Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on development The Guardian - UK · Jul 11
How could strait of Hormuz closure affect UK food and medicine supplies? Effects of Iran’s blockade will depend on how long crisis lasts as disruption ripples through supply chains The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
Starmer facing fresh Labour backlash over international aid cuts Aid allocations set to be announced more than a year after the prime minister said the budget would be reduced from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3% by 2027 The Independent UK · Mar 18
Lending to small businesses and low-income areas must expand, say Labour backbenchers Senior politicians have tabled bill that would force UK banks to make affordable finance more accessible The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
Tom Rogers makes hat-trick history in vain as New Zealand surge past Wales Wales suffered a 26-52 defeat against the All Blacks despite three tries for wing Tom Rogers, but there were signs of improvement The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025
Voices: Yes, we must invest in defence – but not at the expense of our soft power COMMENT: The government must not row back on its commitment to foreign aid in the budget next week - it’s a vital investment in a safer, stable and more prosperous world argue former ministers Emily Darlington and Gareth Thomas The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20% The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025
PM says he ‘particularly’ listens to hostages after Palestine backlash Sir Keir said there is a ‘need to do everything we can to alleviate the human catastrophe in Gaza’. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Minister dismisses peers’ claims that UK recognition of Palestine may break international law Gareth Thomas says move is ‘political judgment’ after challenge from 40 members of House of Lords The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
Ministers ‘believe’ Palestine recognition is compliant with international law Gareth Thomas described the decision as a ‘political judgment’. Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025
Peers arguing Palestinian state recognition unlawful ‘missing the point’, says minister – as it happened Jonathan Reynolds said government was seeking a ‘genuine peace process, a long-term settlement, and that requires a two state solution’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
Government ‘sympathetic’ to Post Office inquiry’s 19 recommendations – minister The Government will respond ‘properly’ to Sir Wyn’s recommendations by the inquiry’s October 10 deadline, minister Gareth Thomas pledged. Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025
UK government ‘closely watching’ £120m legal claim against Vodafone Ministers raise prospect of regulatory crackdown on sector over court case brought by 62 franchise operators The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025
Spear and loathing: 20 years since tackle on Brian O’Driscoll that changed rugby Mealamu and Umaga’s slam-dunking of the Lions captain was typical of the game’s wild west years but it proved a watershed – and the hurt still lingers The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025 Labour MPs push front bench for ‘crackdown’ on ‘dodgy’ vape and barber shops Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick recently criticised ‘weird Turkish barber shops’.
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025 UK ministers to meet bank bosses over lending to small businesses Rachel Reeves concerned that lenders’ restrictions are holding back growth in the SME sector
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025 Review to look at Post Office ‘coercion’ allegations during 2010s modernisation .
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2025 Wales 14-68 England: Six Nations player ratings from Cardiff Ben Curry powers England to record-breaking win and dominates Dafydd Jenkins and the Welsh pack
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025 The week in audio: Coming Out; The Great Post Office Trial; The Teen Commandments – review A Lithuanian gay romance that will move you to tears; Nick Wallis continues his dogged coverage of the Post Office inquiry; and it’s early days for Sara Cox and Clare Hamilton’s new parenting podcast
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2025 Italy 22-15 Wales: Pressure mounts on Warren Gatland after record-extending 14th consecutive defeat Pressure increases on the Wales boss following defeat at Stadio Olimpico
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025 MPs call for banking hubs to sell stamps to counter Post Office closures Hubs set up to compensate for the loss of high street banks should also offer postal services to help stem the tide of Post Office closures, MPs said.
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025 India trade deal should secure release of detained British citizen, says MP Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been held in India since 2017.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 Six Nations team news: Penaud blow for France as Ntamack and Dupont return France’s Romain Ntamack is set to line up at fly-half for the first time in almost 18 months but the Six Nations favourites will be without wing Damian Penaud for Friday night’s opener against Wales
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 ‘When Star Wars came out, one of our directors was close to tears’: how we made Blake’s 7 ‘I thought I’d be rushing around doing stunts. But instead, it was all about my tight, sexy outfits. After three episodes, I was thinking, “I hate this big hair!”’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024 Minister ‘surprised’ Fujitsu hasn’t done more to help victims of Post Office scandal Exclusive: Gareth Thomas suggests company should have shown more ‘remorse’ since failings of Horizon IT system emerged