Scottish Tory bid to oust SNP Health Secretary fails after Holyrood vote A SCOTTISH TORY bid to force Health Secretary Neil Gray to resign has failed at Holyrood ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2025
Farage and Badenoch will have to agree a pact before election if neither comes out on top, says Tory peer It comes after a national opinion poll put Nigel Farage’s party out in front for the first time The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025
Celebrate Bradford’s creativity and radical history, but forget economic boosterism Letters: Claims for the economic benefits of initiatives such as the city of culture should be treated with caution, writes Steven Schofield The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2025
Are there 'grooming gangs' in London? Sadiq Khan accused of stonewalling Tory questions Susan Hall asks mayor nine times whether there are ‘rape gangs’ in the capital Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025
Quit and face voters if you want to represent Reform, Scottish Tory defector told A GLASGOW councillor’s defection from the Scottish Tories to Reform UK has sparked calls for a by-election ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025
UK politics: Kemi Badenoch describes Rachel Reeves as a ‘woman problem’ for Keir Starmer – as it happened Opposition leader says PM’s ‘woman problem is not my concern’ when asked jokingly if she would back Starmer if he sacked the chancellor The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
UK politics live: Labour announce rapid national grooming gang review in partial climb down as Musk responds Home secretary’s announcement marks partial government climbdown on grooming gangs scandal The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025
Stride’s Hamlet gag saves Reeves from slings and arrows of economic fortune Instead of evaluating chancellor’s performance, her shadow apes rightwing press and calls for her sacking The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025
The week in audio: Human Intelligence; Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring; UnReality; The Hole Truth – review Naomi Alderman’s 50-part history of great thinkers gets off to a flying start. Plus, an exposé of Russian interference in UK politics; and in the week the BBC axed Short Cuts, where now for young audio talent? The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025
Tory party accused of ‘bottling’ May elections as county councils seek delay Applications to devolution programme by 13 Conservative-led councils in England will allow year’s delay if successful The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025
Liz Truss lays into Rachel Reeves over economy and trip to China Chancellor faces Tory calls to scrap planned visit to Beijing The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025
Tories hit 'new low' as bid for new grooming gang inquiry fails A TORY bid to force the Government into another national inquiry into grooming gangs has failed – as opposition leader Kemi Badenoch was accused… The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025
Tory MP urges Labour to ignore devolution and work on Scottish transport policy A TORY MP has insisted the UK Government should meddle in Scottish transport policy saying that devolution should not be “an excuse for… The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025
Tory MSP slapped down after raising Branchform SNP probe at Holyrood A TORY MSP was slapped down after raising Police Scotland’s Operation Branchform investigation in Holyrood. The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025
Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025 Talk of populist rise ‘preposterous’, says Findlay First Minister John Swinney is expected to appeal to opposition parties to help pass his Government’s Budget.
Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024 Reform claims 22,000 new members in wake of Kemi Badenoch 'fakery' row Row erupted after Tory leader claimed Reform’s party was ‘coded to tick up automatically’
The National (Scotland) · Dec 29, 2024 Kemi Badenoch 'asked GB News to cut Nigel Farage's airtime' as right-wing war wages TORY leader Kemi Badenoch asked GB News to cut the amount of airtime it gives to her rival Nigel Farage, reports say ...
The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024 Farage threatens action over Badenoch ‘fake’ Reform membership data claim Reform leader demands apology from head of Tory party after she alleged his party’s online counter was manipulated
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024 Kemi Badenoch says being Tory leader is ‘going as well as it possibly could’ Despite a gaffe-filled first two months in the job, Kemi Badenoch said: ‘I was expecting it to be much worse.’
Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024 Badenoch: No quick fix for the Tory party The Conservative leader said the process of rebuilding the party was a ‘marathon, not a sprint’.
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ despite £100m hospice funding boost Rachel Reeves was dubbed ‘the Grinch who stole Christmas’ for refusing to exempt hospices from the national insurance hike in her Budget
The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2024 Tory peer facing suspension after racist 'Lord Poppadom' comments A TORY peer is facing a three-week suspension from the Lords for calling a British-Asian peer “Lord Poppadom” ...
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Nigerian government hits out at Kemi Badenoch after she criticised country Vice-president Kashim Shettima hits out at the new Tory leader accusing her of "denigrating her country of origin” - while praising Rishi Sunak
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024 Where is Kemi Badenoch’s Tory tent? In a political no man’s land Having refused to learn from Rishi Sunak’s mistakes, the new Conservative leader looks set to repeat a lot of them
The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2024 Scottish councillor panned after denying 'white privilege' exists on GB News A SCOTTISH councillor has been slammed after denying race privilege in an interview with GB News ...