Politics
Autumn General Election heavily favoured following Sunak announcement
The odds on a spring contest, meanwhile, have significantly lengthened.
No one should grow up poor, Sunak says after Tory MP’s ‘crap parenting’ remark
Bury North MP James Daly faced criticism over Christmas for suggesting most children who struggle in the town are ‘products of crap parents’.
Green headache for Labour as Thangam Debbonaire on track to LOSE her Bristol seat
Twelve of the 14 city councillors in Bristol Central represent the Green Party, which is cause for concern for the deputy culture secretary.
The Thick of It creator nails Tory war on ‘woke’
‘I think the people who most use the phrase ‘woke’ are the ones that are the most censorious’
Labour launch petition demanding a general election
"Rishi’s bottled it. We say bring it on."
‘Squatter’ Sunak urged to call election after downplaying chance of spring vote
Sir Keir Starmer urged the Prime Minister to stop the ‘dithering and delaying’ after the Conservative indicated he would wait until later in the year.
Hopes of a May election dashed following PM’s announcement
The Prime Minister said later in 2024 is his ‘working assumption’ as opposition figures press for a sooner vote.
Doctors’ leaders accuse NHS bosses of bowing to political pressure over strikes
The British Medical Association said NHS bosses have failed to provide evidence to show why striking junior doctors may need to go back to work.
Sunak’s claim that the asylum backlog has been ‘cleared’ to be scrutinised by statistics watchdog
Stephen Kinnock has called the claim a "barefaced lie".