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2026-08-26 · The Independent

Burnham defends past remarks about Trump after branding US politics ‘poisonous’

🔮 The Prime Minister stressed he would seek to establish "common ground" with the US leader, despite having once described politics in America as "poisonous" and "polarised". assertive

2026-08-31 · Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch replaces top Tory economic team in shadow Cabinet reshuffle

🔮 Claire Coutinho, previously the shadow energy secretary, will replace Mr Griffith as shadow business secretary, while Sir Mel will join Tory big beasts Dame Priti Patel and Sir James Cleverly on the back benches amid the ongoing shake-up. assertive

2026-09-04 · Evening Standard

Farage to take to the stage at Reform conference again amid donations row

🔮 Accepting donations from a foreign company, including donations in kind such as polling, could constitute a criminal offence, and the party has been reported to the police. assertive

2026-09-05 · Evening Standard

Farage says Reform is ready to tackle small boats, after conference donation row

🔮 Accepting donations from a foreign company, including donations in kind such as polling, could constitute a criminal offence and the party has been reported to the police. assertive

2026-09-05 · Evening Standard

Burnham’s Israel sanctions plan could risk national security, senior Tory warns

🔮 Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband this week said the UK would “reset” its policy on Israel, as his ministers suggested goods coming out of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory, could be subject to sanctions. mixed

2026-09-14 · Evening Standard

Nigel Farage acknowledges Reform UK’s £72m donations may fall foul of law change

🔮 Reform has insisted the donations are in line both with current rules and planned restrictions on money from donors based overseas, which are set to be considered in the Lords on Monday. assertive

2026-09-16 · Evening Standard

McLaren announces plans for £500m investment in UK

🔮 “But I want to thank McLaren for playing a key part in that mission, for proving that the UK is and will remain a great car-making nation. assertive

2026-09-17 · Evening Standard

Tories vow to replace tax rules which have ‘badly let down’ the self-employed

🔮 The Conservatives will replace a set of tax rules for self-employed people which have “badly” let them down, shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith has announced. assertive

2026-09-17 · Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan pokes fun at Greens’ Polanksi with Urdu answer at London Assembly

🔮 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has poked fun at Zack Polanski by responding to a question from him in Urdu, a language the Green Party leader recently used in a campaign video for his bid to become an MP. assertive

2026-09-23 · Evening Standard

Tories would ban long-term benefit claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes

🔮 Long-term jobless benefits claimants could be banned from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling under plans being launched by the Conservatives. assertive

2026-09-25 · Evening Standard

Burnham rules out early general election amid polling lead for Labour

🔮 The next test of public opinion at the ballot box will not be until 2029, the Prime Minister also said in a round of interviews ahead of the Liverpool gathering. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Burnham faces unrest among Labour big beasts ahead of party conference

🔮 The Prime Minister is due to give a speech at the conference on Tuesday, which he hopes will set out the guiding purpose for the rest of Labour’s term in power. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Burnham faces unrest among Labour big beasts ahead of party conference

🔮 The Prime Minister is due to give a speech at the conference on Tuesday, which he hopes will set out the guiding purpose for the rest of Labour’s term in power. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Labour not complacent over next election, party chair insists, after poll bounce

🔮 Bridget Phillipson acknowledged Andy Burnham’s “real sense of connection” with the public was likely behind the latest polling, which showed Labour would be the largest party if a snap election were called, though it would fall short of a majority. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Labour not complacent over next election, party chair insists, after poll bounce

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Heathrow’s third runway delayed until 2039

🔮 Ms Reeves used a major speech on infrastructure to announce the Government would be supporting the third runway project as a means of growing the economy, and also said it would create 100,000 jobs. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Heathrow’s third runway delayed until 2039

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Burnham insists he can deliver change despite economic headwinds

🔮 Speaking to the Guardian ahead of the conference, the Prime Minister said he would be able to take tough choices to maintain the public finances, but insisted he could also bring about radical change. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Burnham and Healey hint at tough choices to come, as Labour conference begins

🔮 Elsewhere, Mr Healey signalled he was willing to make the case to Labour backbenchers over welfare reforms, as there was a “moral duty” to ensure a generation of young people get into work. mixed

2026-09-27 · Evening Standard

Councils will be given more powers to seize empty homes and bring them into use

🔮 Ms Rayner’s plans will reduce the period of time a house must be empty before it can be taken over from two years to six months. assertive

2026-09-27 · Evening Standard

Burnham urges calm amid tensions in Northern Ireland over Orange Order parade

🔮 Sir Chris also told the BBC he wished “we weren’t in this position”, adding: “I know lots of people will be watching this very, very closely, including people who have long memories of things that happened 30 years ago, and people will be very nervous and anxious. “So the number one thing I think is people should co-operate with the police. assertive

2026-09-27 · Evening Standard

Burnham urges calm amid tensions in Northern Ireland over Orange Order parade

2026-09-27 · The Independent

Trump says terror plot suspects ‘looking to do big damage’ after arrests near RAF base used by US

🔮 “It may have been Scotland Yard, I don’t know. assertive

2026-10-02 · Evening Standard

Vote for us to make Labour move, Polanski tells Green Party conference

🔮 A Green Party spokesperson later told reporters the message of voting Green to change Labour’s direction could be sustainable in the longer-term, and insisted it would not lead to disgruntled Labour voters returning to their old party. assertive

2026-10-02 · Evening Standard

Vote for us to make Labour move, Polanski tells Green Party conference

2026-10-02 · Evening Standard

Greens ‘absolutely united’, Polanski claims amid warnings about Gaza debate

🔮 Senior figures, including former MP Caroline Lucas and ex-leader Adrian Ramsay, have already warned the motion – which is still subject to internal Green Party processes before it could be debated – would be divisive. mixed

2026-10-03 · Evening Standard

Tories renewed and different since 2024 defeat, says Badenoch before conference

🔮 “I think that people will see that we have gone on a journey. assertive

2026-10-03 · Evening Standard

Badenoch hints she is open to inheritance tax changes as Tory conference begins

🔮 Kemi Badenoch has suggested cutting inheritance tax would be “morally right”, as the Conservatives begin their party conference with a raft of new policy pledges. mixed

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

Badenoch hints she is open to inheritance tax changes as Tory conference begins

🔮 Kemi Badenoch has suggested cutting inheritance tax would be “morally right”, as the Conservatives begin their party conference with a raft of new policy pledges. mixed

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

Tories will win the next election with new political bible, Badenoch claims

🔮 Mrs Badenoch’s 95-page document, called “The Right Way”, similarly lays out her own basis for how a future Conservative government would act should it seize power. assertive

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

Tories will win the next election with new political bible, Badenoch claims

🔮 Mrs Badenoch’s 95-page document, called “The Right Way”, similarly lays out her own basis for how a future Conservative government would act should it seize power. assertive

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

Tories will win the next election with new political bible, Badenoch claims

🔮 Mrs Badenoch’s 95-page document, called “The Right Way”, similarly lays out her own basis for how a future Conservative government would act should it seize power. assertive

2026-10-06 · Evening Standard

Badenoch disowns comparison of Tory missile defence plans to Israel’s Iron Dome

🔮 The Britannia Shield would provide a network of radar, command and control systems to detect incoming threats along with interceptor missiles and counter-drone capabilities, the Conservatives said. assertive

2026-10-06 · Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition in event of hung parliament

🔮 And when people see that we’re a different Conservative Party, they will vote for us.” assertive

2026-10-07 · Evening Standard

Key points in Kemi Badenoch’s speech at Conservative Party conference

🔮 In another step aimed at protecting families’ assets, the Tory leader said couples would be able to leave an additional £1 million tax free to their families. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

Labour to end local coalitions with Greens if they do not condemn Zionism policy

🔮 The local Labour politicians will also urge their Green partners to call on the party’s national leaders to condemn the motion, which has been widely condemned as antisemitic. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

Labour to end local coalitions with Greens if they do not condemn Zionism policy

🔮 The local Labour politicians will also urge their Green partners to call on the party’s national leaders to condemn the motion, which has been widely condemned as antisemitic. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

‘Reform UK should take immediate action against racism’, Burnham says

🔮 “And I hope the Reform Party will take immediate and firm action against those who’ve been revealed to be making these abhorrent comments.” assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

Labour to end local coalitions with Greens if they do not condemn Zionism policy

🔮 The local Labour politicians will also urge their Green partners to call on the party’s national leaders to condemn the motion, which has been widely condemned as antisemitic. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

‘Reform UK should take immediate action against racism’, Burnham says

🔮 “And I hope the Reform Party will take immediate and firm action against those who’ve been revealed to be making these abhorrent comments.” assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

Budget will have to reflect ‘tough time’, Healey says during IMF visit

🔮 The Chancellor was then pressed whether this meant that Government departments would see their budgets adjusted for inflation, to help meet pay commitments to workers like nurses and doctors. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

‘Reform UK should take immediate action against racism’, Burnham says

🔮 “And I hope the Reform Party will take immediate and firm action against those who’ve been revealed to be making these abhorrent comments.” assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

Equalities watchdog writes to Green Party to probe impact of Zionism policy

🔮 The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it recognised “many Jewish people will be feeling vulnerable following the party’s motion”, which was passed at the Greens’ conference earlier this month. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

Burnham to call on Swinney to work together to spread devolution across Scotland

🔮 Scotland’s devolved government is one of the most centralised devolved administrations in Europe, Mr Burnham will emphasise, as he seeks to persuade Mr Swinney to follow his drive to share power with town halls across the nation. assertive

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