‘She would have been in awe of him’: how Laurence Olivier gave Margaret Thatcher private seduction lessons

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 09:55 UTC

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New drama, When Maggie Met Larry, reveals exactly how the world’s most famous actor coached the fledgling Iron Lady

In 1972, a nervous Margaret Thatcher went to Laurence Olivier’s London home for a le…

The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 09:55 UTC

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Russian-born UK citizen and Tory party activist Sergei Cristo fought to make MI5 sit up and take notice of the Russian political interference operation now threatening democracy in Britain – and arou…

Tory MP’s bill to ban marriage between cousins is ‘damaging’ and ‘unenforceable’

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 08:22 UTC

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Experts say ‘science-based approaches’ are better than legislation to combat declining trend

While marriage between cousins can lead to “severe” health effects in offspring, a ban would be “damaging”,…

An interesting speech full of hard truths? Kemi Badenoch is clearly rattled | Gaby Hinsliff

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 08:22 UTC

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The Tory leader gave an address that was full of candour about her party’s failures. You can sense Nigel Farage’s delight

Well, finally. Only eight years on from kneecapping the economy and crowing “y…

Badenoch criticises Tory handling of Brexit

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:04 UTC

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In her first major speech of 2025, Badenoch acknowledges the Conservatives "made mistakes".

Labour U-turns over university free speech to bring in Tory law clamping down on 'woke' cancel culture and protests as minister tell students they cannot 'shut down' debate

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 15:41 UTC

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed she would bring in most sections of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 after a major revolt by academics.

Starmer and Badenoch clash over economy at PMQs

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 15:08 UTC

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The Tory leader flagged recent market turbulence and asked whether tax rises are planned in March.

Labour 'revives Tory free speech law' to crack down on 'woke' cancel culture and protests at universities after backlash from academics

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 10:39 UTC

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson halted introduction of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 after the election in July.

You must be joking! Rachel Reeves laughs off Tory fury at market meltdown in Commons clashes... as she hints at emergency spending cuts to deal with spiking debt costs and stalling economy

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

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Rachel Reeves was berated for leaving Britain in a 'mess' as she faced the Commons after returning from her controversial trip to China.

How the Guardian reported 2024 – podcast

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

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It was a year that saw multiple elections across the world, the war in Ukraine grind on and the conflict in Gaza spill over into Lebanon. Katharine Viner explains what it looked like from the editor’…