Kitty Donaldson
Chief Political Commentator at The i Paper
Chief Political Commentator at i newspaper. Ex-Political Editor for Bloomberg News. I've been reporting from Westminster since 2003. [email protected]
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2 days ago |
inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson
Ten months after Sir Keir Starmer’s landslide victory, a by-election in a seat that has been Labour since 1983 should be a safe bet. But, just as nobody expected Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury to trigger the contest by thumping a constituent on a night out, few would have predicted the giddying surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which now has the small, tough northern town firmly in its sights.
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1 week ago |
inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson
Reform and the Conservative Party should agree an informal non-aggression pact a the next General Election, Tory MPs are arguing after Kemi Badenoch ruled out any “national level” deal. It comes after the Tory leader did say that Conservative councillors should enter into coalition with Reform if that is the only way to take control of a local authority after next month’s local elections.
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1 week ago |
inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson
The financial turmoil in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs agenda is making it increasingly likely Chancellor Rachel Reeves will have to raise taxes in the autumn, leading economists have said. Even though Reeves was boosted on Friday by figures revealing an unexpected 0.5 per cent rise in GDP in February, the UK’s economy has remained stubbornly sluggish.
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2 weeks ago |
inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson
Life is difficult for residents of Birmingham, forced to step into the path of oncoming cars to avoid climbing over honking bin bags of nappies and rotting food on the pavements. As the weather warms up infuriated locals are resorting to spraying Dettol on the growing mountains of bags in a Sisyphean attempt to keep the breeding rats at bay. And as their smelly, insanitary misery continues more questions are being asked about why they are being forced to endure it.
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3 weeks ago |
inews.co.uk | Kitty Donaldson
With local elections and a crucial by-election test looming, Wes Streeting is on the war path. Nigel Farage’s views on NHS funding are his target. The upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election on 1st May, triggered by Labour MP Mike Amesbury’s resignation following a conviction for assaulting a constituent, will be the first significant gauge of public sentiment since last summer’s general election. One survey shows Reform as the frontrunner.
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