Met boss hits out at Trump’s claims about London crime as homicide rates fall New figures showed that there were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025 - the lowest number recorded since 2014 The Independent UK · Jan 12
Monday briefing: How Elon Musk’s Grok is being used as a tool for digital sexual abuse In today’s newsletter: The chatbot is being used to digitally undress photos of women and children. What can politicians actually do to stop it, and what does it say about our control of the internet? The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1,800 candidates Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London Evening Standard · Jan 12
‘The response is a beautiful thing’: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoric The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
Nigel Farage accuses Labour of betraying Brexit as he launches Reform's campaign in London The Reform UK leader was speaking at a rally at the Excel centre in London Evening Standard · Jan 9
Several businesses linked to Reform’s London mayor candidate struck off Laila Cunningham has been unveiled as the party’s candidate for the 2028 election The Independent UK · Jan 9
Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row Exclusive: Party says Nigel Farage and colleagues receiving ‘tainted money’ for their posts on Elon Musk’s platform The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Reform UK's London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham attacks the Met: 'I don't see police on the street' Scotland Yard defends its actions to tackle crime in the West End - saying extra officers are targeting crimes which Londoners ‘care about the most’ Evening Standard · Jan 9
Reform UK accused of betraying election pledges after council tax rises Four out of five councils controlled by party have proposed 5% council tax rises, the maximum permitted by law The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Greens could join pact with Labour to stop Farage – but only if Starmer is replaced as leader, Polanski says Exclusive: Zack Polanski tells The Independent that doing a deal with a Starmer-led Labour Party would ‘lead to a worse version of Nigel Farage’ The Independent UK · Jan 9
Lib Dem-Labour coalition with Ed Davey as prime minister ‘least unpopular’ option among voters, poll finds More than a third of voters say they would support such a result while 45 per cent say they would oppose it The Independent UK · Jan 9
Ukraine war briefing: Kremlin denounces European troops plan as Kyiv warns of ‘massive Russian attack’ Moscow says any Nato peacekeepers would be considered legitimate targets; US embassy and Kyiv flag ‘potentially significant air attack’. What we know on day 1,416 The Guardian - AU · Jan 9
Morning Mail: FBI takes over case of ICE killing, Victoria braces for bushfires, Candace Owens promoter goes bust American city on edge after fatal shooting of woman protester; Victorians on alert as SA also faces extreme fire danger The Guardian - AU · Jan 8
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Starmer accused of delaying law change on ethnic minority pay gap over fears of Farage backlash A scathing letter from the Ethnicity Pay Gap Steering Committee has questioned why Labour have delayed legal changes for wage justice for six months
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8 ‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34 Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithets
The Guardian - AU · Jan 8 Promoter behind US rightwinger Candace Owens’ blocked Australia tour goes into liquidation Ticketholders still waiting for refunds after immigration minister denied commentator’s visa weeks before national speaking tour
International Business Times UK · Jan 8 Keir Starmer Labelled 'Slippery' As He Admits Labour Could Back Closer EU Alignment Sir Keir Starmer's admission that Labour could pursue closer EU alignment threatens his premiership and hands momentum to Nigel Farage's Reform movement.
International Business Times UK · Jan 8 Who Is Reform UK's Laila Cunningham? From Tory Councillor to Nigel Farage's Pick for 2028 London Mayor Since joining Reform, Cunningham has become a regular media presence.
Evening Standard · Jan 8 Farage stance on benefit cap ‘just basic racism’, says Swinney The Reform UK leader said the benefit cap being lifted should only apply to British-born families.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8 Farage accused of ‘parroting Kremlin lines’ after remarks on UK troops in Ukraine Pat McFadden says stance on potential peace deployment casts doubt on Reform leader’s commitment to national security
Evening Standard · Jan 8 I want to be first minister, says potential Reform leader in Scotland Lord Malcolm Offord said his name is in the hat for the role of the party’s Scottish leader.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8 Badenoch claims forthcoming business rates U-turn for pubs ‘too little, too late’ – as it happened Conservative leader criticises government’s U-turn but change likely to be welcomed by pub trade
Evening Standard · Jan 8 Labour in pole position to win 2028 race for Mayor of London, new survey reveals EXCLUSIVE: Sir Sadiq Khan’s party is on 32%, the Conservatives 20%, Reform 19%, the Greens 13% and Liberal Democrats 11%
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 Reeves condemns Farage opposition to lifting two-child benefit cap Exclusive: Chancellor says Reform leader wants to keep children in poverty based on skin colour after U-turn