‘Starmer must avoid Biden’s strategic mistake’: Reactions to Keir Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’
‘Unless economic growth delivers material benefits for more of us, Starmer risks suffering the same fate as US President Biden.’
Olivia Barber
Nick Clegg warns Elon Musk could become a “political puppet master” in US politics
The former deputy PM and Lib Dem leader, who is now Meta’s president of global affairs, says Musk is playing an “outsized role” in the Trump administration.
Five key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ speech
The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has laid out the six new milestones for his government as part of Labour’s Plan for Change.
Brexit cuts British food exports to the EU by nearly £3bn per year
Exports to the EU have fallen by an average of 16% per year in the last three years
Tory prison expansion plan to cost £4bn more than planned, damning NAO report finds
The NAO has described the plan as “unrealistic and not prioritised”.
Revealed: The first rail services to be brought back into public ownership
“John Major’s decision to privatise British Rail in 1994 was foolish, ideologically-driven, and doomed to fail.”
MPs make fresh calls for criminal proceedings in debate on Grenfell phase 2 report
“Justice will only truly be served when there are criminal prosecutions and those responsible pay the price.”
Rachel Reeves appoints counter-fraud commissioner to probe dodgy covid contracts awarded under Tories
Tom Hayhoe has landed the covid counter-fraud job, with an initial focus on reviewing PPE contracts
Paul Mason slams Elon Musk’s ‘plan’ to make $100m donation to Reform UK
‘Well good luck with that, because I think last time I saw, Musk was a United States citizen so to give it [the donation] to Reform would be illegal’