Labour metro mayors liken ID photo rules to US ‘voter suppression tactics’ Mayors say ‘cynical’ changes to ID requirements risk disenfranchising thousands of voters at local elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024
Trump's eclectic inner circle in London: from Nigel Farage's former adviser to pop princess Holly Valance Nigel Farage, Woody Johnson and Holly Valance are among those expected to attend a glitzy Trump fundraiser in London tonight — so who else has made it into the former POTUS’ UK power base? Katie Strick reports Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024
My ID card makes life so much easier Living in Belgium, identity cards are part of everyday living. What’s the problem, Britain? The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024
Profits in Rees-Mogg’s investment firm halved in year before closure announced Somerset Capital Management’s profits in year to end of March dropped from £9.1m to £4.2m, accounts show The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
Jacob Rees Mogg is wrong: Britons do want ID cards Libertarian politicians like Jacob Rees-Mogg are out of touch with a public comfortable with sharing its personal data The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024
‘She still carries an aura of spectacular failure’: why hasn’t Liz Truss gone away? Her 49 days in power ended in catastrophe, yet the shortest serving prime minister in British history is back, launching a new conservative movement with global ambitions. You just can’t keep a bad politician down … The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024
GB News breached impartiality rules, says Ofcom, but will face no sanctions Regulator concludes channel broke rules on five occasions when Tory MPs served as news presenters The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2024
Conservatives slam ‘bonkers’ plot to topple Rishi Sunak before election Senior Tories have rallied around the PM amid claims that some party MPs are plotting to replace him with Penny Mordaunt The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
UK government accused of trying to ‘stoke culture war on climate issues’ Green MP Caroline Lucas says call for investment in gas-fired power plants is election ploy that will jeopardise UK’s net zero target The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
Who might befriend George Galloway in parliament? His motley of acquaintances include Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jeremy Corbyn Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024
Jacob Rees-Mogg's teenage son defends him against Matt Hancock's jibe The MP’s Etonion son confronted the former Health Secretary. Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024
GB News’s highest-paid Tory MPs – and how much they have received What the channel has paid the likes of Lee Anderson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Esther McVey and what it has got for its money The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
GB News has paid more than £660,000 to Tory MPs since its launch Labour MPs received just £1,100 from channel in same period, as concern mounts over its impact The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
Almost a third of Tory MPs trying to weaken tenant protection bill are landlords Analysis shows 14 landlord MPs are among the 47 backbenchers who have signed amendments to bill The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024 Tory MPs warn Sunak veering further right would be ‘politically disastrous’ Leading members of party’s One Nation caucus caution against any ‘attempt to become the Reform party’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024 Two Labour wins, a Reform party surge and a dip into Rishession: never doubt Sunak’s strategy is going to plan The PM will make light of Labour’s byelection victories. And those who want him out will plot using their ‘grid of shit’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Top News · Feb 16, 2024 Labour Wins Two More By-Elections, Conservatives Face Defeat Labour Party wins two by-elections, overturning Tory majorities. Swing to Labour in Wellingborough notable. Conservative Party faces challenges and questio...
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024 Labour can celebrate byelection wins, but low turnout is cause for concern Swing in both seats would easily secure a majority at national level, but disillusion among voters is clear
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024 Friday briefing: Labour hand the Tories two painful byelection defeats In today’s newsletter: A good night for Keir Starmer and a bad one for Rishi Sunak – who now has more to worry about from Reform UK
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024 Liz Truss' PopCon and the UK's strangest (yet powerful) think tanks Now that Liz Truss has launched her PopCon ‘movement’, it is worth looking at other non-governmental organisations ‘helping’ the parties with policy advise and research — just what are these think tanks up to?
Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024 Jacob Rees-Mogg describes Labour as a 'light blue Tory Party' The Tory backbencher was speaking at an Oxford Union debate
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024 Holly Valance's billionaire husband backs Labour days after actress called leftwing ideas 'crap' Tory donor Nick Candy has praised Sir Keir Starmer’s business ties and criticised Tory infighting
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024 OPINION - Liz Truss is as mad as a box of frogs, but I had to admire her launch of the PopCons “Back again? Dear, oh dear” as the King once murmured at the reappearance of one Elizabeth Truss in the purlieu of the Palace. And dear, oh dear, here she was, back again so soon, the Pop Tart of the Tory Right, popping up in the central London toaster, this time…
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024 Who was Holly Valance married to? Singer set to divorce Billionaire Nick Candy after 13 years The pair are set to split after more than a decade married, it has been announced
Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2024 Former British PM Liz Truss announces new political movement ahead of polls Ex-PM Liz Truss unveils ‘Popular Conservatism’ movement, urges Conservative Party to shift to the political right.