Labour is favoured party among readers of Conservative-leaning newspapers, according to poll
The Labour Party is now more popular than the Conservatives among readers of papers generally considered as sympathetic to the governing party. A new poll conducted by Survation on behalf of the campaigning organisation Best for Britain showed that 37 per cent of voters who get receive their news mostly from Conservative-leaning outlets plan to […]
Humza Yousaf scraps coalition with Scottish Greens in ‘new beginning for SNP’
First minister Humza Yousaf has scrapped the SNP’s coalition deal with the Scottish Greens. According to reports, the first minister called time on the partnership after a meeting with Green leaders. Yousaf’s administration will now run a minority government. The first minister intervened after the Scottish Greens announced plans for a vote of their own […]
Labour vows rail nationalisation plans will save taxpayer ‘billions’
Britain’s railways will be renationalised within the first five years of a Labour government, the party will announce today. Under new plans, one of Labour’s first major acts in government will bring all passenger rail into national ownership under Great British Railways, a new body, as contracts with private operators expire. Labour also plans to […]
Frank Field, former Labour minister, dies aged 81
Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field has died aged 81, his family has announced. According to statement from Lord Field of Birkenhead’s family, he passed away after a period of illness. “He will be mourned by admirers across politics but above all he will be greatly missed by those lucky enough to have […]
London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan says Susan Hall is ‘most dangerous candidate’ he’s faced
Sadiq Khan has called Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate for the upcoming London mayoral election, “the most dangerous candidate I’ve fought against”. Speaking in an LBC radio debate, the Labour mayor was asked whether he would “feel safe in a London run by” Hall. Khan responded: “I’ve thought long and hard about this. I’ve fought […]
Sunak declares ‘turning point in European security’ — PM’s defence spending speech in full
Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland. Sunak said: “We will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5 per cent of GDP, by 2030. That starts today, and rises steadily in each and every […]
Polling expert sees Rwanda scheme as ‘last card’ Sunak can play against Labour
The government’s Rwanda deportation plan is the “last substantial card” the prime minister has left to play against the Labour Party ahead of the next general election, a polling expert has said. Polling guru professor Sir John Curtice was reacting this morning to the passage of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill last […]
Rwanda Bill: Rishi Sunak vows deportation flights will begin in ’10 to 12 weeks’
Rishi Sunak has held a press conference in No 10 Downing Street today, ahead of crunch votes on the Rwanda bill this afternoon and likely this evening. Urging peers to allow the legislation to complete its passage through parliament, the prime minister warned that his political opponents “have used every trick in the book to […]
Rwanda Bill: Kigali is safer than London, claims deputy foreign secretary
A cabinet minister has suggested Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is safer than London as the government seeks to pass its Rwanda bill through parliament today. Rishi Sunak is set to hold a press conference in Downing Street this morning, ahead of crunch votes on the Rwanda bill this afternoon and likely this evening. The prime […]
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell re-arrested
Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive and husband of the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been re-arrested. In a statement, Police Scotland said a 59-year-old man was arrested this morning in connection with the ongoing investigation into the party’s funding and finances. He was taken into custody at 9.13am on Thursday and is […]
