UK Labour party has long ties with ‘Kennedys of Bangladesh’ despite former regime’s alleged corruption and violence
Varun Chandra still holds majority of his previous stake in the group despite joining Downing Street in July
Also in this newsletter: demand for special educational needs provision doubles
Legal letter warns prime minister to ‘cease and desist’ from claims about her brief tenure
Online distortions obscure the true nature of public outrage — democracies must adapt to the age of X
Tory leader says there was a failure to ‘join dots’, taking a different view to police on how to address issue
Technology billionaire interested in building support for another political party, notably Reform UK
Government uses its Commons majority to dismiss Conservatives’ demand backed by Elon Musk
Keir Starmer has criticised previous Conservative government for failing to implement 2022 Jay review recommendations
Jess Phillips hits back at tech billionaire after he attacks her handling of grooming scandal
UK prime minister says ‘line has been crossed’ as Emmanuel Macron also expresses alarm about billionaire’s interventions
Keir Starmer has vowed to make better use of existing capacity to reduce massive backlog
Government also aims to increase access to local diagnostic centres
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he retains confidence in the City minister
Latest intervention by close ally of Donald Trump puts Keir Starmer’s role under the spotlight
Post on Truth Social platform is latest anti-Labour salvo from incoming US administration
After a slow start Keir Starmer must now grip both policy and polling pressures, with May elections pivotal for his opponents
Tech billionaire claims PM failed to tackle grooming scandal when he was head of prosecution service
First six months of new year will prove crucial to Keir Starmer’s ambition to drive ‘change’
Prime minister points to early progress despite rocky start to government
TUC chief Paul Nowak calls for prime minister to set out road map on public services and see off populist right
Starmer has vowed to crack down on criminal gangs bringing migrants across English Channel
Headline inheritance duty exemption is difficult to achieve and may involve splitting ownership of the land
Plunging poll ratings have sapped morale as UK Labour government crawls towards Christmas break
British Chambers of Commerce makes 13 recommendations ahead of ‘reset’ talks on trading relationship next year
