Former race lead sues EHRC for race discrimination Exclusive: former staff member at equality watchdog says she was vilified, silenced and punished for speaking up on race The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
‘No one knows what we stand for’: Tory MPs in despair ahead of Sunak’s crucial conference With the party riven by factions and differences on policy, the prime minister has a job on his hands trying to find a coherent way forward The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
What the papers say – October 1 Sunday’s front pages feature a range of political stories as the Conservative Party conference gets underway. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Rishi Sunak promises to use Tory conference to set out long-term vision for UK The Prime Minister is set to face questions over the future of HS2 and further calls to set out tax cuts while in Manchester. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
SNP trying to undermine devolution settlement, warns Alister Jack The Scottish Secretary will speak at the Conservative Party conference on Sunday. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
Conservative activists mock Rishi Sunak and predict election defeat in leaked messages The messages predicted election defeat followed by internal fighting Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2023
Far-right figures praise Braverman’s illegal migration comments and vow to ‘capitalise’ on her intervention Home secretary endorsed by former BNP protegee as she claims ‘more than one in five births are to foreign-born mothers’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023
Tories must explain who knew of tax investigation into donor Anthony Bamford, says Labour Party asked if it will return millions of pounds donated by Brexit-backing JCB boss and his family The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
Chris Packham joins London protest following devastating UK wildlife report The National Trust has warned that one in six species across the UK risk going extinct unless urgent action is taken Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023
Rosebank ‘trashes’ UK’s global reputation, says Lord Goldsmith The Conservative peer is becoming increasingly irate with the Government’s stance on climate issues. The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Inheritance tax ‘punitive’ and ‘unfair’, says minister as Sunak mulls change Grant Shapps said: ‘I just lost a parent and I can understand entirely why people find inheritance tax particularly punitive.’ The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
Rishi Sunak ‘could slash inheritance tax’ in dramatic shake-up The state of the nation’s finances mean there is little prospect of a change in the near future. Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2023
Major Tory donor says he will not back Sunak due to green U-turn ‘madness’ John Caudwell, who gave party £500,000 before 2019 election, did not rule out supporting Labour The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023 Rupert Murdoch’s last move? The Spectator is in his sights Rightwing magazine is said to be a favourite of the billionaire and is considered a ‘trophy prize’
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023 Sunak may have breached ministerial code with Party conference photo – Labour The Conservative Party conference agenda features a photo taken by a ‘taxpayer-funded Downing Street civil servant’.
The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023 Sunak should be wary of backtracking on net zero – what history tells us about flip-flopping on the environment Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035. It is a remarkable event given that the UK Conservative party has at least paid lipservice to environmental concerns…
The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2023 Lee Anderson broke MPs’ code of conduct by filming GB News promo on roof THE deputy chairman of the Conservative Party has been found to have breached the MPs’ code of conduct by using a House of Commons rooftop to…
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023 OPINION - Where the Ed Miliband comparison ends for Sir Keir Starmer Starmer’s Labour faces a very different Conservative Party to the one Miliband faced in 2015
Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023 OPINION - Liz Truss has learned nothing, still blames everyone else That was weird. Five days short of the one-year anniversary of her disastrous ‘mini-Budget’, Liz Truss stood behind a podium at the Institute for Government (IfG) and blamed all her problems on other people.
Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023 Interview of Jeremy Hunt by Tory MPs on GB News breached rules, says Ofcom Regulator finds breach of impartiality rules over interview ahead of Spring Budget
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Liz Truss urges PM to cut taxes and ditch some green commitments The former PM concedes that she and Kwarteng were in a ‘rush’ to get ‘results’
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023 Unfair to call my mini-budget tax cuts unfunded, Truss to claim The former PM will urge the Government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age in a speech explaining her economic vision.
Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023 Canada’s Trudeau rebuffs idea of stepping down in face of slumping support Canadian prime minister says he has ‘work to do’ amid recent polls showing rising public disapproval of his leadership.
Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023 Rishi Sunak swerves calls to guarantee pension triple lock in Tory manifesto The Prime Minister defended his Government’s record on pensions when challenged by the SNP