Fewer people are paying the ‘unenforceable’ BBC licence fee. Here’s what could replace it Ads, subscriptions, or extra tax? Here are the options The Independent UK · May 18
Starmer: I’ll back Labour Makerfield by-election choice 100% – whoever they are The Prime Minister said he would support the contender ‘whoever they are’ to see off the threat from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK The Independent UK · May 18
Starmer ‘fights on’ with no timetable for departure, Lammy says The Prime Minister’s deputy David Lammy said Labour would lose the next general election if infighting continued. Evening Standard · May 18
Keir Starmer won't be setting out a 'timetable for departure' as Prime Minister, says close ally David Lammy ‘There will be no timetables. What there is is getting on with the business of Government,’ says Tottenham MP David Lammy Evening Standard · May 18
Labour civil war: Keir Starmer vows to back Andy Burnham 100% in by-election despite Manchester Mayor's coup threat ‘I am focused on the job that I was asked to do, which is to serve my country and to carry out my duties as Prime Minister,’ says Sir Keir Starmer in a sign he will fight any attempt to topple him Evening Standard · May 18
Starmer’s Government returns to Westminster amid leadership rivals’ Brexit row Reform UK, which is the second placed party in Makerfield, plans to make hay out of Mr Burnham’s historic support for rejoining the EU. Evening Standard · May 17
EU row breaks out at top of Labour as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarks The Wigan MP rebuked Wes Streeting’s plans for a return to the EU Evening Standard · May 17
'Missed opportunity': London mayor Sadiq Khan slams plan for north of England Olympics bid Spokesperson for Sir Sadiq hits out at the plans, saying it would be a ‘missed opportunity’ to exclude London from a future bid Evening Standard · May 17
London mayor criticises plan for north of England Olympics bid A spokesperson for Sir Sadiq hit out at the plans, and said it would be a ‘missed opportunity’ to exclude London from a future bid. The Independent UK · May 17
London mayor criticises plans for north of England bid to host Olympics Excluding capital would be ‘missed opportunity’, says Sadiq Khan, given existing assets and ‘world-class infrastructure’ The Guardian - UK · May 17
Wes Streeting accused of restarting ‘Brexit wars’ in Labour leadership row Lisa Nandy criticises ‘odd’ call to rejoin EU – and says Starmer faces ‘personal decision’ on whether to stay and fight The Independent UK · May 17
‘Personal decision’ for Starmer whether he wants to stand against rivals – Nandy Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said it is up to the Prime Minister whether he wants to take the ‘next fight forwards’. Evening Standard · May 17
Sadiq Khan slams plans for 'Olympics in North of England' snubbing world-class sporting venues in London ‘Not including the capital in an Olympics bid would be a missed opportunity’, the Mayor of London is warning Evening Standard · May 17
Will Labour’s leadership hopefuls reverse Brexit? What Burnham and Streeting have said about rejoining the EU A row has erupted between Labour over the UK’s relationship with the European Union The Independent UK · May 17
The Guardian - UK · May 17 Top of Labour in row over EU as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarks Former health secretary’s allies rally to his defence after culture secretary calls his comments about rejoining ‘odd’
The Independent UK · May 17 ‘A bit odd’: Streeting accused of ‘reopening Brexit wars’ by Lisa Nandy IN FULL
Evening Standard · May 17 Labour woman leader ‘long overdue’, Lisa Nandy says, as she calls contest speculation 'froth and nonsense' Culture Secretary shows annoyance that those jostling to oust Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are all men
Evening Standard · May 17 Labour leadership contest speculation ‘froth and nonsense’ – Lisa Nandy The Culture Secretary also rebuked her former Cabinet colleague Wes Streeting for seeking to reopen the debate over Brexit.
The Guardian - UK · May 17 Labour leadership talk ‘froth and nonsense’, says senior minister – as it happened Lisa Nandy says no candidate has launched a challenge to Keir Starmer, despite ‘feverish speculation’ around Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting
Evening Standard · Apr 19 OPINION - Free museums, without borders, is Britain at its best — a policy to make us all proud What we need is a new museum strategy, not a superficial proposal, writes Alison Cole
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18 Green MP: Labour caricatures working-class people over greyhound racing Hannah Spencer says minister ‘continuously offends people by saying working-class people don’t care about dogs’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17 The Guardian view on a much-needed boost for the arts: rebuilding England’s cultural landscape Dazzling new additions like V&A East are a source of national pride, but so are much-loved regional institutions
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16 News of BBC jobs cuts ‘real concern‘, says UK’s culture secretary Lisa Nandy says staff have been strongly affected as some express frustration that high-paid presenters and executives likely to be safe
Evening Standard · Apr 16 BBC job cuts have had ‘strong effect’ on staff – Lisa Nandy Up to 2,000 jobs are set to be cut across the corporation.
Evening Standard · Apr 15 BBC to slash up to 2,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive to make £500m savings The biggest round of BBC job cuts in almost 15 years are being set in motion as former Google boss Matt Brittin prepares to take over as director-general