Labour and Reform in fierce battle for Runcorn & Helsby seat
Rachel Reeves must get it just right in ‘Goldilocks’ pitch to IMF
The army of digital sleeper agents who propelled Labour to power
It’s mid-June and Emma Reynolds, now the MP for Wycombe, is doing what her colleagues are doing all over the country — knocking on doors.
Treading the well-worn path of an election candidate, she picks a street and spends the day hoping to convince those over the threshold to vote for her.
But in sharp contrast to the last time that she ran, in 2019 in a different seat, many already know who she is.
Treading the well-worn path of an election candidate, she picks a street and spends the day hoping to convince those over the threshold to vote for her.
But in sharp contrast to the last time that she ran, in 2019 in a different seat, many already know who she is.
Is Angela Rayner being frozen out of the cabinet?
Angela Rayner once compared herself to “John Prescott in a skirt” because of their similar political styles and praised the former Labour deputy leader for changing her life.
But now Rayner, a 44-year-old grandmother from Stockport, is finding her own feet as the second in command.
But now Rayner, a 44-year-old grandmother from Stockport, is finding her own feet as the second in command.
Farage or no Farage, this seaside town is rooting for Reform
If not Clacton, it would have been Great Yarmouth.
The seaside town on the east coast, let down by governments over decades, would have been prime ground for Nigel Farage. T
The seaside town on the east coast, let down by governments over decades, would have been prime ground for Nigel Farage. T
Labour plans heavy blow to end 70 years of Tory rule in Wycombe
Every May since 1678, the people of High Wycombe have been weighing their leading elected official. In an attempt to curb exuberance at the taxpayer’s expense, a brass weighing machine is set up in the town centre with a mace-bearer declaring “and some more” if weight has been gained or “and no more” if it was avoided.
Support for Stonewall crumbles after Cass review
A decade ago, as same-sex marriage became legal, Stonewall was riding high.
Lauded for its key role in pushing for equal rights and campaigning prowess, it was helping government departments and schools expand their diversity offering and become more welcoming to all.
Now, the NHS has distanced itself and other public bodies are reviewing their associations with the charity, as the fallout from a landmark report on gender identity shines a spotlight on the organisation.
Lauded for its key role in pushing for equal rights and campaigning prowess, it was helping government departments and schools expand their diversity offering and become more welcoming to all.
Now, the NHS has distanced itself and other public bodies are reviewing their associations with the charity, as the fallout from a landmark report on gender identity shines a spotlight on the organisation.
Is George Galloway set to win the Rochdale by-election?
Who should the good people of Rochdale vote for in the by-election to be held next week? They are truly spoilt for choice.
Meet Labour’s Wellingborough candidate scenting victory against Tories
Gen Kitchen has been making friendship bracelets. The 28-year-old Labour candidate is a massive Taylor Swift fan and she’s taken to making the keepsakes with Swift’s song titles in them, a hobby among fans, for her team to help them to wind down away from the campaign trail.
One member of Kitchen’s team has one decorated with colourful beads and lettered discs spelling out The Man, one of Swift’s hit songs. Another reads We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
It is the message Kitchen’s team is hoping the voters of Wellingborough give the Conservatives at the ballot box when she tries to turn the constituency Labour for the first time since Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide.
One member of Kitchen’s team has one decorated with colourful beads and lettered discs spelling out The Man, one of Swift’s hit songs. Another reads We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
It is the message Kitchen’s team is hoping the voters of Wellingborough give the Conservatives at the ballot box when she tries to turn the constituency Labour for the first time since Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide.
Who is the Tory candidate in the Kingswood by-election?
It is lunchtime on a weekday and on Hanham high street, on the outskirts of Bristol, would-be shoppers are greeted with “closed” signs on many of the shop doors.
A café, its front painted bright pink, is locked up tight while the Wetherspoons pub across the road is closing down too.
Now added to the vacant premises, with condensation in the windows and post piling up inside, is the office of Chris Skidmore, the former Conservative MP. A sign in the window tells constituents it is now closed.
A café, its front painted bright pink, is locked up tight while the Wetherspoons pub across the road is closing down too.
Now added to the vacant premises, with condensation in the windows and post piling up inside, is the office of Chris Skidmore, the former Conservative MP. A sign in the window tells constituents it is now closed.
Mid Beds by-election: Claws out in three-way fight for Nadine Dorries seat
Nadine Dorries was never one to mince her words. The former Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire was known for speaking her mind with passionate language that often got her into trouble.
Now, the same attitude has erupted onto the streets of her former constituency, where a by-election will be held next month to replace her, with activists accusing each other of being “Tory enablers” in the street as the consequences of neither Labour nor the Liberal Democrats wanting to give the other a clear run against the Tories plays out.
Now, the same attitude has erupted onto the streets of her former constituency, where a by-election will be held next month to replace her, with activists accusing each other of being “Tory enablers” in the street as the consequences of neither Labour nor the Liberal Democrats wanting to give the other a clear run against the Tories plays out.
Parliament in decay: MPs endure flooding, rats and broken toilets
When Queen Elizabeth died last year, visitors queued for hours to make their way through Westminster Hall to see the monarch lying in state and soak up the atmosphere.
Parliamentary cleaners were left soaking up something very different, as the antiquated plumbing which snakes around the Palace of Westminster buckled under the pressure, providing yet another example of the crumbling mess at the heart of Britain’s democracy.
Parliamentary cleaners were left soaking up something very different, as the antiquated plumbing which snakes around the Palace of Westminster buckled under the pressure, providing yet another example of the crumbling mess at the heart of Britain’s democracy.
Lib Dems see cracks in blue wall and set sights on Michael Gove
Alasdair Pinkerton is knocking on doors in Bisley, a pleasant village near Woking in Surrey. The clean-cut Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate is clutching a pile of leaflets, with the faces of the party’s local election picks on the front, smiling out at voters.
Universities have ‘risky’ ties to China
More than 40 British universities have collaborated with institutions that have been linked to malign activities of the Chinese state.
Ministers’ phones ‘could be hacked in 20 minutes’ using online data
The mobile phone numbers, social media profiles and personal details of thousands of civil servants left publicly online for years could be used by hackers in “parlour tricks” to try to access sensitive government information, it has been claimed.
Lib Dems upbeat despite poor showing in Chester by-election
The Liberal Democrats have insisted that their low poll numbers do not matter after they only managed 8.4 per cent of the vote in the Chester by-election.
Meet Simon Young, the Pitcairn Islands’ exotic new mayor (from Yorkshire)
You cannot please all of the people all of the time, is what politicians in Westminster will often tell you. But with an electorate of fewer than 50, Simon Young, the mayor elect of a tiny remnant of the British Empire some 1,350 miles from the nearest mainland, is hoping he can.
Festival of Brexit is a £120m flop
It was meant to be a patriotic celebration of what Britain could look like after leaving the EU.
But despite being supported with £120 million in public funds, the so-called Festival of Brexit has fallen woefully short of hitting a target to attract 66 million visitors. Only 238,000 people have turned up so far.
But despite being supported with £120 million in public funds, the so-called Festival of Brexit has fallen woefully short of hitting a target to attract 66 million visitors. Only 238,000 people have turned up so far.
The rival Tory teams hoping for a future in No 10
The faces of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will be appearing on television screens and newspaper pages for the next five weeks, arguing about tax cuts and foreign policy as they try to win around Conservative Party members and the country.
Wakefield’s Conservatives fear the writing is on the red wall
When Allan Couch went to bed on Wednesday night, the red wall outside his home in Wakefield was intact. By the time he woke next morning it had crumbled, perhaps due to nearby tree roots, and he was left picking up the bricks.
Couch, a former Conservative council candidate who quit the local association, fears the red wall his party snatched three years ago could start to suffer a similar fate this week.
Couch, a former Conservative council candidate who quit the local association, fears the red wall his party snatched three years ago could start to suffer a similar fate this week.
Tony Blair plans centrist conference to buck up Britain’s ideas
When Jeremy Corbyn took to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2017, he was greeted by rhythmic chanting of his name by tens of thousands of festival-goers.
This summer, in the midst of festival season, Tony Blair will be hoping for a pilgrimage of a different kind — back to the centre ground.
This summer, in the midst of festival season, Tony Blair will be hoping for a pilgrimage of a different kind — back to the centre ground.
Government 'must end the scourge of UK fast fashion'
A selection of articles looking into the issue of fast fashion and the sector's environmental future in the North.
Conservatives bid to bolster Red Wall success in Yorkshire local elections, while Labour pin hopes on mayoral race
When voters head to the ballot boxes next month - or, due to the pandemic, pop their vote in the postbox - they will be voting in some of the biggest elections in modern history.
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