Pressure rises on Bank of England and the Fed as the interest rate debate gets political The UK is likely to make a cut this week; Trump has made it very clear he wants his central bank to follow suit The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025
Party central: inside the Mayfair club where Reform plotted to take on ‘the establishment’ Last week Nigel Farage raised more than £1m at Oswald’s – one of London’s private members’ clubs beloved of Brexiters The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
Tory Chris Philp accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying UK needs better work ethic Shadow home secretary says fact 9 million people are out of work shows Britain must ‘up our game’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025
John Swinney tears into 'stupid ideas' of Conservatives at fiery FMQs JOHN Swinney tore into the “stupid ideas” of Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay after being grilled on his plans to bolster the NHS. The National (Scotland) · Jan 30, 2025
Lonely bats, naming spats and advice for Liz Truss – take the Thursday quiz Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025
Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025
Rise of Chris Philp tests the limits of the Peter principle With a knack for backing losers, the former enthusiastic supporter of Liz Truss became shadow home secretary The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025
The Guardian view on Labour’s climate plans: they should be central to the party’s purpose Editorial: An economic shift raises alarming questions about government vision, priorities and commitment to transformative policies The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025
Voices: Reeves’s Scrooge-like epiphany on British growth is unconvincing COMMENT: Reeves has gone from being accused of talking the country down to sounding as if gripped by starry-eyed fantasy. She needs to be careful about her mood swinging too far the other way, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025
Liz Truss told to ‘take a holiday’ as ex-PM’s Maga reinvention alarms Tories Exclusive: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is not the only senior Conservative alarmed by Liz Truss’s attempts to reinvent herself as a Trumpian Brit The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025
Digested week: Toadying Brits finally come to realise Trump has no need of them Truss, Braverman, Farage and Fox flock to US hoping for a seat at president’s inauguration – to discover he has moved on The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader She longs to distance herself from Boris, Liz and Rishi – but it’s as if she has given up already The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025
Kemi Badenoch ‘wants Liz Truss to shut up for a while’ Tory leader told shadow cabinet last week she wanted predecessor to stop making unhelpful interventions The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025
Meloni, Murdoch, McGregor … Who flew in for Trump’s inauguration – and who got in the room? A notable international contingent turned up for Trump’s swearing-in as well as galas and parties surrounding the event The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Jan 21, 2025 Former deputy prime minister Therese Coffey takes seat in Lords Liz Truss’s former deputy prime minister Dame Therese Coffey has taken her seat in the House of Lords.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025 Chair of child sexual abuse inquiry calls Tory response ‘awful, inconsequential’ Prof Alexis Jay says reaction of former home secretary Suella Braverman angered victims and survivors
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 The nightmare begins. But by holding its nerve, the world can weather President Trump Globally, rightwing populists seem to be walking in his footsteps – but the UK is proof that that’s not inevitable, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2025 Giorgia Meloni to Javier Milei: far-right leaders flock to Trump inauguration Gathering of conservative politicians marks first time that foreign heads of state attend a US presidential inauguration
Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025 From Liz Truss to Laurence Fox: The motley crew of Brits swarming to Trump's inauguration Nigel Farage is not the only Brit in Washington DC – although you might not believe it
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 Braverman, Truss and Fox – we have sent the worst of British public life to Trump’s inauguration Keir Starmer didn’t make the cut for the guest list in Washington DC. But given the company, he shouldn’t sweat it, writes Zoe Williams
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Tory right fly in for Trump inauguration – but no place for would-be envoy Mandelson Despite Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Priti Patel and Suella Braverman being among the Trump enthusiasts in the US for his inauguration, neither Lord Mandelson nor Sir Keir Starmer will be attending the ceremony
Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025 Tariffs and relations with China could be first questions to arise over Trump Earlier this week, Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to the support the US has given to Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2025 Nigel Farage proclaimed ‘Britain’s future PM’ at champagne fuelled Trump celebration party The Independent’s political editor David Maddox and White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg were at the Hay Adams hotel opposite the White House as Brexiteer Brits hosted the biggest inauguration party in town and plotted a populist future with their US allies
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025 'Call me the Iron Chancellor if you want,' says Rachel Reeves as she hits back at critics in City and Commons Chancellor faces accusations that her Budget hit economic growth with the £25 billion hike in National Insurance on employers
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025 ‘Here for the long haul’ – Reeves launches fightback following market troubles The Chancellor said she was not going to let her critics “get me down” as she rebuffed their attacks.