Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025
‘It’s vital and it’s ours’: British screenwriters defend BBC amid Trump’s $10bn lawsuit Bafta winners Jack Thorne and Jack Rooke have spoken out in support of the broadcaster The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025
BBC facing legal bill of millions as it vows to defend $10bn Trump defamation case Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to intervene as US president demands $10bn in damages for ‘false and defamatory’ Panorama edit The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
BBC right to ‘stand firm’ in face of Trump lawsuit, says minister Stephen Kinnock said the broadcaster had been ‘very clear that there is no case to answer’ when it came to accusations of libel. Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025
UK politics: Employment rights bill set to become law after Lords backing – as it happened Legislation clears upper house after Tories and cross-benchers drop opposition to lifting compensation cap The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
BBC vows to defend itself in $10bn Donald Trump lawsuit President claims broadcaster ‘intentionally, maliciously and deceptively’ edited 6 January speech before Capitol attack The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
Keir Starmer should stand up to ‘unreliable ally’ Donald Trump, Ed Davey says US President Donald Trump is being ‘anti-UK’, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Keir’s performance in PMQs panto sets bar low enough for Kemi to stay as Tory leader Meanwhile, the Lib Dems’ Gentleman Ed rips into Starmer for staying silent on The Donald’s US security strategy The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
What will it take for UK to rejoin customs union after rebel Labour MPs back Commons Brexit vote? A new bill calls for the UK to open talks with the EU – here are the facts The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
More than a dozen Labour MPs rebel against Starmer to back call for EU-UK customs union Labour prime minister is pursuing a post-Brexit ‘reset’ with the bloc The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Streeting makes last-ditch bid to call off doctors strike as NHS creaks under rising flu cases - latest Wes Streeting has offered doctors a fresh deal, but remains adamant he will not budge on pay The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Parents queue for water for children in historic London commuter town hit by 'public health emergency' Sir Keir Starmer said the situation in Tunbridge Wells was ‘shocking’ Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
Man cleared of harassing Ed Davey and family after turning up at their family home Inigo Rowland, 58, was found not guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025
Ed Davey’s wife prayed on toilet as alleged stalker tried to enter family home The couple’s two children, one of whom has severe disabilities, were home at the time The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025 Ed Davey’s wife ‘sat on loo and prayed as constituent tried to enter home’ The Liberal Democrat leader watched from the public gallery as Lady Emily Davey gave evidence behind a screen at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court.
Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2025 Jailed ex-leader of Reform in Wales is ‘ancient history’, says Yusuf Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 UK politics: Reeves ‘not even sure what the popular path is’ on the budget – as it happened Chancellor says ‘We can’t just carry on like this and muddle through. We have to make some decisions to get on a different path’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025 Keir Starmer urged to intervene in Trump-BBC row The prime minister has a moment to ‘stand up for Britain’ over the row, Ed Davey says
The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025 BBC-Trump live: Broadcaster apologises to US president but rejects $1bn pay demand US president had given corporation until Friday to respond to his lawsuit threat with compensation
The Conversation · Nov 11, 2025 The political meddling that led to BBC crisis – and how to stop it in the future The resignations of the BBC’s director general and director of news were shocking. Perhaps just as shocking is the US$1 billion legal threat the broadcaster now faces from US president Donald Trump.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board The Liberal Democrat leader said Gibb, who was appointed to the board by Boris Johnson, should have ‘no role’ in appointing the new director general
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025 BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025 The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025 Prince Andrew latest: Trump weighs in on ‘tragic situation’ as more Andrew revelations emerge Donald Trump described the royal family scandal as ‘too bad’