Tebbit the Tory hard man who took on the trade unions As Conservative Party chairman, Norman Tebbit masterminded Margaret Thatcher’s third general election victory despite tensions with the PM. Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025
Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for governing party since 1990s The last government to experience a double-digit fall in the 12 months after an election was John Major’s Conservatives. Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
Voices: It’s hard to see how Rachel Reeves can survive COMMENT: The chancellor deserves our sympathy, writes Simon Walters, but resignation may now be inevitable. And her boss’s credibility has also taken a huge hit – the prime minister remains in office but not in power The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Voices: Starmer’s welfare U-turn means he is now following his party, not leading it COMMENT: As Labour backbenchers discover the latent power that rests in their hands, Keir Starmer risks being in office but not in power, says Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025
John Major condemns ‘callous’ aid cuts and growing national self-interest In wide-ranging lecture, former PM calls Trump and Xi destabilising and says benefits of Brexit remain elusive The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025
Planning reforms could break housebuilders’ ‘failed’ dominance – housing expert Peers scrutinised the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which aims to build 1.5 million new homes. Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025
The Guardian view on restoring trust in politics: Labour must not soft-pedal on standards reform Editorial: Sir John Major has shown the urgency that Sir Keir Starmer needs to emulate if public anger is to be reversed The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025
John Major urges misconduct crackdown, warning of falling political standards The former prime minister set out a code of conduct which all public servants and officials must abide by to address a series of sleaze scandals. Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
Keir Starmer needs to crack down on misconduct in politics, John Major says Former prime minister urges Labour PM to introduce proper sanctions amid concerns over promised ethics commission The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025
My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed The long read: I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance of some medical staff who refuse to believe a stroke is the end The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025
Items that reflect ‘elegance and artistry’ of Barbara Taylor Bradford go on sale The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels. Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
Tory peer investigated for third time by Lords watchdog over ‘VIP lane’ contracts Investigation follows publication by Covid-19 inquiry of messages sent by Lord Chadlington introducing SG Recruitment to government The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025
Bill Dare obituary Comedy producer behind many popular satire shows, notably Spitting Image, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Dead Ringers The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025
Viewers Stunned as Beloved Dion Dublin Loses £32,000 On Celebrity Millionaire Challenge In a dramatic turn of events during ITV's celebrity special of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, viewers were left “shouting” at their screens. The Fashion Central · Feb 18, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025 Morning Mail: Ukraine warns Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’, Climate 200 eyes Labor seats, why home building is so slow European leaders to meet over Ukraine; Climate 200-backed candidates revealed
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025 John Major accuses Donald Trump of ‘cuddling’ up to Vladimir Putin Former prime minister hits out as Keir Starmer prepares to attend Ukraine crisis summit in Paris
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025 John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech
Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2025 Ex-PM Major warns of ‘dangerous world’ if US does not stand behind allies Former prime minister Sir John Major said a US retreat into isolationism could create a vacuum which China or Russia could fill.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025 Lord Davies of Stamford obituary Maverick Conservative MP who defected to Labour in 2007 as a result of the Tory party’s mounting antipathy towards Europe
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 Commons Speaker pays tribute to his father, former Labour MP Doug Hoyle Sir John Major was among the dignitaries who attended a memorial service for Lord Hoyle in Westminster on Tuesday.
The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2025 Former Tory minister in stark racism warning to party on Holocaust Memorial Day A FORMER Tory minister has warned the Conservative Party it will never get back into power if it panders "to the likes of Nigel Farage".
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025 Voices: Rachel Reeves is heading for the brick wall of an emergency Budget COMMENT: The chancellor has only herself to blame for failing to give herself any escape routes from humiliation, writes John Rentoul
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024 Major urged Blair to halt ‘morally repugnant’ Zimbabwe cricket tour Files show John Major said the government should ‘indemnify’ England if they were hit with ‘catastrophic’ sanctions for pulling out.
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2024 US attorney general wanted to stop Gerry Adams fundraising trip US president Bill Clinton overruled his advisor, newly released records show.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024 Years of curiosity caught up with me – and I called that mysterious motorway helpline Going down a private equity rabbit hole was the last thing I thought I’d encounter when I finally dialled the number, writes Adrian Chiles