Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025
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? The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025
Ex equalities watchdog head ‘confused’ by Nigel Farage response to racism claims Clacton MP Nigel Farage has said any allegations were ‘categorically untrue’. Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025
Nigel Farage hits out at BBC over small boat migrants in Question Time audience Two men granted refugee status after arriving on small boats were in the Question Time audience for an immigration special edition of the show. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025
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 Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025 Sarwar’s fingerprints ‘all over the Budget’, says Starmer The Prime Minister touted his Scottish leader’s influence as he addressed members on Thursday.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 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.
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 Who is Christopher Harborne? The Thailand-based businessman who donated £36m to Nigel Farage's Reform UK Christopher Harborne’s huge donation matched the £36 million donated by fellow cryptocurrency tycoon Ben Delo on Friday
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 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.