Downing Street advisers are pushing Andy Burnham to call a spring general election, believing it is Labour's best chance of another majority. YouGov's latest MRP model projects Labour 85 seats short. SNP sources have named their price, and the Prime Minister insists he has ruled out an early election.
Vicky Richter · 26 September 2026The Government’s £88m-plus package combines previously announced and new humanitarian support for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Meanwhile, Army training cuts are linked to a £30m saving, with reservists expected to lose service days.
Vicky Richter · 25 September 2026Negotiations between the British Museum and Greece over the future of the Elgin Marbles have reportedly collapsed, more than a year after the Great British PAC assembled a cross-party coalition of parliamentarians, lawyers, historians, academics and public figures to demand an end to secretive plans to remove the sculptures from Britain.
Vicky Richter · 24 September 2026Ofcom's 2026 news consumption survey asked viewers what they thought of the news they already watch. GB News viewers gave their channel 74 per cent on trust. BBC viewers gave the BBC 66 per cent. On impartiality, 63 per cent to 53. None of it appeared in the report published on 15 September. It surfaced afterwards, once GB News asked for it. Ofcom calls the delay an administrative error. The figures land while ministers consult on making "trusted" news providers more prominent on social media, and as new Ofcom crisis measures for online platforms take effect this autumn. Great British PAC chief executive Claire Bullivant says the figures are "deeply embarrassing for both Ofcom and the BBC".
Vicky Richter · 23 September 2026The Liberal Democrats think Britons would sign up to defend the country if only they were given the option. The reaction to the "war register" suggests otherwise.
Vicky Richter · 22 September 2026A Budget submission from the Labour donor Dale Vince would raise capital gains tax to as high as 45pc and put the proceeds into the personal allowance, lifting it from £12,570 to £15,570. The Prime Minister and the Chancellor are examining it. No decision has been made. HMRC's own illustrative modelling suggests a rise of that kind can cost the Exchequer money, and capital gains tax is the most volatile tax the Treasury collects.
Vicky Richter · 21 September 2026The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani cleric six days after the Archbishop of Canterbury presented it at Lambeth Palace on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi once promised Osama bin Laden the title "Saifullah" and referred to "Palestinian freedom fighters" in remarks about the 7 October attack. Lambeth Palace has not explained how the nomination was approved.
Vicky Richter · 18 September 2026Andy Burnham has committed to net zero by 2050 in his strongest intervention on climate since entering Downing Street, pairing nearly £30m for community energy with a promise that Britain will believe in itself again. But a major energy decision facing the government, on the Jackdaw gasfield, will not now come before a byelection the Greens are fighting hard.
Vicky Richter · 18 September 2026The average diesel price is now less than 4p from the all-time record set four years ago. And if supplies fail, the Government's emergency plan for the pumps is written and waiting.
Vicky Richter · 17 September 2026Eight ministerial departments have disclosed £1.89 million of spending on influencers and content creators since July 2024. Add HMRC and NHS England’s national campaigns team, and the disclosed total rises to £2.54 million.
Vicky Richter · 17 September 2026Eighty-six years ago today, young men climbed into Hurricanes and Spitfires and took to the skies knowing that the survival of their country might depend upon what happened next. Today, September 15, Britain remembers them.
Claire Bullivant · 15 September 2026Baroness Sherlock told the Lords that 200,000 families received more than £39,039 in state support in the financial year ending 2025, above the median full-time wage. The figure includes Universal Credit, tax credits, the state pension and PIP. The DWP spent £287.9bn on pensions and benefits last year, against £62bn for defence. And the published figures do not say who is receiving it.
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