Funding for the United Kingdom's governing Labour Party fell by over 80 percent between last year and 2025.
The governing Labour Party’s latest financial report has revealed that donations fell drastically between in 2025, placing pressure on new Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Andy Burnham. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Funding for the United Kingdom’s governing Labour Party fell by over 80 percent in 2025. DETAIL: On Thursday, it was revealed that donations to the Labour Party fell by 84 percent in 2025 compared to the year prior. This represents the biggest drop-off among the three main parties. Donations to Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch’s Conservative Party fell by 46 percent, while donations to the Liberal Democrats, a progressive liberal party that supports re-joining the European Union and open borders, fell by 65 percent.…Open
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has re-taken the lead in the polls despite a 'honeymoon period' boost for new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has overtaken the Labour Party in national opinion polls again, despite the latter receiving a polling boost from the installation of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has re-taken its lead in the national polls despite a brief “Burnham Bounce” for the incumbent Labour Party after former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was replaced by Andy Burnham. DETAIL: Reform topped a poll conducted by YouGov and released on Tuesday. The populist party polled at 23 percent, one percentage point ahead of Prime Minister Burnham’s Labour. Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch’s nominally center-right Conservative Party secured 19 percent, followed by Zack…Open
The right must consider the possibility that the new prime minister may in fact be good at politics. The post Burnham, Populist? appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Burnham, Populist? The right must consider the possibility that the new prime minister may in fact be good at politics. UK Special Coverage Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images Since Andy Burnham assumed the office of Prime Minister on July 20, most of the right-leaning publications and commentators in the United Kingdom have greeted his every policy pronouncement as vague, insubstantial, and/or impossible to carry out. Those criticisms are largely spot-on. But the tribally-driven dishonesty characteristic of what now passes as political coverage and analysis dictates that those…Open
The new prime minister has little room to maneuver on the UK’s brewing fiscal crisis. The post Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain? appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain? The new prime minister has little room to maneuver on the UK’s brewing fiscal crisis. UK Special Coverage Photo by Richard Pohle-WPA Pool/Getty Images On Monday, Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, promised to “bring life’s essentials back under stronger public control to make them affordable again.” He has honored his pledge to help with the cost of living by restoring the £2 cap on bus fares and by reducing VAT on household electricity bills. Well, every little bit helps. But anyone who thinks that bus usage in the UK, which has…Open
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to resign his leadership of the Labour Party following rival Andy Burnham's decisive parliamentary by-election (special election) victory on Thursday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to resign his leadership of the Labour Party following rival Andy Burnham’s decisive parliamentary by-election (special election) victory on Thursday. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will decide whether he will fight to retain his leadership of Britain’s governing Labour Party or voluntarily resign over the weekend, according to reports. Rival Andy Burnham, currently the Mayor of Greater Manchester, won a parliamentary by-election (special election) on Thursday, allowing him to reenter the House of Commons as soon as Monday and challenge Starmer for the party leadership and, by extension, the office of Prime Minister. DETAIL: Several Labour…Open
British Health Secretary Wes Streeting has stepped down from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's government and called for a leadership contest following heavy election losses for the governing Labour Party.
British Health Secretary Wes Streeting has stepped down from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government and called for a leadership contest following heavy election losses for the governing Labour Party last week. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s now-former Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, resigned from Cabinet on Thursday, criticizing the premier’s leadership of Britain’s governing Labour Party, citing “drift” and a lack of vision. His resignation follows Labour’s poor performance in local and regional elections across England, Scotland, and Wales last week, which saw the party lose heavily to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party and, to a lesser extent, the far-left Green Party. DETAIL: In his…Open