August 09, 2025 at 09:00 • The Guardian UK Politics

Why ‘grifter’ has become the go-to political insult of 2025 | Anoosh Chakelian

Why ‘grifter' has become the go-to political insult of 2025 These days it's not enough to disagree with opponents – it seems we have to accuse them of being con artists too, says Britain editor of the New Statesman, Anoosh Chakelian Our world is full of grifters. Or so it seems, considering how ofte ...

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August 09, 2025 at 08:47 • The Guardian UK Politics

Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban

Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban Academic Heather Scott has been told by Home Office that being ‘acutely ill' is not an exceptional circumstance The Home Office is threatening to ban a Canadian academic from the UK after she was unable to renew her visa in t ...

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August 09, 2025 at 08:00 • The Guardian UK Politics

Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling

Targeted by the right, Britain's asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlooked, says author Daniel Trilling A broad section of Britain's right has spent the summer behavi ...

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August 09, 2025 at 07:30 • Guido Fawkes

Saturday 7-Up

Saturday 7-Up This week 701,253 visitors visited 810,256 times viewing 862,334 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Sky News Embarrassed This week 701,253 visitors visited 810,256 times viewing 862,334 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity wer ...

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August 09, 2025 at 06:00 • The Guardian UK Politics

Starmer’s team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians’, says Labour peer

Starmer's team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians', says Labour peer Charlie Falconer calls on party colleagues to rediscover energy and not risk losing credit for big achievements Keir Starmer's government is seen as “a tired bunch of same-again politicians” and must rediscover a reforming zeal ...

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August 09, 2025 at 06:00 • LabourList

‘Even the spectre of Corbyn’s party could prove fatal for Starmer and Labour’

'Even the spectre of Corbyn's party could prove fatal for Starmer and Labour' Even the spectre of a Corbyn-party is enough to sharpen these attacks on Starmer, and could prove fatal for the embattled PM by the time of the next election. We still know very little about Jeremy Corbyn's new party. Curr ...

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August 09, 2025 at 05:04 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Vance: UK and US have ‘disagreements’ over Gaza but share common goal

Vance: UK and US have ‘disagreements' over Gaza but share common goal The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans' to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire. “So that's been my view. Obviously, I've raised some criticism and concerns about ...

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August 09, 2025 at 05:00 • Schools Week

Financial literacy matters – but maths isn’t the place for it

Financial literacy matters but maths isn't the place for it New research uncovers what young people want from financial education, why attempts to deliver it fail, and why maths isn't its natural home, writes Helen Drury New research uncovers what young people want from financial education, why atte ...

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August 09, 2025 at 03:06 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’

Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out' on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement' Washington's ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War. Allow Google Search To use the search feature, we need your consent to load Google Custom Search, which may use cook ...

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August 09, 2025 at 01:34 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Almost 300 arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seeker illegal working

Almost 300 arrested in ‘week-long crackdown' on asylum seeker illegal working Officers targeting suspected illegal workers in Hillingdon, the borough with highest concentration of migrant hotels in London, as well as Dumfries in Scotland and Birmingham stopped 1,780 people As well as the arrests, 51 ...

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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Hundreds arrested in week-long crackdown on suspected illegal working

Hundreds arrested in week-long crackdown on suspected illegal working Between July 20 and 27, a total of 1,780 people were stopped, leading to 280 arrests for illegal working activity. As well as the arrests, 51 businesses including car washes and restaurants were issued with penalty notices that co ...

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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Netanyahu ‘not a partner in peace’, says Scottish Labour leader Sarwar

Netanyahu ‘not a partner in peace', says Scottish Labour leader Sarwar The Israeli Government announced plans to occupy Gaza City on Friday. “The problem here is Benjamin Netanyahu, his Israel government, his illegal occupation, his lack of interest in peace and the fact that he clearly has no respe ...

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August 09, 2025 at 00:01 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Hong Kong police warrants ‘act of transnational repression’ – minister

Hong Kong police warrants ‘act of transnational repression' - minister Security minister Dan Jarvis said the UK would not tolerate ‘these acts of transnational repression'. The signatories added: “G7 RRM members and associate members are committed to strengthening our efforts to safeguard our sovere ...

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August 09, 2025 at 00:15 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’

Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out' on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement' Washington's ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War. Allow Google Search To use the search feature, we need your consent to load Google Custom Search, which may use cook ...

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August 08, 2025 at 23:21 • The Guardian UK Politics

Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture’

Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture' Ex-Scottish first minister describes despair at police raid over her husband's alleged misuse of party finances in upcoming memoir Nicola Sturgeon has described the time she faced criminal investigation over her ex-husband's alle ...

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August 08, 2025 at 21:29 • The Guardian (Education)

Trump administration demands $1bn from UCLA to restore federal funding

Trump administration demands $1bn from UCLA to restore federal funding University of California president says ‘a payment of this scale would completely devastate' public university system The Trump administration is seeking a $1bn settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White H ...

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August 08, 2025 at 20:29 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

I considered leaving Holyrood after first term, says Sturgeon

I considered leaving Holyrood after first term, says Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon spoke of feeling she had ‘failed' when she did not win the constituency she stood in at the first Scottish Parliament election. She added: “I was really conflicted for the first few years and, of course, there was lots of ...

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August 08, 2025 at 20:47 • The Evening Standard UK Politics

Nicola Sturgeon: Police investigation ‘was like mental torture’

Nicola Sturgeon: Police investigation ‘was like mental torture' The former first minister has opened up about her arrest in a new book, And she said: “I retain both faith in and respect for our country's criminal justice system. However, none of that changes this fact: being the subject of a high-pr ...

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