Why polls show the Conservatives are on course to win the Hartlepool by-election
“In this town, apathy rules,” in the words of a retired teacher in Hartlepool. Speaking to voters in…
Sienna Rodgers
“In this town, apathy rules”: Speaking to voters in Hartlepool, everyone’s a cynic
“Same shit, different day.” This is how the host for my accommodation in Hartlepool describes Tory ‘sleaze’ and…
One of Keir Starmer’s top aides is set to leave. What does it mean?
Simon Fletcher, a senior aide to Keir Starmer who was appointed as his strategic adviser for the leadership…
Treat Covid as ‘serious’ risk to keep workers safe, Labour demands
Labour is reiterating its call for Covid to be recategorised from a ‘significant’ workplace risk to a ‘serious’…
Starmer calls for Covid public inquiry to start “as soon as possible”
Keir Starmer has called for the independent coronavirus public inquiry to begin “as soon as possible”, making the…
‘Cash for chintz’: Why questions over Boris Johnson’s flat refurb costs matter
Keir Starmer chose coronavirus as his Prime Minister’s Questions topic for ten successive weeks last year, before dipping his toes…
“The fish rots from the head down”: Reeves on “sewage of allegations”
Labour’s Rachel Reeves has declared that “the fish rots from the head down” while highlighting the “sewage of…
“Let the bodies pile high in their thousands.” Did Boris Johnson say it?
“Let the bodies pile high in their thousands.” Did Boris Johnson really say he would rather see this…
Sunday shows: Labour demands full inquiry into Downing St flat donor claims
The Andrew Marr Show Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, talked about the Tory ‘sleaze’ accusations engulfing Downing Street, particularly…
‘It’s a pandemic, stupid’: Scottish Labour develops unity theme for May elections
The Holyrood battle on May 6th is a “pandemic election”, Anas Sarwar has declared. That might sound like…
