Who's in and who's out of Kemi Badenoch's new Tory frontbench? Kemi Badenoch has overseen a sweeping clear-out of senior figures from her frontbench Evening Standard · Sep 1
Burnham warned trans-pacific £2bn trade boost fails ‘to plug Brexit black hole’ The warnings come after The Independent revealed last week that the UK has lost £11.7bn a year in trade as a result of leaving the EU while 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the single market again The Independent UK · Aug 31
Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team? From a darling of the Tory right to a moderate former army officer, we profile the key players The Guardian - UK · Aug 31
Ex-England cricket captain Andrew Strauss’ damning verdict on warring Tory MPs: ‘I wouldn’t fancy that dressing room’ Exclusive: Strauss pitied former Conservative PM Rishi Sunak after cricketer’s failed attempt to rally Tory MPs behind him before election defeat, new book reveals The Independent UK · Aug 27
Badenoch ‘jealous’ of ex-cabinet minister Mordaunt in Commons comeback row Exclusive: Tory Leader ‘whipped up negativity’ against Penny Mordaunt after her starring role in King’s coronation, says new book. The Independent UK · Aug 27
‘Pack of lies’: Robert Jenrick launches personal attack on Kemi Badenoch Reform MP seeks to heap pressure on Tory leader amid confusion around details of meeting with Giorgia Meloni The Guardian - UK · Aug 26
Rishi Sunak DID plot to oust Boris Johnson as prime minister, new book claims Exclusive: Sunak’s aides ‘worked forensically with his tacit support to undermine Johnson’, says Sir Anthony Seldon in new book The Independent UK · Aug 26
David Cameron ‘pleaded with Sunak’ not to go ahead with election that led to Tory wipeout Exclusive: Hours after his warning, Cameron told voters Sunak was right to call early election – and did not reveal he had privately counselled against it, new book claims The Independent UK · Aug 26
The current and ex-Westminster politicians taking donations or advising AI companies THERE have long been concerns about the revolving door between UK politicians and private industry ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 26
Badenoch plotted to remove Sunak as PM months before election, book claims Anthony Seldon’s book alleges Badenoch asked fellow Tory ministers ‘if anyone was interested in changing the captain’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
Badenoch’s plan to bring down Sunak before 2024 Tory election humiliation IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 25
Badenoch plotted to ‘take out’ Sunak as prime minister before Labour’s landslide election victory, new book claims Exclusive: Badenoch did not like ‘rude’ Sunak and wanted to ‘bring him down’ as PM, new book by Sir Anthony Seldon claims The Independent UK · Aug 25
Random Musing: The UK 'PM-in-waiting' just beat a guy wearing a trash can – and that sums up post-Brexit politics Farcical by-election victory for ‘PM-in-waiting’ Nigel Farage epitomises Britain’s post-Brexit funk. The Times of India · Aug 14
Rishi Sunak and family ‘truly at home’ in Yorkshire, former PM’s wife says Akshata Murty said the couple and their two daughters feel like they belong in North Yorkshire. Evening Standard · Aug 13
The Independent UK · Aug 1 ‘We are always ignored’: What the people of Manchester really think about Burnham’s ‘No 10 North’ ON THE GROUND: No 10 North is a flagship policy of Andy Burnham’s as he pledges to ‘rewire’ the UK. But will it change the fortunes of people who long feel like they’ve been forgotten? Dan Haygarth finds out
The Independent UK · Jul 28 The cut-through tactics that have given Burnham his edge ANALYSIS: After his first week as PM, Mr Burnham has taken Labour to the top spot in three polls with a flurry of social media videos, 6am announcements and positive vibes. Political editor David Maddox looks at whether it can last
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Andy Burnham responds to speculation he could call snap general election New prime minister Andy Burnham has definitively ruled out calling an early general election, despite recent speculation in Westminster that he might seek a fresh mandate for his leadership . In his first major broadcast interview since entering Downing Street , Mr Burnham stated that he would not force voters…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24 Race, school, gender: the makeup of Andy Burnham’s cabinet – in charts Women have half the seats at the top table for the first time, but Oxbridge maintains its grip
The Independent UK · Jul 21 The many many different faces in top UK Government jobs in the last ten years Forget six PMs. The UK on its eighth chancellor, ninth foreign secretary and 10th education secretary in a decade
International Business Times UK · Jul 21 Larry the Cat Has Outlasted Six UK Prime Ministers: Here's Every British Leader He's Seen Come and Go Larry the Cat, the 'Chief Mouser' at 10 Downing Street, endures despite frequent changes in UK prime ministers since 2011, most recently Andy Burnham.
Evening Standard · Jul 19 Loudspeakers to be banned from Downing Street on Andy Burnham's first day as PM It follows a series of loudspeaker interruptions during speeches by outgoing PMs
The Independent UK · Jul 18 Former PMs Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak offer advice to incoming Andy Burnham Rishi Sunak urged Burnham to ‘soak in every second’ of his arrival in Downing Street
Evening Standard · Jul 18 Boris Johnson’s and Rishi Sunak’s advice for incoming PM Andy Burnham The former Conservative prime ministers have given their thoughts ahead of Mr Burnham walking into 10 Downing Street.
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Andy Burnham needs both Miliband brothers in his cabinet – but there is only room for one ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox examines whether Andy Burnham will bring back one – or both – of the Miliband brothers, or whether history could repeat itself with one losing out on a top job at the expense of the other
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Here’s where Starmer ranks in the list of shortest-serving British prime ministers The PM will have clocked up just 745 days in office when he leaves Downing Street on Monday