HISTORICAL FACTS: 15 | History Defined

Priti Patel in swipe at Rishi Sunak over 'managed decline' of Tory party

FORMER home secretary Priti Patel has told the Prime Minister he must offer more “hope and optimism” for the Conservative Party or risk…

The National (Scotland) · May 13, 2023

Who better to sing old Brexit tunes than the Tories’ overhyped new act? Step forward, Kemi Badenoch

As the bonfire of EU laws turned into another damp squib, a desperate party was pushing the business secretary as its voice of reason, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

Raab accusers ‘wouldn’t do it again’ thanks to ‘flawed’ process, says union boss

Dave Penman said Rishi Sunak’s handling of the investigation into Dominic Raab had been ‘appalling’.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Sunak vow to detain all small boat migrants ‘unworkable’ as UK’s immigration detention capacity revealed

Exclusive: Documents show there are only 3,000 detention places - and just 98 for women - but 56,000 people are expected to arrive this year

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Labour under pressure to say whether it will ditch ‘chilling’ protest law after coronation arrests

Shadow minister said Scotland Yard appear to have been ‘heavy-handed’, but Rishi Sunak backs Met Police

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Revealed: Labour won back swathes of Brexit voters in the local elections

Analysis of ‘key ward’ figures shows the coalition of Tory support that was built by Boris Johnson has fallen apart

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

Tories lose 1,000 seats as Starmer eyes Labour general election win

Labour has become the largest party in local Government for the first time since 2002

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

Local elections 2023 live: Labour becomes largest party in local government – as it happened

Conservatives continue to suffer heavy defeats as Labour, Lib Dems and Greens make gains

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

Fury as Shell makes £7.6BILLION in 3 months as Tory windfall tax failure blamed

The oil giant raked in a record £7.6billion in the first three months of this year, or £986 every second, and showered ­shareholders with £4.8billion

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

Fury as Shell rakes in record $9.6bn first quarter ‘profit bonanza’

Shell’s ‘profiteering bonanza’ fuelled calls for a tougher windfall tax on oil giants accused of cashing in on soaring energy prices

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023