Could sanctions push Britain’s chippies down the pan?

So vital did he see the role of fish and chips in national harmony, that British governments refused to ration the iconic dish throughout both world wars. The classic meal, thought to be the inheritance of Sephardic Jewish immigrants to London’s East End from as far back as the 1600s, was even used as a […]

Conflicts elsewhere in the post-Soviet world cannot be left to boil over

When the Russian economy was disabled by sanctions, so was the peace and stability of more than a dozen neighbouring countries and de facto states. Policies central to the plan for delivering peace in Ukraine should be accompanied by support for the nations still reeling from recent wars of their own. The latest conservative estimates released by […]

Johnson questioned over Russia and Partygate in liasion committee

Johnson: ‘We need to intensify sanctions against Russia’ Boris Johnson has called on Western allies to intensify sanctions against Russia ‘until every single Russian troop is out of Ukraine’. Appearing in front of the liaison committee, the prime minister was asked by foreign affairs committee chair Tom Tugendhat about at what stage the UK should […]

Downing Street adamant ‘Putin must fail in Ukraine’ despite supporting Russia negotiations

Number 10 appeared to contradict itself this morning after restating the government’s belief that “Putin must fail in Ukraine”, despite supporting Ukrainian-Russian negotiations over a settlement. At Monday’s Downing Street lobby briefing, the prime minister’s spokesperson stressed it will be for Ukrainian president Zelenskyy “to decide on the right approach” to Ukraine-Russia negotiations. “It is […]

From petrol to pasta: how war in Ukraine is hitting British pockets

That chancellor Rishi Sunak kicked off this week’s Spring Statement with a nod to the Ukrainian resistance, is emblematic of the war’s ongoing domination of global politics. Even prior to the Russian build-up of forces on Ukraine’s border and its subsequent invasion, Britain and much of the west was grappling with a cost of living […]

‘Spurious’ to say Johnson compared Brexit to Ukraine resistance says Javid

The health secretary has suggested it is “spurious” to claim the prime minister compared Brexit to Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian military. Addressing the Conservative Spring conference in Blackpool on Saturday, Boris Johnson said the resistance of Ukrainian people to the Russian invasion forces was similar to the wish of Brexiteers “to be free to […]

Political Agenda – Sir Robert Buckland MP

Sir Robert Buckland speaks to Politics.co.uk about his time as justice secretary, why the Conservatives “aren’t callous”, and if he’d return to Cabinet in the future.

Truss says West ‘let its guard down’ after Cold War

The foreign secretary has claimed that western powers failed to fence in Putin as they “let down” their guard in the wake of the Cold War. Truss told the Sun newspaper that Vladimir Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea was not responded to adequately as the West  “let down our guard” following the demise of the […]

Health secretary confirms refugee hosts will undergo criminal record checks

UK residents who offer to host people fleeing Ukraine will undergo criminal record checks, the health secretary. Sajid Javid said the UK needed to “get the right balance” between aiding refugees from the Russian invasion and efficiency. The Bromsgrove MP said the government did not plan to enforce a cap on numbers. “With the hosts […]

The Ukraine crisis is so far, not impacting on UK opinion polls

The state of the UK’s main political parties appears ‘becalmed’ following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Despite suggestions that the wall to wall news coverage of events in Ukraine may impact on how the public perceive the prime minister and the government, there is no evidence as yet, that the war is […]