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British politics boasts a curious surplus of beleaguered premiers leading tailspinning governments. The Westminster case is well-rehearsed: rolling stories of sleaze, factional conquests and electoral comeuppance have trapped Rishi Sunak within a cycle of steady political disintegration. Conservative parliamentarians — Sunak acolyte and antagonist alike — view the upcoming election with a strengthening sense of... Read more » The post Week-in-Review: Humza Yousaf’s political doom loop mirrors that of Rishi Sunak appeared first on

The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. A new poll conducted by Survation on behalf of campaigning organisation Best for Britain has shown that 37 per cent of voters who receive their news mostly from Conservative-leaning newspapers plan to vote Labour at the next election —... Read more » The post Politics@Lunch: Will The Sun back Starmer? appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

The SNP’s Westminster leader has called for “cool heads” to prevail as the Scottish parliament prepares for a vote of no confidence in first minister Humza Yousaf.  Speaking to the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Flynn urged “calm words” and for MSPs (members of the Scottish parliament) to reflect upon the consequences of a decision... Read more » The post SNP Westminster leader urges ‘cool heads’ ahead of confidence vote in Humza Yousaf appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

The Labour Party is now more popular than the Conservatives among readers of papers generally considered as sympathetic to the governing party.  A new poll conducted by Survation on behalf of the campaigning organisation Best for Britain showed that 37 per cent of voters who get receive their news mostly from Conservative-leaning outlets plan to... Read more » The post Labour is favoured party among readers of Conservative-leaning newspapers, according to poll appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. First minister Humza Yousaf has declared a “new beginning for the SNP” after sensationally kicking the Scottish Greens out of his government this morning. The move has brought to an end the Bute House agreement, the Green-SNP coalition’s foundational... Read more » The post Politics@Lunch: Humza Yousaf is still being buffeted by events appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Recent days have borne witness to a subtle shift in Rishi Sunak’s politics. A punchy performance at prime minister’s questions last week preceded a declaration of war against “sick note culture”; on Monday, the PM stood firm ahead of further Rwanda Bill ping-pong — forcing MPs and peers to work late into the night to... Read more » The post A bitter reckoning for Rishi Sunak: what’s at stake in the May 2 local elections? appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

In late March 2024, following my questioning of the UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, at the House of Commons defence select committee of which I am a member, I was concerned to learn that the UK government is not part of and has no plans to join the Czechia-led initiative to procure much-needed artillery shells... Read more » The post Martin Docherty-Hughes: ‘Join the Czech artillery initiative to help Ukraine defeat its Russian occupier’ appeared first on

First minister Humza Yousaf has scrapped the SNP’s coalition deal with the Scottish Greens. According to reports, the first minister called time on the partnership after a meeting with Green leaders. Yousaf’s administration will now run a minority government. The first minister intervened after the Scottish Greens announced plans for a vote of their own... Read more » The post Humza Yousaf scraps coalition with Scottish Greens in ‘new beginning for SNP’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Britain’s railways will be renationalised within the first five years of a Labour government, the party will announce today.  Under new plans, one of Labour’s first major acts in government will bring all passenger rail into national ownership under Great British Railways, a new body, as contracts with private operators expire. Labour also plans to... Read more » The post Labour vows rail nationalisation plans will save taxpayer ‘billions’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. With the prime minister in Germany hoping to deepen defence ties with chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, it was left to the B-team — composed of Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner — to man the domestic front at PMQs today.... Read more » The post PMQs verdict: The politics behind Angela Rayner’s ‘pint-sized loser’ jibe appeared first on Politics.co.uk.