Kiran Stacey

Washington, D.C., Westminster

Political Correspondent at The Guardian

Political correspondent for the Guardian. Previously @FT, in London, Delhi and Washington

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Articles

Will Labour’s spending squeeze kill its big housing promise? - Politics Weekly UK

1 day ago | theguardian.com | John Harris |Kiran Stacey |Jessica Murray |Frankie Tobi |Zoe Hitch

Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes is reportedly under serious threat. What’s gone wrong? And what happens if the government breaks its promise to tackle the housing crisis? John Harris talks to the political correspondent Kiran Stacey and social affairs correspondent Jessica Murray. Plus, will the chancellor’s charm offensive ease concerns about the huge spending cuts expected next week? And, could Labour learn something from Robert Jenrick’s social media success?
UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army ‘10 times more lethal’

3 days ago | msn.com | Dan Sabbagh |Kiran Stacey |Peter Walker

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UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army ‘10 times more lethal’

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Dan Sabbagh |Kiran Stacey |Peter Walker

Britain will spend an extra £2bn on drones and seek to introduce weapons and tactics developed during the war in Ukraine under a strategic defence review unveiled by the government. The plan will prioritise cheap one-way attack craft and more expensive reusable systems, as well as the creation of a drone centre to share knowledge and better coordinate across the armed forces.
Keir Starmer vows to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ as he unveils defence spending plans

4 days ago | msn.com | Kiran Stacey |Dan Sabbagh |Peter Walker

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Is the UK ready for war? – Politics Weekly Westminster podcast

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Pippa Crerar |Kiran Stacey |Axel Kacoutié

Keir Starmer promised to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ as he announced the government’s defence spending plans. But what does that actually look like? And how will the government pay for it? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the strategic defence review and ask: is the UK really ready for war? Plus, they look ahead to next week’s spending review.
Nigel Farage accused of ‘fantasy promises’ with expensive policy pledges

1 week ago | msn.com | Kiran Stacey

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Farage compliments Rayner as he looks left to mop up disaffected Labour voters

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Kiran Stacey

Nigel Farage’s Westminster speech was peppered with attacks on Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Rachel Reeves. One person he was nice about, however, was Angela Rayner. “At least she’s real,” the Reform UK leader said on Tuesday in response to a question about what he thinks of the firebrand deputy prime minister. “None of the rest of them are. I don’t think she’s lying on her CV [an accusation made about Reeves] – I’m not sure she’s got a CV.
Nigel Farage refuses to commit to keeping pensions triple lock if he wins next election

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Kiran Stacey

Nigel Farage has refused to commit to keeping the pensions triple lock in place if he wins the next election, even as he unveiled a series of expensive tax cuts without fully explaining how his party would pay for them. The Reform UK leader said on Tuesday that if he becomes prime minister he might not keep the policy – which guarantees that the state pension rises by at least inflation, earnings or 2.5% a year, whichever is the highest.
Is Angela Rayner positioning herself for a Starmer succession race?

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jessica Elgot |Kiran Stacey

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Is Angela Rayner positioning herself for a Starmer succession race?

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot |Kiran Stacey

What is Angela Rayner up to? To every Labour MP reading the leaked memo in the Daily Telegraph setting out the deputy prime minister’s alternative tax-raising measures, it felt like firing the starting gun on a race to succeed Keir Starmer as leader.