Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s new Liberal leader and next prime minister? Economist and ex-central banker takes over from Justin Trudeau in face of Trump tariff uncertainty, looming election. Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2025
Richard Tice clashes with Scottish journalist as he’s accused of not knowing Reform defectors’ names Richard Tice clashed with a Scottish journalist as he refused to give the surnames of two councillors who have defected from the Conservatives to Reform when questioned. The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
Canada’s Liberals bounce back after years of decline. What’s going on? Polls show Liberals closing gap with opposition Conservatives as Trump’s threats, Trudeau’s resignation shake things up. Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025
Top Tory accidentally exposes party’s shocking record on prison spaces Exclusive: Responding to a written question from Tory MP Richard Holden, a justice minister revealed that the Conservatives increased the capacity of the prison estate by less than 500 spaces in fourteen years The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday briefing: From Berlin to Helsinki – and even in London - barriers excluding the far right are disintegrating In today’s newsletter: Mainstream political parties are struggling to maintain traditional political boundaries – and have few alternative solutions available The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025
Reeves warned UK inflation will push public sector unions to seek higher pay rises Plan for ‘reasonable’ 2.8% rises may prove insufficient, forcing chancellor to find billions in extra funding The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025
Nigel Farage claims Reform is now Opposition to Labour due to poll lead over Tories He also ruled out a pact with the Conservatives as he launched a new attack on their leader Kemi Badenoch who has been in post for 100 days Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025
Nigel Farage has been a threat to every recent UK prime minister. But this is something new Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Jenrick refuses to rule out Tory pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Labour say “the cat is out the bag” if Tories won’t rule out doing a “dodgy backroom deal with Reform” The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
Some councillors in England could stay for more than extra year under shake-up plans Timetable for Angela Rayner’s devolution plans shows many new authorities may not be ready until 2027 or later The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
Reform UK to take more seats from Labour than Tories, poll shows This should be a ‘wake-up call’ Keir Starmer is warned The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2025
Tice defends convicted Reform MP amid Farage’s ‘near catastrophe’ vetting claim The deputy leader said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’. Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025
Farage’s deputy says Reform MP who assaulted girlfriend won’t be suspended – and would pass party’s vetting Richard Tice said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’. The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025
Conservatives fighting to stem loss of high-value donors to Reform UK Kemi Badenoch expected to appear at party’s London conference, where wealthy donors have been invited to evening drinks The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 The government’s borders bill must be tempered with compassion THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: There is a balance to be struck between border control and human rights, and there are too many clauses in this bill that are almost performatively draconian
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 Labour accused of rank hypocrisy over plans to detain child migrants and ditch slavery protections Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans her party previously opposed as campaigners warn measures will only increase trafficking
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025 Farage and Badenoch will have to agree a pact before election if neither comes out on top, says Tory peer It comes after a national opinion poll put Nigel Farage’s party out in front for the first time
The Walrus · Jan 22, 2025 The Politics of “Common Sense” Is Making Us Meaner Cutting services is treated like conventional wisdom. But it has led to a world that fails many of us
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025 Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025 Ex-Tory candidate accused of sending unsolicited image of his ‘private parts’ Jaymey McIvor, Reform UK’s first Essex councillor, was suspended from Conservatives last year amid claims
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025 OPINION - Beth Rigby: Watch out Kemi, watch out Keir, Nigel Farage and Reform are coming for you Political editors of national broadcasters have two main jobs. One is to stick to the Prime Minister like glue, following them on foreign trips, covering speeches and Commons appearances to document No 10’s priorities and pitfalls for a public that will decide whether to give the PM another term. The…
International Business Times · Dec 26, 2024 Membership Of UK's Anti-immigration Reform Party Surpasses Conservatives Membership of Britain's upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024 Reform UK claims to be ‘real opposition’ with more members than Tories Nigel Farage heralds ‘historic moment’ as figure surpasses that of Conservatives when Kemi Badenoch took over
Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024 Reform continues poll surge winning Kent seat from Labour in last local by-elections of the year Labour lost council seats to Reform in Kent and the Conservatives in Dudley but managed to cling on in Greenwich, London
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 Tories cry foul as overhaul of English councils may delay local elections Labour’s changes to local government may postpone votes in areas Conservatives and Reform UK were hoping to win seats