Reform UK: Existential threat to the Tories or here today, gone tomorrow?
Emboldened by two byelections successes, Reform UK seeks to capitalise on voter disenchantment with the ruling party. But how much of a threat are they to the Tories?
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
‘Bolder action is needed:’ Anti-poverty campaigners issue home truths for the Chancellor ahead of Spring Budget
‘Cost of living support may be receding but the tide of people not being able to afford life’s essentials is not. It is time we moved from stop-gaps to sustainable solutions.’
Blindfolded protestors deliver poignant ceasefire message to High Peak MP
‘Mr Largan asked why we had semi-naked men blindfolded and kneeling on the ground, as though he had no idea of the relevance to Gaza.’
European Movement launches campaign to shine spotlight on plight of musicians post-Brexit
The Face the Music petition has already attracted almost 21,000 signatures.
A list of the latest complaints to Ofcom about GB News
A look at some of the recent complaints to the communications regulator about the opinion-orientated, ‘Fox-style’ channel.
What is behind Labour’s rightward drift?
At the heart of the story is ‘Labour Together,’ a think-tank which maintains a low profile in Westminster but is believed to be quietly guiding Starmer’s path to power.
‘Brexpress’ accused of stooping to ‘new low’ for column moaning about resignation of far-right Hungarian Brexit sympathisers
“Just how low can they go?”
Protestors to gather in London for second ‘Global Day of Action for Gaza’ in two months
The National March for Palestine is assembling at Hyde Park at noon and will march to the Israeli Embassy.
Pensioner poverty: Rising pension age risks greater levels of poverty and health inequities, experts warn
“Even the suggestion that people won’t get it until their 70s will make people feel more distrustful than they already do in the state pension system.”
Calls grow for childcare workers to earn £15 an hour minimum wage and to end zero-hour contracts
‘Caring for and educating young children is skilled work, and the overwhelmingly female workforce deserves decent pay and conditions.’