Tributes paid to Alex Salmond’s ‘colossal contribution’ to Scottish and UK politics_P
First minister John Swinney says predecessor, who died on Saturday, ‘had a huge impact on our public life’ Alex Salmond had a suspected heart attack on Saturday while attending a forum in North Macedonia. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA John Swinney has paid…
Labour is haemorrhaging seats and voter trust, figures show! B
The party lost a further four seats in a wave of 20 council by-elections this week pushing the total to 11 since September Sir Keir Starmer’s net favourability rating dropped to -13 in October Karl Black/Alamy Labour endured another smattering of defeats…
Labour MPs urge Reeves to spend tens of billions more on ailing public services_P
About 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules Chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be examining an increase in employer national insurance contributions. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Scores of Labour…
How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache_P
Frustration grows with chancellor locked away in Treasury and facing competing challenges for her historic speech Rachel Reeves has agonised over which course to take. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters On Saturday Keir Starmer and his government had been in office for 100 difficult days….
Starmer steps into cabinet row over P&O to rescue global summit in London_P
The PM has backed transport secretary Louise Haigh after she called ferry firm a ‘rogue operator’, threatening investment summit Keir Starmer in Edinburgh on Friday. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images Keir Starmer expressed his full confidence on Saturday in the transport secretary, Louise…
Alex Salmond dies aged 69 after collapsing moments after speech! B
Alex Salmond has died aged 69. He was First Minister of Scotland between 2007 and 2014. Alex Salmond has died aged 69 (Image: Getty) Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has died at the age of 69. Mr Salmond had been giving…
Starmer’s blushes spared as P&O owner to attend crunch summit after £1bn investment row! B
It had been feared that P&O owner DP World might pull out from the UK’s Investment Summit on Monday. P&O owner DP World is to attend a highly anticipated investment summit (Image: Getty) P&O owner DP World is to attend a highly…
Former Tory embroiled in controversial sleaze scandal asks Starmer for his day in court! B
Owen Paterson wants PM to waive parliamentary rules to let him challenge 2021 findings of ‘serious and numerous’ standards breaches Three years after quitting politics over a lobbying row, Owen Paterson wants Sir Keir Starmer to help clear his name Eddie…
Private equity barons lean on Rachel Reeves to water down proposals for higher taxes_P
With the budget and Starmer’s investment summit approaching, the industry’s lobbyists are in full cry over ‘carried interest’ Rachel Reeves has described the lower rate of tax private equity bosses pay on carried interest as ‘indefensible’. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA When the…
The Starmer story so far: what has Labour done in its first 100 days?_P
A roundup of the government’s work, from its early moves on energy and housing to Thursday’s workers’ rights bill Labour swiftly announced it would remove the ban on onshore wind power. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Labour has been frustrated with commentary suggesting…