Richard Vaughan

London

Chief Political Correspondent at The i Paper

Deputy News Editor at Tes

Chief political correspondent for @theipaper. LFC fan. Generally tired. Any tips/stories please get in touch my DMs are open [email protected]

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Articles

‘You need to do better’ No 10 told as mutinous Labour MPs threaten PIP rebellion

4 days ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

On the face of it, Sir Keir Starmer had enjoyed a successful week. By securing not one, but two significant trade deals, with the US and India, he had pulled off a succession of triumphs where a roll call of his predecessors had failed.
US still wants chlorinated chicken in UK shops, here's why it won't happen

6 days ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

The US will continue to push for access to UK markets for all of its agricultural produce after a deal was agreed on the trade of beef that meets Britain’s higher safety and welfare standards. In what was heralded as a “landmark” trade deal between the US and UK, both sides have agreed a reciprocal tariff free quota of 13,000 tonnes of beef to be traded under the new agreement.
Benefit cuts second wave risks fresh Labour mutiny for Starmer

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

Rebel Labour MPs have warned Sir Keir Starmer of widespread concern across the party over plans to impose deeper cuts to the welfare budget in the autumn. The Prime Minister and his Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, risk sparking a major rebellion within their own party ranks over plans to slash the benefits bill by more than the £5bn announced in the Green Paper in March.
Theresa May's biggest achievement is under threat - and MPs are dismayed

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

Labour’s commitment to preventing modern slavery overseas has been called into doubt amid growing concerns over funding cuts to the aid budget to tackle the crisis. Confronting modern slavery both in the UK and overseas was one of Theresa May’s biggest legacies from her time in Downing Street.
Parents 'powerless' and pupils emotional as strike closes school on eve of GCSEs

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

Parents have spoken of feeling “powerless” and their children being “collateral damage” after a union row over allegations of staff misconduct closed their school on the eve of GCSE exams. Connaught School for Girls, a secondary school in Waltham Forest, east London, is in the midst of a near-three-week strike over a dispute around a National Education Union (NEU) member, who is being investigated for professional misconduct.
'Feels like the Titanic': Tory MPs give Badenoch less than a year

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

As Kemi Badenoch woke on Friday morning to a bruising set of local election results, she will have been greeted by the sight of a Nigel Farage crowing that his Reform UK party was now the official opposition. To make matters worse, the perennial thorn in the Tories’ side openly goaded the Conservative leader telling broadcasters: “Kemi Badenoch please stay. Please don’t resign. We want you to stay on as leader.
Three-week strike during GCSEs by union 'holding school to ransom'

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

Furious parents have accused union representatives of “holding their school to ransom” after a three-week strike was called in a row over a probe into claims of staff misconduct.
Reeves facing more questions over late declaration of theatre tickets

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

Rachel Reeves is facing questions once again over accepting hospitality after it emerged on Wednesday that the parliamentary watchdog is investigating her registrations of interest. The i Paper understands the probe is in regards to a late entry to the members’ register for tickets to see an Oscar Wilde play at the National Theatre that she attended over Christmas.
¡Viva el espanglish! Un último testimonio

2 weeks ago | elimparcial.es | Richard Vaughan

¿Último testimonio o, mejor dicho, último testamento? A estas alturas de mi vida, da igual. Después de más de cincuenta años en España, cuando miro atrás, contemplo cincuenta mil horas de docencia: cincuenta mil horas enseñando inglés en aulas, estudios de radio y platós de televisión. Ahora, en el otoño de mis años, al evocar tan extensa trayectoria, percibo mi vida como un vino añejo y generoso, criado en las mejores barricas, que he tenido el privilegio de saborear hasta el último sorbo.
Softer Brexit reset deal will challenge Trump on tariffs and Ukraine

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

The UK and EU will reaffirm their commitment to free trade, international organisations such as Nato and support for Ukraine sovereignty as part of their new strategic partnership due to be set out next month. In what will be seen as a direct response to Donald Trump’s approach to the economic world order since coming to power, the UK and EU will seek to commit to their shared principles as part of a “reset” in relations.