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Labour cronyism row escalates as Tories demand investigation into donor’s appointment to Treasury

Laura Trott urges the prime minister’s ethics adviser to open an investigation

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

There is a serious problem at 10 Downing Street, but it isn’t Sue Gray v Morgan McSweeney

The rumbles of discord in No 10 matter, but they’re a sign of a creaking system rather than a destructive rivalry, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024

Rachel Reeves planning to raise taxes and cut spending in October budget

Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger than expected growth in first half of 2024

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

Thousands of protesters take to streets in anti-racism marches across UK

It came as the Prime Minister warned police to remain on ‘high alert’ for further unrest

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2024

Keir Starmer needs to answer these pressing questions about how he will govern

Keir Starmer’s government has hit the ground running. But over the next few weeks and months some serious choices will have to be made about exactly how to govern. These are 13 pressing questions that will demand answers soon, partly drawing from my experience working in city government, several national…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

Cabinet secretary contenders: who’s in line for top job in UK civil service?

Whitehall sources say it could be a more open competition than in past as Simon Case prepares to step down

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Keir Starmer thrust to the front of the Nato alliance amid Russia's growing threat

Starmer government pitched into Nato leadership as the alliance faces increasing confrontation from Russia

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024

David Cameron failed to foist new houses on rural areas. Why does Keir Starmer think he’ll succeed?

Labour’s bonfire of planning regulations will stir up the shires and let down those most in need – but the construction lobby will be happy, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

With this king’s speech, Starmer has staked everything on the long game. But politics has a habit of moving fast

The NHS, child poverty, defence: Labour is selling itself on its ability to get some big things done, says Guardian associate editor Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

Scotland and Westminster join forces on vaping, rail and renting reform

Deputy first minister welcomes new approach but SNP colleague Stephen Flynn calls king’s speech ‘timid’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024