Five things we learned from Friday’s local election results May 4, 2024 Whether you stayed up all night for Friday’s local election results, or are catching up now, we've rounded up the five key takeaways from the night.
Will it work? Labour’s plan to reconceptualise the high street April 25, 2024 In this column Sam Fowles take policies on their own terms. This week he asks whether Labour's plan to revive the high street will work.
Mark Menzies quits as Tories say conduct fell ‘below standards expected of MPs’ April 21, 2024 Mark Menzies has quit the Conservative Party and will leave Parliament at the next election after an internal investigation found “behaviour below the standards expected of MPs”.
Mission Government: Why Starmer must think bigger and bigger if he wants real change April 19, 2024 Insane targets, missions CEOs and big thinking - this is the framework Starmer must adopt if he wants real change, writes Patrick King.
Could Starmer’s poll lead cost him votes? April 16, 2024 It’s not Gaza or fiscal discipline – the real reason Labour is losing votes from its left flank is that it’s too far ahead. But, warns Emma Revell, Conservatives shouldn’t celebrate… If you are of a centre-right persuasion, there is precious little comfort to be found from looking at the polls these days. The latest [...]
Conservatives select Very Group’s finance boss to fight General Election April 9, 2024 The chief financial officer of The Very Group has been selected as a Conservative candidate at the up-coming General Election.
Labour pledges to close £36bn tax gap via non-dom crackdown and bolstering HMRC April 8, 2024 Labour has pledged to close the £36bn tax gap via cracking down on the non-dom tax status loophole and bolstering HMRC’s compliance squads, if elected.
Almost two thirds of Tory councillors unhappy with party, poll finds April 8, 2024 Almost two thirds of Tory councillors are unhappy with the Conservative party, new polling by a Labour think tank has found.
Labour would win 154-seat majority if election held tomorrow, pollsters find April 3, 2024 Rishi Sunak is on course to suffer a general election defeat similar to the Conservatives’ 1997 blowout, pollsters have found.
Sunak announces mini reshuffle after ministers quit government March 26, 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a reshuffle of his ministerial ranks after two Conservative MPs resigned from the government.