Reform UK beats Labour in Runcorn and Helsby by just six votes
Reform UK has won the first by-election of this parliament in Runcorn and Helsby. Reform candidate Sarah Pochin secured 12,645 votes, 38.7 per cent of the total. Labour candidate Karen Shore finished in second place with 12,639 votes — giving Reform a margin of victory of just six votes. It is comfortably the smallest majority […]
Labour seen as biggest factor behind Britain’s economic woes, poll finds
The decisions taken under the incumbent Labour government are seen as the biggest factor behind Britain’s economic woes, polling has found. The new research, conducted by Ipsos, points to widespread pessimism in the country about Britain’s economic prospects and the cost-of-living. Almost half of Britons (47 per cent) believe the UK is currently in recession […]
‘Who knows?’: Kemi Badenoch casts further doubt on triple lock stance
The Labour Party has seized on new comments issued by Kemi Badenoch after the Conservative leader appeared to cast further doubt over her stance on the triple lock. The future of the state pension triple lock has been a recurring debate during Badenoch’s tenure as Conservative leader. Speaking on LBC Radio in January, the Tory […]
Tony Blair’s net zero intervention ‘valid and important’, cabinet minister says
A cabinet minister has called Sir Tony Blair’s intervention in the net zero debate “valid and important” after the former PM criticised the government’s approach on going green. Sir Tony, who served as prime minister from 1997-2010, declared on Tuesday that the current approach to hitting the target of net zero by 2050 was “doomed […]
Labour MP suggests ‘unpopular’ Starmer should resign in thinly veiled message
A veteran Labour MP has suggested Keir Starmer should resign as prime minister in a thinly veiled social media post. Jon Trickett, the Labour MP for Normanton and Hemsworth, issued the comment in the wake of the Canadian general election, as he sought to draw parallels between the political landscape that led to Justin Trudeau’s […]
Government to ‘seize and crush’ fly-tipping vehicles in new crackdown
The government has announced plans to “seize and crush” vehicles used to commit waste offences as part of a new crackdown on fly-tipping. Under measures outlined Tuesday, councils will work with the police to identify, seize and crush vehicles used by waste criminals. The government has said drones and mobile CCTV cameras will be […]
Kemi Badenoch reveals PMQs advice offered by David Cameron
Kemi Badenoch has disclosed the advice she received from one of her predecessors as Conservative leader, David Cameron, on how to conduct herself at prime minister’s questions. It was reported earlier this month that Lord Cameron, who was known to enjoy the adversarial exchanges at PMQs from 2005-2016, had worked with Badenoch to help her approach […]
Kemi Badenoch: Local election results will not be reflection of my leadership
Kemi Badenoch has said the upcoming local election results will not be a reflection of her leadership of the Conservative Party. Thursday’s polls are Badenoch’s first electoral test since she became Tory leader, following her party’s defeat in last year’s general election. The Conservatives currently hold about half the seats up for election, and Badenoch […]
‘Not left or right’: Nigel Farage says Reform UK could be ‘good friend’ to union movement
Nigel Farage has said Reform UK could be a “good friend” to the labour movement as he hit back at criticism voiced by Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). In comments last week, Nowak called the Reform leader a “political fraud and hypocrite” who is “cosplaying” as a working-class champion. Speaking […]
Ed Davey: Carney’s Liberals secure mandate to combat ‘Trump’s dangerous populism’
Ed Davey was the first UK politician to react as Mark Carney declared victory in the Canadian election, beating Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives in a remarkable electoral turnaround. The Liberal Democrat leader celebrated Carney’s victory as a triumph over “Trump’s dangerous populism” and urged voters in the UK to likewise take a stand against “hate-fuelled politics”. […]
