Lib Dems call for Biden-style tax on share buybacks at spring conference March 16, 2024 Party leader Sir Ed Davey said: “Neither the Conservative government or Labour Party have explained how they will fund public services fairly after the next election.
Rishi in Grazia and Keir in Vogue: How politicians fell in love with the glossies March 16, 2024 Politicians may love Vogue, but mastering the 'soft-focus' interview is a fine balancing act between relatability and authenticity, writes Anna Moloney.
Post Office: Law quashing convictions needs ‘legally binding’ redress deadline, MPs say March 13, 2024 The government’s new law to quash the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal should have a “legally binding” redress timeframe, MPs have said.
Football regulator must be radical not ‘damp squib’, warns former FA chief Bernstein March 13, 2024 David Bernstein says the government could 'snatch defeat from the jaws of victory'.
PMQs sketch: ‘Healer’ Sunak’s medicine proves placebo for fractious Tories March 13, 2024 With headlines dominated by Tory mega-donor Frank Hester’s racist abuse of former Labour MP Diane Abbott, “is he proud”, Starmer asked, “to be bankrolled” by him?
Post Office: Wronged victims to be exonerated under fresh law March 13, 2024 Wrongfully convicted postmasters are set to be exonerated via a fresh law aimed at clearing the names of those caught up in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, ministers announced.
Tories and Labour increasingly believe going green won’t win votes March 12, 2024 Tory plans to back gas power stations and Labour's decision to scale back its £28bn green pledge suggest both parties increasingly believe going big on green initiatives won't win them votes at the next election.
Energy secretary decries Labour’s ambition to de-carbonise the UK electricity grid as ‘pure politics’ March 12, 2024 Speaking at international affairs think-tank Chatham House, Coutinho denied accusations from journalists and the audience that energy policy was being used as a political football and insisted the conservative road map was based on facts.
Rupert Murdoch and Daily Mail owner mull joint bid for Telegraph group March 12, 2024 A consortium of News Corp, Daily Mail General Trust and Redbird IMI may alleviate mounting concerns over the Telegraph takeover.
Lee Anderson joining Reform UK leaves the Tories fighting on two fronts March 11, 2024 Former Tory MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK - a move that will likely amplify division in the Conservative Party.