Politics » 1 week ago
All eyes on Reform as 24 councils, six mayoralties and a parliamentary byelection are contestedPolling has opened across England in a series of local, mayoral and parliamentary races that will be the first major electoral test of Keir Starmer’s Labour government....
Politics » 1 week ago
Exclusive: Sun reporter also wrote that former MP ‘must die’, according to claims in newly disclosed documentRebekah Brooks, the chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s UK company, took a “deeply concerning interest” in the phone-hacking campaigner Tom Watson while one of her...
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Wrack, whose appointment as NASUWT chief faced legal challenge, condemns ‘ludicrous’ efforts to undermine himThe head of a teaching union has said he plans to stay in post despite a “ludicrous” and “coordinated” attempt by political enemies to undermine his position....
Politics » 1 week ago
Before this week’s local elections, John Harris is on the road in Doncaster – which could prove to be a canary in the coalmine for the government. Labour has been in power here for decades but this time Nigel Farage’s Reform UK fancies its chances. So why are people turning away from Labour...
Politics » 2 weeks ago
Two permanent members of UN security council could make move at conference in June on two-state solutionThe UK is in discussion with France and Saudi Arabia over the recognition of a Palestinian state at a June conference convened by the two countries on keeping alive the...
Politics » 2 weeks ago
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story herePMQs is starting soon.Here is the ...
Politics » 1 week ago
The politics of aid may be toxic, but the UK must realise that supporting the world’s poorest people is both a moral and pragmatic thing to doDavid Miliband is president and CEO of the International Rescue CommitteeIn more than 10...
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Jolly humouring and kind words guarantee nothing from this White House. Right now Walmart has more clout than the UKIt’s not funny, of course – livelihoods if not actual lives depend on reaching a workable accord. But the news that President Trump has probably stiffed the...
Politics » 2 weeks ago
As local elections loom, it’s clear that years of agreeing with the Reform leader have failed to discourage people from voting for himIn the playbook of election strategies, there are two canonical campaigns. Incumbents say things are going in the right direction; don’t l...
Politics » 1 week ago
Labour insider rebukes ‘tech bros’ within Tony Blair Institute as critics question past work with petrostatesIn little more than 1,600 words voicing ...