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Is the UK a two party system?
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Monday marks a bank holiday in the UK, but politics doesn’t stop and Tory party infighting continues to dominate the front pages. The political drama has led to speculation of whether a snap election will be called this half of the year, and whether the Tory party will oust Rishi Sunak as prime minister before the next general election.
Many of the Sunday Papers look at politics in the UK, including reports that MPs are planning to topple Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as polling continues to be dire for the Tory party. Many Tory MPs are worried the Conservatives are facing their biggest-ever electoral defeat later this year, with a general election expected in the second half of 2024.
: “It’s like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you’re just like I hate, you just want to hate all black women because she’s there, and I don’t hate all black women at all, but I think she should be shot.”
Lee Anderson: Ex-Tory MP defects to Reform UK Lee Anderson, the former Tory Party deputy chairman, has defected to Reform UK.Anderson was suspended as a…
Many of Monday’s early editions lead on the first official image of the Princess of Wales following her surgery – these versions of the front pages were published before a storm blew up over the image.
Four international photo agencies have retracted a picture of the Princess of Wales and her children over concerns it has been “manipulated”.
There isn’t much unity across the Sunday front pages with most splashes leading on separate domestic topics. There’s some light coverage of the UK political scene, with several papers looking at what a Labour government will look like, providing they win the upcoming general election.
A clash against the Conservative Party should be a walk in the park for Britpop legend Dave Rowntree after years of competition between Blur and Oasis
When asked by BBC presenter Jeremy Vine if the speculations were true, Mr Sunak said: ‘I’m not going to say anything extra about that. What I would say is what matters is the choice.
People earning up to £80,000 can now claim child benefit The maximum threshold for claiming child benefit will be raised from £60,000 to £80,000, it…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced fuel duty will be frozen for another year when he announced the Spring Budget 2024 this afternoon.
Jeremy Hunt has once again frozen alcohol duty, he revealed in today’s Spring Budget.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has cut National Insurance for workers by another 2p from April 6 – Spring Budget announcement!
Jeremy Hunt has announced a new tax on vaping as part of the Spring Budget.
It’s a massive day in British politics today, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Spring Budget at 12:30 – just after PMQs. Many of Wednesday’s papers speculate on what the Budget will include, as some measures appear to have been leaked.
Tuesday’s front pages feature a variety of stories, with no one single lead. Several papers lightly cover the upcoming Wednesday Budget – with more speculation, though it’s not as heavy as yesterday’s coverage.
Many of Monday’s newspapers continue to share their expectations for the Wednesday Budget. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is hoping to introduce tax cuts in the upcoming Budget – a key policy for Conservatives – but several front pages warn that a squeeze on public spending to fund the tax cuts could leave the country facing even worse living standards.
Most of Sunday’s newspapers report on the upcoming March Budget, set to be delivered on Wednesday.
The Workers Party of Britain candidate’s campaign heavily focuses on Gaza. He has overturned a Labour majority with 12,335 votes.
Good Morning! Your Tuesday headlines are in so grab your coffee and get up to date with the headlines dominating the UK newspapers.
Monday’s newspapers lead on the continued fallout from comments made by MP Lee Anderson, who was suspended from the Conservative parliamentary party over the weekend.
Extremism is the focus of many of Sunday’s front pages. Tory MP Lee Anderson has been suspended by his party following his comments about Mayor of London Sadiq Khan which have been labelled as “Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist”, whilst some of the papers lead on private security being used by some MPs due to rising tensions.
Thursday’s front pages lead on the chaos in the House of Commons on Wednesday following a debate and vote on calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war.
House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign following the drama.
He is in the Speaker’s Chair, as usual, today and it is understood he is not planning to resign despite some 58 MPs signing a motion of no confidence in him.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing growing calls to resign amid accusations he bent the rules to spare Sir Keir Starmer a backbench revolt over Gaza.