MPs reject Tory bid to issue new North Sea oil and gas licences A BID to permit licences to explore new oil and gas fields has been rejected by MPs The National (Scotland) · May 19
Andy Burnham tipped to reward 'ship people smugglers to Scotland' ally with top job ANDY Burnham is tipped to reward the former boss of a dodgy think tank who called for people smugglers to be sent to Scotland with a Government job… The National (Scotland) · May 19
The Tories are still on life support – so why is Badenoch in celebratory mood? Party leader has been vocal about its gains in London and there is a feeling that its losses could have been worse The Guardian - UK · May 10
If Labour now decides the PM is no longer up to the job, there’s just one problem: neither is anyone else Whoever leads Britain through the next three years may have to navigate a recession, even a war. The way we choose that person needs an urgent overhaul, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · May 7
May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland? Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night The Guardian - UK · May 6
Young Londoners 'trapped in permanent renting,' says Nigel Farage's Reform in attack on Tory councils ahead of May elections Building upwards is a key plank of Reform UK’s blueprint to deliver more homes in the capital Evening Standard · Apr 8
Kemi Badenoch pledges to fully axe carbon tax if Tories regain power The Tory leader said she would get rid of the emissions trading scheme which was brought in by a Conservative government in 2021. Evening Standard · Apr 1
Former Tory justice minister fined £1,200 for possession of chemsex drugs Crispin Blunt criticised the decision to charge him with criminal offences. Evening Standard · Mar 25
Nigel Farage calls for ban on mass religious observances after criticism of Islamic prayer in Trafalgar Square Sir Sadiq Khan was among worshippers at a Ramadan event in Trafalgar Square, which Tory shadow minister Nick Timothy as an ‘act of domination and division’ Evening Standard · Mar 19
Tory chairman wades into row over MP's 'act of domination' attack on Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley accuses Kevin Hollinrake of ‘tying himself in knots’ Evening Standard · Mar 19
Starmer claims Tory party has ‘problem with Muslims’ after Nick Timothy tweet PM calls on Kemi Badenoch to sack justice spokesperson after he called public prayers as ‘act of domination’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet? The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Mar 6
I have seen the scale of the mountain Labour has to climb in Gorton and Denton – but also the way it can do it In focus groups, people are clear they want to stop Farage at all costs. Labour must now reach out to the progressives it has disappointed, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Feb 24
Reform UK's Nadhim Zahawi slapped down after reigniting 'tired man made me feel unsafe in London' row Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake tore into the former Conservative Chancellor for a ‘ludicrous example of a personal threat to you which never was’ Evening Standard · Feb 23
Evening Standard · Feb 17 Nigel Farage unveils 'shadow cabinet' with two Tory defectors on Reform UK's frontbench The Reform leader proposed a ‘new super economics and business department’ modelled ‘on what the Germans did after World War Two’
Evening Standard · Feb 17 Councils ‘race against time’ to organise elections in time for May after U-turn Months of planning had been lost, according to the deputy chief of a professional body for election administrators.
Evening Standard · Feb 16 Minister joins mockery of Reform's Nadhim Zahawi for saying he 'doesn't feel safe in London' after walking past tired man Sir Sadiq Khan told ex-Tory Chancellor Mr Zahawi to ‘stop being a pound shop version of Donald Trump’ after he argued the capital is not safe
Salon · Feb 15 Epstein files rock Britain — but why? The contrast with Trump's America is both obvious and shocking — but it’s not the whole story
The Conversation · Feb 6 Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand – and the first evidence is in Since Reform UK took in several high-profile Conservative defectors in the space of a few weeks, a debate has arisen about whether these new recruits benefit or harm Nigel Farage’s party.
Homes & Gardens · Feb 6 Cool Blues Are Everywhere This Spring – But Farrow & Ball's Parma Gray Is the Color to Choose if You Want This Trend to Outlive 2026 A subdued pale blue, Parma Gray couldn't be more versatile – or soothing
Evening Standard · Feb 4 Mandelson’s US job appointment details set for release amid Epstein fallout Under Tory pressure, the Government has agreed to release papers on Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US.
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Voices: ‘It’s chaos’: Readers on Labour infighting, Tory defections and Britain’s broken political system YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees the Burnham by-election row and Suella Braverman’s defection as the latest symptoms of Britain’s broken politics, warning that Labour is increasingly mirroring the Conservatives it once opposed
The Times of India · Jan 26 Who is Suella Braverman? British-Indian leader quits Conservatives over 'Tory betrayal' and joins Reform UK Suella Braverman, the British-Indian former Home Secretary, has become the latest high-profile Conservative MP to join Reform UK.
Evening Standard · Jan 26 Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK: Ex-home secretary attacks Tory 'betrayal' as she joins Nigel Farage's party MP says 'I feel like I’ve come home’ but Labour says it shows Farage ‘willing to accept the very worst of the Conservative Party’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19 Badenoch warns Tory MPs about people trying to ‘undermine party from within’ Conservative leader says staffers are briefing against party, in lengthy letter after Robert Jenrick’s switch to Reform