Rachel Reeves: Nigel Lawson was ‘right’ on not abolishing National Insurance May 7, 2024 Labour’s shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, speaking in the City of London today, set out her party’s attack lines on the Tories’ economic record following the local and mayoral elections last week.
The fight is on for the soul of the Conservative Party May 6, 2024 Rishi Sunak looks safe for now, but after a local election drubbing the battle for the future of the world’s second oldest political party, writes Jessica Frank-Keyes They say it’s the hope that kills you. And throughout Friday afternoon and evening, as the Tories hung on in Tees Valley, and whispers emerged of a Conservative [...]
‘Bring back Boris’: Conservative MPs divided after local elections fallout May 5, 2024 Conservative MPs were divided this morning over the fallout of the local election results, with one former minister calling for the “return of Boris".
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.
Labour claims victory in Blackpool South by-election in bruising night for Tories May 3, 2024 Tory deputy chair Angela Richardson told the BBC: “The result was not unexpected. I think, given the circumstances that caused the by-election in the first place, it was always going to be difficult for the Conservatives.”
Don’t cut the green crap: Why reversing climate policies might be a mistake May 1, 2024 Labour and the Tories should not be turning their backs on the green transition - one of the UK's big success stories - at a time when taking action is more important than ever, Jessica Frank-Keyes argues
Sunak’s clampdown on ‘sick note culture’ is Back to Basics 2.0 – and it may end as badly May 1, 2024 Sunak’s clampdown on 'sick note culture' has the whiff of John Major’s Back to Basics… and risks the same results, writes Simon Neville.
Weapons investing is ‘ethical’, says Sunak. Is he right? April 24, 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the private sector investing in the weapons industry as "ethical", as an argument rages over whether sustainable investing can align with the global war industry.
Even Conservatives admit that cuts to council funding have gone too far April 24, 2024 With a quarter of Conservative councillors admitting their local authority is struggling to provide the basics, change is clearly needed.
Rwanda plan: Why can’t the government devote legislative time to anything else? April 23, 2024 Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan finally passed late last night, two-and-a-bit torturous years after his predecessor Boris Johnson first floated the idea of sending asylum seekers to the east African nation.