IMMIGRATION remains a hot topic in the upcoming election and finds prominence in the manifestos of both the Conservatives and Labour. The recent curbs on student visas by the Sunak governmen… Read More

14 minutes in the past By Laura Kuenssberg, @bbclaurak, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Getty Pictures “Farage no extra needs duty than he needs a vegan cigare… Read More

Of the big parties contesting the election outside Northern Ireland, all but the Scottish National party and Reform UK have now released their manifestos. So what is on offer thus far to v… Read More

Rishi Sunak warned on Friday that voting for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party would lead to an electoral victory for Labour, following a poll that placed the right-wing group ahead of Su… Read More

Sunak tries to calm panicked Tories as Farage demands a place on BBC leaders’ debateSunak tries to calm panicked Tories as Farage demands a place on BBC leaders’ debate Sunak tri… Read More

THE Bank of England is expected to delay any potential interest rate cut that Rishi Sunak may have been hoping for before the upcoming election. Scheduled for June 20, the Bank’s meeti… Read More

The Conservative Party accepted £225,000 in donations from firms and individuals with financial interests in oil and gas during the first week of the general election campaign, DeSmog… Read More

The Bank of England is expected to delay any potential interest rate cut that Rishi Sunak may have been hoping for before the upcoming election. Scheduled for June 20, the Bank’s meeti… Read More

In recent political developments leading up to the upcoming election, polling expert Sir John Curtice has highlighted the impact of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on the Conservative Party&r… Read More

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When Queen Marie Antoinette of France was  told the peasants were starving and had no bread, she allegedly said: “Let them eat cake.” Now critics are claiming the British Pr… Read More

THE CONSERVATIVE party of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fallen behind the anti-immigration Reform UK party for the first time in a poll by YouGov, which called the development a &ld… Read More

NIGEL FARAGE is richly entertaining, but he is getting a little ahead of himself. Before he becomes prime minister, there is the smaller matter of becoming an MP. Can he be certain he will b… Read More

Labour leader Keir Starmer performed better than his election rival Rishi Sunak in live television debate broadcast by Sky News on Wednesday, a snap poll by YouGov showed. According to YouGo… Read More

Updating national planning policy, improving transport in the north and bringing back housebuilding targets all featured in today’s Labour manifesto. The highly anticipated Labour mani… Read More

Conservative donors have gifted over £6.8 million to think tanks in the Tufton Street network since 2019, Democracy for Sale and DeSmog can reveal.  Most of these think tanks… Read More

Speaking outside Downing Street on 23 May, announcing a general election for 4 July, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took a swipe at what he dubbed “environmental dogma”. It was a si… Read More

UK housing market falters as rate cut hopes fade, RICS survey shows By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market lost momentum in May as the prospect of imminent rate cuts… Read More

UK housing market falters as rate cut hopes fade, RICS survey shows By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market lost momentum in May as the prospect of imminent rate cuts… Read More

UK housing market falters as rate cut hopes fade, RICS survey shows By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market lost momentum in May as the prospect of imminent rate cuts… Read More

UK housing market falters as rate cut hopes fade, RICS survey shows By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market lost momentum in May as the prospect of imminent rate cuts… Read More

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PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak, whose family’s wealth surpasses that of King Charles III, has remarked that he experienced a modest upbringing, devoid of a “lots of things” as… Read More

Could it be that British politics is slipping into some post-satire phase of confusion and condemnation? The second full week of the 2024 election campaign was definitely beyond satire &nda… Read More

Opinion polls show Labour in a commanding lead, the Tories heading for certain defeat after 14 years in power. But Labour’s base, more diverse than the Tories’, may not be enough… Read More

The Labour party are around 22 points ahead in the polls, so what is the party who might shortly be in power planning for the UK housing market? The housing sector is widely regarded as one… Read More

As if the events of the 80th anniversary of D-Day were not enough to contrast historic heroism with petty politicking, the latter part of last week did little to put the British public&rsquo… Read More

Political parties vow to expand the role of community pharmacy, alleviate financial strain, and establish a more sustainable funding model As the general election campaign heats up, major p… Read More

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak implored British voters, and his Conservative Party, to throw him a lifeline in the U.K.’s election Read More

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The Prime Minister has vowed to reward workers with a national insurance cut in a “mission” to lower taxes. Rishi Sunak announced the 2p cut as part of the Conservative Party m… Read More

BRITAIN’S labour market showed more signs of cooling in April as the unemployment rate rose, an awkward development for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of the July 4 election, despite… Read More

PRIME minister Rishi Sunak is due to unveil his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday (11), promising voters “financial security” ahead of the July 4 general election as the To… Read More

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to unveil his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday, promising voters "financial security" ahead of the general election as the Tories lag far beh… Read More

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SMETHWICK was once notorious in British politics, after the 1964 election saw an overtly racist campaign succeed there at the ballot box. Smethwick’s reputation as a hotbed of racism w… Read More

The Conservative Party has pledged nearly £730 million to support mental health treatment in England, aiming to tackle rising social care costs if it wins the next general election… Read More

The UK is heading to the polls on July 4. Although it doesn’t get enough attention, the two major parties — the Conservatives and Labour — have chosen climate change and… Read More

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Tory HQ has released pictures of Rishi Sunak on the campaign trail after media minders sought to shield the embattled prime minister in the wake of his D-Day departure gaffe. Journalists wer… Read More

THE SEVEN-PARTY BBC election debate saw a fierce clash between Tory minister Penny Mordaunt and Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner over taxes and defence policy Mordaunt repeated the… Read More

Key Highlights: Amidst this controversy, Mr. Sunak pledged to eliminate stamp duty for first-time home buyers on properties up to £425,000 Sunak essentially abandoned the policie… Read More

Any lingering doubts about the result of next month’s election have been dispelled by Rishi Sunak’s inexplicable decision to leave last week’s D-day commemorations early. O… Read More

The Tories will put benefit reforms at the heart of their election campaign on Sunday as Rishi Sunak seeks to turn things around following a difficult week. The party is promising to cut the… Read More

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing backlash after he ditched a D-Day ceremony in Normandy, France to do a TV interview during which he slammed the U.K. opposition party Read More

THE SEVEN-PARTY BBC election debate saw a fierce clash between Tory minister Penny Mordaunt and Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner over taxes and defence policy Mordaunt repeated the… Read More

COULD what has happened in the Indian general election be repeated in Britain? It was predicted that prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would easily cross 350… Read More

Think-tank Alert on £800 a Year Tax Rises for Households Regardless of Election Outcome UK householders face an average annual tax rise of £800 regardless of who wins the next… Read More

We owe our ability to hold elections to those who fought and gave their lives so valiantly in two World Wars. Yesterday, June 6, was the 80th anniversary of D-Day, commemorating the Normandy… Read More

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HM Treasury, OGL 3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3, via Wikimedia Commons UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issued an apology on Friday after he left… Read More

CONSERVATIVES said they would restore full child benefit payments for households with an income up to £120,000 helping 700,000 families if they win an election on July 4. The party, wh… Read More

Rachel Reeves, Labour's shadow chancellor, is under mounting pressure from colleagues to consider increasing capital gains tax (CGT) as part of an ambitious Autumn Budget designed to fun… Read More

After widespread criticism, prime minister says decision to skip ceremony in France was a ‘mistake’. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised for leaving internation… Read More

On Thursday, June 6th, 2024, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, found himself at the center of controversy for his premature exit from the D-Day commemorations held in Normandy. T… Read More