HISTORICAL FACTS: 7 - The Untold Story

Home Secretary rules out EU youth mobility scheme

Yvette Cooper was questioned on the scheme in the Commons.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Rowley: Officials ‘dragging feet’ over calls for powers to sack rogue officers

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley blamed the Home Office for failing to introduce strengthened rules.

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

Prince Andrew aide fights to prevent release of statement about ‘Chinese spy’

Media group led by Guardian seeks release of document written by Dominic Hampshire in support of Yang Tengbo

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025

Keir Starmer has had ‘very good early engagement’ with Donald Trump, says No 10

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said of the leaders’ chat: ‘It was a very warm call, and it was very constructive.’

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

Lammy sent legal letter over ‘misleading parliament’ on Chagos as Cleverly doubles down on criticism

Exclusive: The foreign secretary has been sent a legal letter demanding he correct the Commons record

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

‘Diplomatic work to do’ on relationship between UK and US, suggests Cleverly

Former foreign secretary Mr Cleverly said it is ‘good that Keir Starmer had an extended conversation with President Trump’.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

‘Strengthen assisted dying Bill to protect those who feel they are a burden’

The proposed legislation will undergo detailed scrutiny from next week.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

David Lammy calls Bashar al-Assad ‘the rat of Damascus’

Speaking in the Commons, David Lammy says Labour government had resisted pressure to re-engage with Assad

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Rivalry, ambition and the threat from the Right: Can Kemi Badenoch resuscitate the Tories?

The new Conservative party leader is less than two months into the job, yet reviews are already mixed

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Record migration figures show Tories were running ‘open borders experiment’ after Brexit, Starmer says – as it happened

Prime minister says figures show net migration going up four times under the Tories and claims it happened ‘by design’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024