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Miriam Cates reminded why British conservatives remain wary of Viktor Orbán

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The criticism wasn’t confined to social media pile-ons.

Miriam Cates official portrait

Two pints and a packet of populism: How the establishment is switching to Reform

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

So much for “anti-establishment.” Reform’s high-profile recruitment drive, hoovering up failed Conservative politicians whom the public roundly rejected, reeks of old-era Conservatism.

Right-Wing Watch

UKIP’s new logo sparks mockery (and concern!)

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

“This is not a parody.”

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Keir Starmer joins trade unions in call for bank holiday if Lionesses win the World Cup

Hannah Davenport
17 August, 2023

Bank holidays in the UK are fewer than in most of Europe

A placard with text reading "There is no planet B"
News

Climate change a growing top concern for voters, new polling finds

Hannah Davenport
17 August, 2023

Concern for the environment doubled on last month in one poll

Keir Starmer
Opinion

Why Keir Starmer is absolutely right to prioritise ‘smashing the class ceiling’

Basit Mahmood
17 August, 2023

Class remains a pertinent force in British politics, determining the life chances of millions and it casts a far longer shadow than many of us like to believe or admit.

News

Rishi Sunak rules out Brexit-style referendum on net zero amid bitter Tory feud

Basit Mahmood
17 August, 2023

It remains to be seen whether helicopter enthusiast Sunak, who has previously given into pressure from Tory rebels, will stand firm in his commitment to net zero.

News

Rishi Sunak slammed for saying pay rises should be a ‘reward for productivity’

Hannah Davenport
17 August, 2023

As MPs have seen their salaries rise by 30% since 2010

News

Underfunding and staff shortages risk undermining UK’s net zero target, say workers

Hannah Davenport
17 August, 2023

“We can’t solve environmental problems or net zero unless we have people to do the work”

NHS worker conditions
News

Tories roasted after pledging just 900 new NHS beds after cutting 12,000 since 2010

Basit Mahmood
17 August, 2023

“The elephant in the room is who will staff these additional beds? Nursing staff are already spread too thinly over too many patients.”

News

Majority of voters including Tories want key utilities such as water and rail to be nationalised, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
16 August, 2023

Among Tory voters, 57% back the Government to run utilities and 29% prefer the private sector.

Brexit and EU
News

Brexit disaster: New poll puts support to Rejoin at +60%

Basit Mahmood
16 August, 2023

Omnisis also asked voters if Britain was right or wrong to leave the EU, with 59% saying we were wrong to leave versus 41% saying we were right.

Nick robinson
News

Tory MP roasted by Nick Robinson for trying to claim UK economy is in great shape

Basit Mahmood
16 August, 2023

‘If you’re flat on your back it’s quite easy to grow faster.’

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