Exclusive: Conservatives’ standing badly undermined by broken promises made in 2019, says report Tories’ 2019 NHS promises may come back to bite them The NHS will be the Conservatives’ “achilles heel” at the next election, ministers have been warned in a new report by a former government special adviser on […]
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Rishi Sunak’s hopes of united front flounder with MPs and even ministers challenging policy and jockeying for position Rishi Sunak is struggling to hold together his fractured party as the first day of the Conservative conference saw attempts at a united front collapse into rival groups battling over tax, culture […]
Buyers under 29 choosing at least 35-year repayment terms to bridge gap between rising living costs and high asking prices, says Experian A quarter of young homeowners who have a new mortgage have opted to pay it back over 35 years or more in an attempt to make monthly payments […]
Arrest made after reports that image of deceased young mascot was displayed at football ground to goad Sunderland fans A man has been charged with a public order offence after the image of football mascot Bradley Lowery was displayed during a match. The six-year-old Sunderland fan, who struck up a […]
Exclusive poll for Observer reveals Conservatives have lost support in their southern England heartlands and the Red Wall The coalition of voters that delivered the Tories a big majority at the last election is crumbling, according to dramatic new evidence that the party is losing support in key battlegrounds across […]
An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had online posts monitore The Department for Education (DfE) is keeping files monitoring the social media activity of some of the country’s leading educational experts, the Observer can reveal. At […]
In an excruciating BBC interview, the transport minister sticks resolutely to the party line on rail link … and fails to answer the question Mark Harper is not the first cabinet minister to suffer a difficult early-morning interview, but the transport secretary seemed oddly blindsided by a quizzing about the […]
The home secretary faces embarrassment after a covert sting operation filmed criticism of UK policy by a top official The home secretary, Suella Braverman, faces embarrassment over her immigration policy after the ambassador for Rwanda was filmed in an undercover sting claiming the UK government’s position is “absolutely wrong”. Johnston […]
Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, announces move after US threatens punitive measures over buildup of troops Serbia has pulled some of its troops back from the Kosovo border after US warnings that it could face punitive measures for what the White House called an “unprecedented” buildup of Serbian troops and armour. […]
Retiring chair of joint chiefs of staff says ‘We take an oath to the constitution’ not ‘to a wannabe dictator’ in farewell ceremony Retiring as chair of the US joint chiefs of staff, the army general Mark Milley directed a parting shot at Donald Trump, the president he served but […]