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Reform UK has been challenged to rule out recruiting Liz Truss to its ranks, after her one-time party chairman, Sir Jake Berry, became the latest former Conservative MP to defect from the Tories. The Liberal Democrats described Berry, who like Truss lost his seat at the 2024 general election, as an “architect of economic disaster”... Read more » The post Farage urged to rule out Liz Truss joining Reform UK after ally’s defection appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Ersin Tatar is the leader of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. On a recent diplomatic visit to London, he sat down for an exclusive conversation with Politics.co.uk. Ahead of visits from democratically-elected foreign leaders to Westminster, usually the red carpets are hoovered and the finest silverware is polished. But when Ersin Tatar, the leader... Read more » The post ‘Treat us as two peoples’: Ersin Tatar on the future of Northern Cyprus and the UK’s role appeared first on Poli

A significant majority of the British public, 63 per cent, believe prime minister Keir Starmer does not respect people like them, marking a dramatic reversal in sentiment since the 2024 general election, a new poll indicates. The concept of “respect” was a central pillar of Starmer’s successful pitch in opposition.  However, a report published by... Read more » The post Three out of five people think Keir Starmer does not respect them, poll suggests appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

A former Conservative cabinet minister has announced he has left the party to join Reform UK. Jones, who was the MP for Clwyd West from 2005 until standing down in 2024, said he had quit the Tories after “more than 50 years of continuous membership”. Jones served as secretary of state for Wales under David... Read more » The post Former Conservative cabinet minister David Jones joins Reform UK appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

The coming 2025-26 season is the first season of the Premier League’s new TV rights deal with Sky Sports and TNT Sports.  The post MPs to vote on making Premier League games free-to-air appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Zarah Sultana and Polanski are giving political definition, and institutional shape, to progressive disillusion with this Labour government. The post Keir Starmer could learn to fear a left insurgency appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

The Conservatives stand accused of being “completely deluded” after the party’s strategy chief claimed they have “done the apologies”. Baroness Maclean, one of Kemi Badenoch’s closest political allies, told supporters that the Conservatives had “done the mea culpas” in a leaked speech. According to a report in the Telegraph, Baroness Maclean said the previous government... Read more » The post ‘Deluded’: Conservatives condemned after strategist says party has ‘done the apologies’ appeared first on Pol

Keir Starmer has approached the first anniversary of him becoming prime minister in a ruminative, rueful mood. Across a series of long-form interviews, he has seized on the opportunity to appraise his year-old premiership; the account of events delivered in Starmer’s media meditations is candid, well-considered and — perhaps unintentionally — scathing. The PM’s inaugural... Read more » The post One year of Keir: why Starmer now faces a reckoning appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

At 10pm on July 4, 2024, when the exit poll was revealed — making it clear that Keir Starmer would be our next prime minister — our hopes for a better relationship between the UK and Europe, with all the economic benefits that would bring, were solidified. The public’s general mistrust in politics considered, to... Read more » The post One year of Labour and Europe — why the government must go further on EU reset  appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Yesterday saw the unveiling of the government’s long-awaited 10-Year Health Plan which sets out in detail their roadmap for transforming the healthcare landscape. It has been in the works for the better part of a year, with significant input from across the healthcare sector. Such is its importance that many have argued the government’s chances... Read more » The post Could the 10 Year Health Plan do more to support our NHS? appeared first on Politics.co.uk.