At the end of the Thatcher/Major era, Murdoch switched his support to the Labour Party and its leader, Tony Blair. The closeness of his relationship with Blair and their secret meetings to discuss national policies was to become a political issue in Britain. [ 58 ]

Dec 15, 2019 · There’s no doubt that Murdoch was an opponent of the Labour Party in 1992, yet just five years later he would be backing the first Labour Government in 18 years. Why? And what lessons can be...

Jul 3, 2024 · Rupert Murdoch is nothing if not pragmatic and reportedly hates losing, so it is not surprising that the paper came out for Starmer, given the widely predicted Labour victory. As former...

Sep 23, 2023 · LONDON — In July 1995, Tony Blair was so popular in Britain that he was considered prime minister-in-waiting a full two years before his crowning election. Yet, he still thought it necessary to fly...

Sep 28, 2023 · LONDON — Some of Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. media titles could switch their allegiance to the opposition Labour Party ahead of the next election, the mogul’s biographer predicted.

Sep 22, 2023 · Indeed, Labour leader Keir Starmer — hoping to oust the Conservatives at a general election expected next year — sought a one-to-one with Murdoch at the media boss’s June summer party in London. And when Murdoch was last in town he had private meetings with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Business Secretary ...

Feb 25, 2024 · Lachlan (left) and Rupert Murdoch are said to be ‘inclined to support’ Labour at the general election, but are holding back because they fear Sir Keir Starmer could throw away his party’s ...

London: Voting booths have opened in Britain’s general election in which an opinion poll forecasts Sir Keir Starmer’s opposition Labour Party will win the biggest majority in almost 200 years, and after Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun newspaper endorsed Labour rather than …

Jun 30, 2024 · The paper is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News UK and has endorsed the Conservative Party in every election since 2005. While newspaper circulations have declined, endorsements are still seen...

Feb 26, 2024 · RUPERT Murdoch’s UK newspapers are potentially leaning towards backing Labour at the next election if the party’s polling remains strong, it has been reported.