Prime Minister’s director of communications Matthew Doyle ‘to quit’
Matthew Doyle, the Prime Minister’s director of communications, is reportedly standing down after nine months in Downing Street.…
UK politics
Spring Statement: ‘Government should break the disability-poverty link, not entrench it’
As a Liverpudlian who moved to Middlesbrough to study during the Thatcher years, I was reminded last week…
Welfare: Labour criticised for not consulting on disability and poverty in policymaking forum for next manifesto
Labour has been accused of seeking to constrain party discussion over future welfare policy by a member of…
Spring Statement: Reeves under fire from Labour’s three biggest unions
The leaders of five of Labour’s affiliated trade unions have spoken out over the Spring Statement, including the…
‘Ill thought out’ or ‘strong performance’? Reeves’ Spring Statement divides MPs
Labour backbenchers are divided over the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, with some praising her “strong performance” even as others…
Spring Statement: The four Labour achievements Reeves will trumpet amid fresh welfare cuts
Rachel Reeves appears set to use her Spring Statement to single out four major achievements of Labour’s first…
MPs on Spring Statement: ‘Let’s soothe the nation, not kick it in the teeth’
Tensions are brewing among Labour MPs ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement, with some warning further cuts will…
Adolescence: ‘There is a danger of losing young men to extremist ideas’
We’ve all been drawn in by it, haven’t we? The Netflix drama ‘Adolescence’ has become a cultural sensation,…
Spring Statement: ‘Why not draft in Martin Lewis to fill the fiscal hole?’
How will the Chancellor’s spring statement open? Will it be “Help!” It should, given the terrible state of…
‘Welsh Labour has a record of successes, but challenges remain ahead of 2026’
In May 2026 Wales heads to the polls to elect a new Senedd. It will be the most…
