defected to Farage’s party in December The Independent UK · Jan 15
Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform after Suella Braverman becomes latest recruit The former home secretary has become the latest right-wing Tory to join Nigel Farage’s party The Independent UK · Jan 13
UK to build new rail line between Birmingham and Manchester two years after HS2 scrapped Plans expected to be set out alongside new Northern Powerhouse Rail proposals as Labour tries to woo voters from Nigel Farage’s Reform The Independent UK · Jan 13
Conservative defections risk making Reform UK into Tory party 2.0 Nadhim Zahawi’s ministerial experience is badly needed by Nigel Farage but it comes with his former party’s tainted brand The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship As a member of Reform, Nadhim was adamant he had more to give. Even if none of us really wanted him The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
Nadhim Zahawi: The millionaire MP who paid a tax penalty while chancellor The MP who arrived in the UK as a child refugee with no English, built a fortune and rose to political stardom, is fighting for his career. Evening Standard · Jan 12
Controversial former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform ‘after begging Tories for peerage’ Former MP and minister sacked as Tory Party chair in 2023 after he breached ministerial code over his tax affairs The Independent UK · Jan 12
The world is in chaos. So thank God for the UK’s lone fixed point: Liz Truss Nine episodes in, Radon Liz’s YouTube show is as laughably deranged as ever The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Revealed: How overthrown Venezuelan president Maduro helped strike deal that gave Londoners cheap bus fares 20 years on, Ken Livingstone’s cheap oil deal with Venezuela remains one of the most extraordinary - and controversial - initiatives by a London mayor Evening Standard · Jan 5
TfL's greatest hits revealed: from C-charge and Oyster card to Elizabeth line, 25 years of history brought to book From the congestion charge to the Elizabeth line, Transport for London has transformed the way millions of Londoners travel round their city each day. Evening Standard · Jan 3
Boris and Carrie Johnson celebrate New Year with ‘Pink Pony Club’ performance Former prime minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie celebrated New Year’s Eve with their own rendition of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club”. The Independent UK · Jan 2
Queen praised for speaking out about being attacked on train as teenager The Queen recalled in a radio broadcast being ‘so angry and furious’ when she was attacked on a train as a teenager. Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025 Cooper orders Foreign Office review of ‘serious failures’ in El-Fattah case The Foreign Secretary said successive prime ministers were not briefed on tweets dating back as far as 2010 and civil servants were also unaware.
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025 Yvette Cooper orders Foreign Office to review ‘serious failures’ in Alaa Abd el-Fattah case The activist, recently released from years of Egyptian detention, had appeared to call for violence against Zionists and police in online comments
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025 Reform UK claims Conservatives ‘cannot be trusted’ amid row over activist’s citizenship A Reform UK spokesman hit out at the Conservatives following their decision to grant Alaa Abd El-Fattah UK citizenship back in 2021
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025 Conservatives cannot be trusted on citizenship – Reform UK A Reform UK spokesman said the Tories cannot be trusted amid the ongoing row over Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s citizenship.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025 Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace? Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025 How will Erasmus work for the UK and who can take part? The UK’s membership explained as it prepares to rejoin the EU education and training programme it left after Brexit
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025 Voices: ‘We are slowly coming to our senses’: Readers on EU student exchange scheme’s post-Brexit return YOUR VIEWS: Our community has hailed the return to Erasmus as a long-overdue win for young people and UK–EU ties, while warning it is only a small step towards repairing the wider fallout from Brexit
Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025 UK to rejoin EU's Erasmus scheme at huge cost of £570m: What will it mean for students? A path for UK students to participate in the European Union exchange programme from 2027 has been agreed
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025 UK to rejoin EU student exchange scheme in 2027 as part of Starmer’s Brexit reset EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said it was a ‘huge win for our young people’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025 UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025 How far must UK go to fend off threat of foreign interference in its elections? Closing funding loopholes and re-empowering the watchdog would go some way to tackling an urgent issue