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Dining across the divide: ‘She’s not unwelcoming or racist but she thinks immigration is creating a brain drain elsewhere’

They had different opinions on social media, asylum seekers and ‘woke’ politics, but which Stewart Lee sketch got them both laughing?

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Ex equalities watchdog head ‘confused’ by Nigel Farage response to racism claims

Clacton MP Nigel Farage has said any allegations were ‘categorically untrue’.

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Sir Keir Starmer says former deputy Angela Rayner will return to Cabinet

Ms Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary in September after an ethics probe found that she breached the ministerial code.

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Ex-Tory Iceland boss Richard Walker set to become Labour peer

The party said Mr Walker is a committed champion for families dealing with the cost of living.

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Tory peer defects to Reform and launches campaign for Holyrood

Lord Malcolm Offord said the Tories had ‘given up’ as he vowed to run in the Scottish Parliament elections under Reform UK.

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Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026

All delegates will be able to attend fringe programme as party tries to find compromise while complying with supreme court ruling on gender

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DUP seeks to block Sinn Fein bid for European Parliament ‘observer status’

The unionist party is set to table a petition of concern against the motion in the Stormont Assembly on Monday.

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Nigel Farage was once run out of Edinburgh. Now Scottish voters are embracing his rabble-rousing

The Reform leader is exploiting growing resentment towards migrants and hosting a sold-out event - something unimaginable just a few years ago, says freelance columnist Dani Garavelli

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Farage due in Falkirk as Reform UK gears up for Holyrood campaign

The rally comes as Reform UK gears up its Scottish Parliament election campaign.

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Rayner and Streeting deny claims of Labour leadership pact

A source said ‘there is no vacancy and there is no pact’ amid claims that MPs close to Wes Streeting had approached Angela Rayner.

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Starmer clarifies position on EU after Lammy talks up customs union

The Prime Minister said Labour would be sticking to its manifesto, which pledged to deepen ties with the EU without returning to the customs union.

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Labour loses further London councillors amid wave of defections in capital

Labour has been haemorrhaging councillors in the capital to the Lib Dems, Greens, Tories and independents for several months

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I don’t care if Reform calls me a bad word on WhatsApp. But the story behind its gaffe is far more worrying

The leaked exchange shows how much the party dislikes scrutiny – which reveals a lot about its approach to governing, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

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Sarwar’s fingerprints ‘all over the Budget’, says Starmer

The Prime Minister touted his Scottish leader’s influence as he addressed members on Thursday.

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Explaining UK debt with biscuits: Labour MPs get the hang of viral content

Gordon McKee, whose explainer has racked up 3m views, leads way as party tries to harness power of social media

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SNP has damaged rather than improved Scotland, says Starmer

The Prime Minister spoke with less than six months to go to the next Holyrood election.

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Christopher Harborne, the ‘intensely private’ mega-donor bankrolling Reform UK

He has made an immense fortune in crypto and – from his Thai retreat – is putting it at the service of Nigel Farage after a flirtation with the Tories

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Tice steps up for Farage over past racism claims – and gets nothing in return

You could call it an act of friendship, except Nige sees Dicky less as a friend and more as a useful idiot

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Number 10 rejects ‘dictator’ claims amid row over mayoral election delay

Critics have accused Labour of ‘cancelling democracy’ after the Government suggested four votes could be pushed back to 2028.

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Who is Christopher Harborne? The Thailand-based businessman who donated £9m to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Christopher Harborne’s bumper donation means Reform raised more cash than any other party in the UK between July and September

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UK workers will get unfair dismissal rights after six months from 1 January 2027

Angela Rayner drops plan to force earlier implementation after talks, says source, with start date to be announced in Commons

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Messy, combative and intoxicatingly fierce – don’t write off Your Party just yet

Spending time with its activists, I’ve seen signs of a refreshing challenge to stale mainstream politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Mayoral elections delay confirmed by minister amid ‘affront to democracy’ claims

Local Government Secretary Steve Reed said the Government is ‘minded’ to push mayoral elections in four areas planned for next year back to 2028.

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Farage criticises BBC over racism allegations and claims one fellow pupil said he was ‘offensive’ but not racist – as it happened

Reform leader claims he has had letters of support over racism allegations, but that those letters also described some of his comments as offensive

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Treasury launches inquiry into budget leaks with ‘full support’ of Rachel Reeves

It comes after major policies such as freeze on income tax thresholds were reported in chaotic build-up to budget

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