The UK leaves recession – but is it too late for the Tories?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed this morning that the UK confined its technical recession to 2023. The economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the first three months of the year, thanks in ...
10 Touko 202410min
Can Lammy charm Trump?
This week, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy is stateside, meeting with senior advisors to Donald Trump and hoping to charm them. Meanwhile, David Cameron gives his first set-piece policy speech. W...
9 Touko 202414min
Why does Labour want Natalie Elphicke?
The MP for Dover, Natalie Elphicke, has shocked MPs and pundits across the political spectrum by defecting to the Labour party today. In her resignation letter, she accused the Conservative party for ...
8 Touko 202412min
Will there really be a hung parliament?
It's the first day back after the local elections. Following Thursday's results, some polling suggests that if the votes were replicated in a general election, there might be a hung parliament. Could ...
7 Touko 202413min
What does Andy Street's defeat mean for Rishi Sunak?
The local elections results are in, and the Conservatives have lost more than 450 council seats. After a full recount, Labour’s Richard Parker beat Andy Street to become West Midlands mayor, with only...
5 Touko 202410min
Have the Tories avoided a local election catastrophe?
Rishi Sunak can breathe a (small) sigh of relief. Ben Houchen, the so-called ‘patron saint of the red wall’, has won a third term as Tees Valley mayor. Houchen secured 53.6 per cent of the vote with L...
3 Touko 20249min
Labour triumphs in Blackpool as Tories suffer heavy losses
It's looking like the worst night for the Conservatives in 40 years. The prediction – that the Tories will lose about half of the council seats they are defending – looks on track so far. Labour comfo...
3 Touko 202414min
Can Ben Houchen save Rishi Sunak?
Tomorrow, voters go to the polls for the last set of local elections in this parliament, alongside 11 mayoral elections in England, 37 police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales plus...
1 Touko 202412min
