Scottish government wins vote by 70 votes to 58, with no abstentions after debate where Humza Yousaf defended government’s record Labour has accused Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, of ...
Rishi Sunak has ruled out cutting pensions to fund his proposed £46bn plan to axe national insurance. When challenged by the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, at prime minister's questions, Sunak s...
Targeting people who need support for depression and anxiety will only make these growing problems worse Jay Watts is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and senior lecturer working in Londo...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/01/rishi-sunak-welfare-support-depression-anxiety
Hall’s campaign has focused on cars and crime while the opposition has exploited her tendency to ‘shoot from the hip’ Paul Icely puffs out his cheeks – and then slowly exhales. He is vi...
Incumbents promote messages of support from ex-PM despite largely avoiding linking themselves with wider Tory party UK politics – latest updates Andy Street and Ben Houchen go into Thursday�...
Brexit and Scottish independence have benefited Rishi Sunak and Humza Yousaf – now both are suffering the consequences Brexit isn’t working, and there are potholes everywhere. Those are not...
This model of devolution should be the start of a bigger conversation about power and democracy, not the end This Thursday, around 20 million voters in 10 regions in England go to the polls to ...
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He will get zero credit for good results and blame for all the bad. And hovering overhead is Penny Mordaunt Pull yourself a pint of Night Nurse to wash down news that Conservative rebels who ar...
What ministers herald as key reform is in fact unworkable. The plans would be laughable if they weren’t so harmful There is a scene in The Simpsons in which the villainous Mr Burns enlists a ...
The hatred these Conservatives feel for their country isn’t just because of the polls: they also despise the sea change in British politics The prime minister rounds up asylum seekers on the...
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Scotland’s first minister and SNP leader’s demise shows Westminster does not have the monopoly on chaos and ineptitude It must be contagious. Just when you thought Westminster might have th...
Kirklees residents are likely to punish both the Tories and Labour for their stance on Gaza in the 2 May local elections Of all the issues being discussed and debated among voters in the lead-u...
Scotland’s first minister resigns after failing to muster enough votes to survive a no confidence vote this week Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister Who is in the running to...
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Readers respond to the news that single-word ratings for schools are to be retained How depressing to read that the government sees “significant benefits” with Ofsted’s four grades in tha...
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