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In a speech yesterday Andy Burnham promised that there will not just be ‘fair pay’ in social care but ‘bigger reform to improve the...
The appointment of John Healey as Chancellor sends a signal about defence funding. Healey resigned from Keir Starmer’s government over the former...
Just one day after Ed Miliband was made Foreign Secretary we heard in the Telegraph that the White House is upset about the appointment, and even...
Miatta Fahnbulleh, who has just become the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero – and has been very involved with helping Burnham’s...
Yvette Cooper, who has been an MP since 1997, is by far the most experienced health secretary we’ve had in the past decade. She has had a range of...
Zia Yusuf gave a speech yesterday on the security of MPs, in which he accused several politicians of inciting violence against Ann Widdecombe through...
In 2022, a 16-year-old called Kane Parsons began to post a web series called ‘Backrooms’ on his YouTube channel, drawing inspiration from a famous...
Labour came to power in 2024 with five stated missions: to improve economic growth, the NHS, street safety, clean energy and the distribution of...
Labour came to power in 2024 with five stated missions: to improve economic growth, the NHS, street safety, clean energy and the distribution of...
Reporting on the news that Nigel Farage is planning to resign his seat to force a by-election, Le Monde described the stunt as a ‘highly unusual...
Every generation of politicians seems to believe that they are the first to discover the North. In Andy Burnham’s speech today he said...
Yesterday, the think tank the IPPR released YouGov polling showing that a majority of Britons, 83 per cent, believe there should be some form of...
Kemi Badenoch was interviewed last night by The Spectator‘s Political Editor, Tim Shipman, in front of a live audience at Church House in...
Today marks a hundred days since America and Israel began launching strikes on Iran on 28 February. The very next day, Donald...
Today marks a hundred days since America and Israel began launching strikes on Iran on 28 February. The very next day, Donald...
The British Medical Association announced yesterday that junior doctors will be going on strike again next month, with a four-day walkout beginning at...
‘Technology is addling young people’s brains, impacting on their education and attainment, impacting on their health and wellbeing,’ Wes...
This morning the government was able to celebrate some sorely needed good news. Long-term net migration has fallen sharply to 171,000 per year, down...
In the last few days, the government has performed two extraordinary about-turns. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Treasury is covertly pressuring...
Wes Streeting’s resignation letter began with a paragraph praising his own record in managing the NHS. He said: “The results are in and I am...
Yesterday was the news that Keir Starmer has agreed to have a face-to-face meeting with John Swinney, Scotland’s first minister, following the...
BBC Verify is in retreat. Last June the Beeb launched the ‘Verify Live blog’ as part of its push for ‘greater transparency’. But already the...
Over the past few days, more parts of the press have been reporting that the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has spread beyond the boat,...
Over the past few days, more parts of the press have been reporting that the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has spread beyond the boat,...
On Sunday, the Health Foundation published new analysis of ONS data, finding that between 2012/14 and 2022/24 the average Healthy Life Expectancy...
Yesterday, Zack Polanski told Sky News that ‘the war on drugs has clearly failed over and over again. In fact we have the highest drug deaths in...
On Monday, the House of Lords threatened to derail the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill by reintroducing an amendment which...
Oil prices rose this morning thanks to the fact no one really knows if the Strait of Hormuz has reopened or not. But no matter what happens, there is...
Last month, a new account called London Price Drop appeared on X. It has already gained more than 14,000 followers simply by posting screenshots from...
John Power has narrated this article for you to listen to. When I was four, the progressive teachers at my primary school thought it would be wise to...
When I was four, the progressive teachers at my primary school thought it would be wise to teach us how to type on a keyboard. When it was my turn to...
When I was four, the progressive teachers at my primary school thought it would be wise to teach us how to type on a keyboard. When it was my turn to...
The premature death of two young people from meningitis after an outbreak of the disease in Kent is a tragedy. Susan Hopkins, the CEO of the UK Health...
A new narrative began at the start of the year, pushed by senior government figures including the Prime Minister, linking the populist right,...
On Tuesday, Reform UK held a press conference in a petrol forecourt near the spa town of Buxton. The party paid for motorists to receive a 25p...
Over the weekend, following continued US-Israeli attacks on Iran and the resulting disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, several...
The crowded market place emerging on Britain’s right is bewildering. Nigel Farage and Reform UK appeared to have successfully colonised the space...
The crowded market place emerging on Britain’s right is bewildering. Nigel Farage and Reform UK appeared to have successfully colonised the space...
I asked the novelist and dissident Boualem Sansal, recently released from Algerian prison, how he would like to be remembered. He did not hesitate....