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The UK's top financial influencers skew Conservative – which helps explain why Keir Starmer's Labour is so anxious about uncosted spending pledges

It has become a common complaint among some Labour supporters that Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are being too cautious about their spending commitments in preparing for a future Labour government. At a recent national policy forum, the leadership clashed with the party’s left, which argued against “fiscal…

The Conversation

Survey reveals major fears of UK voters over 'Westminster-made' cost of living crisis

The latest inflation figures show prices have risen by 7.9 per cent in June.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson 'in talks to join I'm A Celebrity 2023', reports claim

Boris Johnson is in talks to enter the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! later this year following his former cabinet minister Matt Hancock's…

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'Drill baby, drill': Rishi Sunak compared to Donald Trump on oil policy

THE Tories’ oil and gas policy is reminiscent of Donald Trump’s “drill baby drill” slogan, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has…

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Labour MP to run against party in Kensington, saying it lacks ‘compassion’

‘Where’s the compassion in the Labour party? It’s gone,’ she said

Evening Standard

Liz Truss tops the list of PMs ‘who left Britain worse off’

Truss resigned after 45 days with the country in economic meltdown following her the 2022 mini budget

Evening Standard

Brexit: Liz Truss mini-Budget saw EU divorce bill soar by £91m

Former PM’s disastrous tax-cutting plan piled an extra £91m on the UK’s payments to the bloc, Treasury documents show

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Hold your nerve on Lords reform, Keir Starmer, or we’ll never see the back of Boris Johnson’s cronies

If Labour’s leader only targets hereditary peers, the likes of Charlotte Owen and others who shouldn’t even be there will survive, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Sunak blames reshuffle on why he cannot name Scottish Tory top team

Reporters asked the Prime Minister to name four members of Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross’ front bench.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak squirms as he can't name even ONE Scottish Tory frontbencher

RISHI Sunak had to be rescued by Alister Jack as he failed to name even one Scottish Tory frontbench MSP, other than group leader Douglas Ross ...

The National (Scotland)

‘An excuse against Labour’: Uxbridge unconvinced Ulez led to Tory byelection win

Residents have mixed views and misgivings about policy but some say they voted Labour nonetheless

The Guardian - UK

Four times we were told Scotland's oil was running out

AS the Prime Minister announced hopes to dole out hundreds of new oil and gas exploration licences today, many found themselves asking: “Wasn’t…

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - The Standard View: Rishi Sunak’s anti-green plan is a curious gamble

Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party appear to have concluded, on the basis of a solitary and surprise by-election victory, to trash the Government’s record on the environment. It is a curious decision — and one that threatens not only Britain’s ability to combat catastrophic climate change, but also ignores…

Evening Standard

The Tory donors with links to fossil fuel interests and climate denial - see the list

THE Conservatives have received millions of pounds in donations from climate deniers and those with interests in the fossil fuel industry ahead of…

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OPINION - Drill, baby, drill: Rishi Sunak junks the Tory green brand

I’m afraid I have what might be shocking news – Ken Clarke is quite right-wing. He may hold heterodox views on Europe (a conviction that cost him the party leadership on multiple occasions), but Clarke’s reputation as a Tory ‘wet’ belies both his record and his admiration for Margaret Thatcher.

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar's family business in spotlight over £240k of dividend payments

ANAS Sarwar’s household has received almost a quarter of a million pounds in unearned income since he boasted of cutting financial ties with the…

The Week

Rishi Sunak’s drive to survive: are pro-car pledges a ‘vote magnet’?

Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of low-traffic neighbourhoods in England in the latest of a series of pro-motorist moves being seen as a bid to shore up Tory support among voters.

The Guardian - UK

Dear Rishi Sunak, you’ve declared war on people who want to curb car use. It’s one you’ll lose

The PM is misguided to focus so strongly on Ulez and popular low-traffic schemes. Keir Starmer should know better, too, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

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Evening Standard

Starmer hopes to raise the tone and ‘rise above’ gutter politics

It would be a volte-face for Labour following harsh attack ads in Spring

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak faces a sea change from voters... can he turn the tide?

Two-thirds of voters say “it is time for a change” at the next election, writes Keiran Pedley

Evening Standard

Broken Britain? 76% say UK is becoming a worse place to live as taxes and NHS crisis take toll

43 per cent of voters think Labour is ready to form the next government, while Rishi Sunak’s favourability remains low

The Independent UK

Result of Ferrier recall vote will not be known ‘until at least Tuesday’

Voting on the petition to potentially recall the independent MSP closes on Monday but counting will not start until Tuesday, it is understood.

Evening Standard

LTNs should be reconsidered in cost-of-living crisis, says minister

The ministers comments come as the row grows over low traffic neighbourhoods in London and other cities

Evening Standard

Former Theresa May adviser Nick Timothy to run as Tory candidate in Matt Hancock seat

Nick Timothy, a key adviser to the former prime minister, was confirmed as the Tory parliamentary candidate for the constituency on Sunday evening

The National (Scotland)

'Crisis of confidence in UK': Damning poll reveals Scots' pessimism about future

ALMOST two-third of Scots think the next five years of life in the UK will be worse than the previous five, with just one in ten expecting things to…

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