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Voices: When it comes to Reform, Labour and the Tories are making the same mistake

COMMENT: In directing their fire at Nigel Farage, Reform’s opponents risk building him up, helping him seize the agenda – and further exposing their own limitations and failures over immigration, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Bitter row erupts as Tories claim 'nasty' Reform defector bullied women

The second ever Reform UK MSP has denied accusations that he was forced to apologise to a female colleague for bullying and intimidation last year

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP defects to Reform and appeals to ex-colleagues open to ‘fresh thinking’

Graham Simpson also said no ‘backroom deal’ has been made for him to become Reform’s leader north of the border.

Evening Standard

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Conservatives see another high-profile defection to Reform as Nigel Farage gets first MSP

Graham Simpson, who was first elected as a Tory MSP in 2016, has defected to Reform

Evening Standard

Farage has no right to ‘tear up’ Good Friday Agreement – Hanna

But DUP MP Sammy Wilson has backed the Reform UK leader’s plans to renegotiate the peace deal.

Evening Standard

Energy price cap increase ‘indefensible’, says Swinney

The Scottish First Minister said bills will now be ‘£187 higher than when Labour came to power’.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk backs Tommy Robinson and blasts Nigel Farage as Reform pledges to deport 600,000 migrants

The SpaceX billionaire branded Farage ‘weak sauce who will do nothing’ in a scathing attack

Evening Standard

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Farage branded ‘disastrous’ and ‘damaging’ by SNP over immigration plans

Stephen Gethins hit out after the Reform UK leader unveiled plans to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers in a year.

Evening Standard

Farage aims for hardline vibes with his mass deportation plan

Reform UK leader cuts loose with far-right anti-immigration rhetoric, but still finds little pushback from Labour or Tories

The Guardian - UK

Farage ‘hasn’t got the faintest idea’ of consequences of leaving ECHR, says Benn

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said jeopardising the Good Friday Agreement would be ‘dangerously irresponsible’.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Forget small boats, the real problem facing the country is legal migration

Don’t just look at the text; look at the coverage. Nigel Farage’s speech about curbing illegal immigration is headline news.

Evening Standard

Reform ‘could deport 600,000 asylum seekers’ under immigration plan

Nigel Farage has warned of a ‘genuine threat to public order’ without action to tackle illegal migration.

Evening Standard

Peers who do not participate enough in House of Lords face sack

Ministers will also press ahead with plan for retirement age of 80 after bill abolishing remaining hereditary peers goes through

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Tories 'expect more MSP defections before 2026 elections', insider says

The Scottish Conservatives are preparing for more high-profile defections and resignations before the 2026 Holyrood elections, reports say.

The National (Scotland)

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Sadiq Khan targets rude Tube and bus passengers blasting music in new campaign

Posters will begin appearing on the Elizabeth line reminding travellers not to play music out loud or to have conversations on speaker mode

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage vows to scrap UK human rights law to tackle small boats crisis

Mr Farage described international treaties governing human rights law as ‘malign influences’ which had been ‘allowed to frustrate deportations’.

The National (Scotland)

Russell Findlay claims Scottish civil service 'stuffed with SNP cronies'

SCOTTISH Tory leader Russell Findlay has launched an extraordinary attack on Scotland’s civil service, claiming that many employed in the public…

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage unveils plans for 'the opposite' of Human Rights Act

Nigel Farage has unveiled plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a bill that only covers British citizens ...

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Block Scottish civil servants from independence work, Tory group leader says

CIVIL servants in Scotland should not be allowed to work on independence, the Scottish Tories have said ...

Evening Standard

People blasting music on trains and buses must face ‘swift justice’, say Tories

Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden said journeys should be free from the blight of antisocial noise.

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch reveals ‘hysterical’ level of personal attacks faced as a black woman

Tory leader tells Sunday Times she is surprised at amount of racism she has experienced since taking up post

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘I was really hardline about immigration – but her struggles softened me a bit’

Illegal immigration and the climate crisis were hotly debated by the novelist and the former tram driver. But did they end up on the same track?

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly taps into SNP discontent over party’s future

Her critics have reacted with fury but some in party feel nostalgia and ‘sense of loss for independence movement’

The National (Scotland)

Labour inaction slammed as inflation drops in Europe but rises in UK

THE SNP have accused the Chancellor of spending the summer “flying kites” as the cost of living crisis worsens under Labour.

The National (Scotland)

Are the Scottish Tories about to become irrelevant in Scottish politics?

RUSSELL Findlay’s attempt to emulate Reform UK has seen the Scottish Tory leader lose two MSPs in less than a year.

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