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Former prime minister also admits he should have worked more closely with devolved administrationsHugo Keith KC is questioning Johnson.He asks if Johnson’s approach has been to give all relevant …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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12/6/23
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Home secretary to announce big hike in salary requirement for migrants to the UK as Rishi Sunak tries to cut net migration figuresHunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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12/4/23
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Keir Starmer is just the latest politician to invoke the former Tory prime minister, even though her essential message was that society was for losersAnother day, another British political wannabe …
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Zoe Williams (via Guardian)
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12/4/23
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Labour leader to warn that Britain is in worst economic state for over 50 years and spending will need to be constrainedLabour will not “turn on the spending taps” if it wins the next election, …
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Kiran Stacey and Pippa Crerar (via Guardian)
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12/3/23
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Chancellor cuts employee national insurance to 10% while abolishing class 2 national insuranceAutumn statement - key points at a glanceKeir Starmer has said that a pause in hostilities between Israel …
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Andrew Sparrow and Graeme Wearden (via Guardian)
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11/22/23
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Downing Street says legislation will make clear ‘Rwanda is safe’ and will address court’s concerns after policy ruled unlawful At his Institute for Government Q&A Sir Mark Rowley, commissioner …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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11/16/23
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Once this legislation is passed, Sunak says, he will not let the European court of human rights stop flights to RwandaReed says the court has had to decide whether the Rwanda policy breaches the …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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11/15/23
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Labour party leader criticises speech as ‘admission that government has no faith in Britain’s ability to avert decline’Here is Ben Quinn’s guide to what will be in the king’s speech.In a …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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11/7/23
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Labour leader says he thinks most practical way to get aid into Gaza is to have a humanitarian pauseKeir Starmer is delivering his speech to the North East Chamber of Commerce now.He starts by saying …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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11/3/23
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The former PM has written to her successor ahead of next week’s summit at Bletchley Park The prime minister defended inviting China to next week’s AI safety summit.Rishi Sunak told an audience in …
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Nicola Slawson (via Guardian)
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10/26/23
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Labour seeks to downplay the gathering as an informal one between Labour leader and MPs amid tension within the partyKeir Starmer is in high spirits as he welcomes the new MPs who each won their …
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Nicola Slawson (via Guardian)
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10/25/23
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Home secretary to meet Metropolitan police commissioner after officers said no offences were identified in footage from demonstration in LondonHumza Yousaf’s mother-in-law has said she is living …
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Nicola Slawson (via Guardian)
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10/23/23
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Labour wins Tamworth with swing of 23.9 percentage points from Tories, then Mid Bedfordshire in largest ever turnaround of majority in UK byelectionProf Sir John Curtice told the Today programme that …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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10/20/23
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Formerly safe Tory seats in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth could fall to opponents in test of Sunak’s electoral fortunesMore than 60 international charities - including Action Aid UK, Bond, Cafod, …
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Nicola Slawson (via Guardian)
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10/19/23
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Health minister Steve Barclay concedes the prison system is under pressure during media roundScottish Labour says the defection of Lisa Cameron shows the SNP is “falling apart”. Ian Murray, the …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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10/12/23
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Keir Starmer says planing is ‘too localised’ and a Labour government would take a ‘wider’ viewKeir Starmer has said the BBC should explain why it is calling Hamas militants, not terrorists, …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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10/11/23
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Keir Starmer promises to bring in a new era of ‘rebuilding’, ‘renewal’ and even ‘healing’ after 13 years of Conservative rule. Kiran Stacey reports on the Labour leader’s keynote …
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Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Kiran Stacey; produced by Ned Carter Miles, Tom Glasser, Lucy Hough and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Phil Maynard (via Guardian)
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10/10/23
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Opposition leader’s speech to say Labour aims to be party of ‘builders, modernisers and healers’ for a ‘decade in power’Labour has published fresh details of how the community policy …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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10/10/23
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In 1996 Labour was a year out from an election after more than a decade out of power. Its leader, Tony Blair, was surrounded by advisers and strategists plotting their way to victory. Kiran Stacey …
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Presented by Kiran Stacey; produced by Lucy Hough, Sami Kent and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Phil Maynard (via Guardian)
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10/8/23
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Brexit was not chosen as one of 12 priority motions for debate, despite intervention of Neil Kinnock and Alastair CampbellQ: You oppose the Rwanda policy because you don’t think it will work. If …
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Andrew Sparrow (via Guardian)
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10/8/23
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