Wealth tax needed to help working people and avoid threat from Reform, says union chief Exclusive: Paul Nowak says Rachel Reeves should ‘stay the course’ on plans for investment The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025
Starmer needs to show he is on the side of working people or Farage will become PM, warns Labour’s biggest backer Ahead of the TUC congress next week, general secretary Paul Nowak has spoken to The Independent about why Keir Starmer’s government needs to introduce ‘popular’ wealth taxes in the Budget to combat Farage and Reform The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Robert Jenrick says UK asylum seekers should be held in ‘rudimentary prisons’ Shadow justice minister, seen as nurturing Tory leadership hopes, criticises Reform’s immigration plans as too weak The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025
Nigel Farage called a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ during bumpy US congressional hearing Democrats accuse Reform leader of being a ‘Trump sycophant’ as he decries ‘awful authoritarian’ situation for free speech in the UK The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025
UK deputy PM admits underpaying tax as opposition seeks her dismissal Angela Rayner denies she wanted to dodge the extra tax, adding that she made a ‘mistake’ following legal advice. Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2025
Angela Rayner is a picture of misery but Dr Kemi passes up open goal While Badenoch retreated to her PMQs script, the real opposition leader was at a Washington hearing on free speech The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025
US congressman urges Brits to think twice before voting for ‘Putin-loving’ Farage IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Farage branded ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ by congressman on US visit The Reform UK leader has been giving evidence to the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025
Farage branded ‘Putin-loving free speech imposter and Trump sycophant’ in savage takedown by US congressman Jamie Raskin urges voters in Britain to ‘think twice’ before backing Nigel Farage, accusing him of only protecting free speech he agrees with The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Nigel Farage branded 'Putin-loving free speech impostor' by US congressman during Washington visit Democrat representative Jamie Raskin accused the Reform UK leader of being a ‘Trump sycophant’ at the US House Judiciary Committee before the Reform leader gave evidence to it Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025
Angela Rayner’s job is on the line – and she knows it NEWS ANALYSIS: In opposition, Angela Rayner berated rule-breaking Tory ministers, saying it was ‘one rule for them and another for everybody else’. Now her job is on the line over her own misconduct on her tax affairs, writes political editor David Maddox The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Reform media ban in Nottinghamshire is a disturbing glimpse of a future with Farage in power COMMENT: As Nigel Farage attacked the state of free speech in the UK in front of a congressional committee in Washington DC, The Independent’s political editor David Maddox discusses Reform’s attitude to a free press The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
What does the falling birthrate mean for the British economy? Fertility rate has hit an all-time low in England and Wales. How will this impact the country and what’s the solution? Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025 Keir Starmer blasts ‘disgraceful’ Nigel Farage for ‘badmouthing’ UK on Reform leader’s US visit Sir Keir Starmer has slammed “disgraceful” Nigel Farage for “badmouthing” the UK, as the Reform leader skipped Prime Minister’s Questions to appear at the US congress.
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025 Father Ted creator Graham Linehan releases audio of trans tweets arrest: 'Holy s**t, I don't believe it' The Father Ted creator is heard being told to ‘calm down’ by police, as he responds: ‘I won’t calm down’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 The Nigel Farage-ing of Britain is causing a terrible ripple effect - and families like mine are feeling it Suddenly mixed heritage Britons are being obliged to explain ourselves and our families. We will not be pushed to the margins, says journalist and author Natalie Morris
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Farage a ‘Putin-loving, free speech impostor’ says Democrat before Reform head’s US speech – UK politics as it happened Jamie Raskin says Farage is ‘a Trump sycophant’ before UK politician addresses the House judiciary committee in Washington
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025 Rachel Reeves has ‘full confidence’ in Angela Rayner over stamp duty row: UK Politics live Angela Rayner said she was given inaccurate legal advice that led her to underpay tax when buying a flat in Hove in May
Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025 Kemi Badenoch ‘unlikely to win’ next election, says Liz Truss The former prime minister declined to rule out a return to frontline UK politics and would not be drawn on whether she wanted to join Reform UK.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Wednesday briefing: How Zack Polanski’s populist takeover could change the Green party forever In today’s newsletter: The leftwing candidate crushed rivals Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns. Will his leadership take the party to new heights – or risk alienating hard-won moderates?
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Labour has succeeded only in strengthening Farage. The way is now open for Zack Polanski’s Greens By caving to the hard right and corporate greed, Labour has left a gaping hole the new Green party leader is best placed to fill, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 New Green leader Polanski distances party from electoral pact with Corbyn Leftist would need to see ‘very strong arguments’ before agreeing a deal with party launched by ex-Labour leader
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025 Starmer tells police to prioritise serious crimes after Graham Linehan arrested over social media posts Downing Street said Sir Keir Starmer had been ‘clear’ about his ‘priorities for crime and policing’
Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025 Farage to say UK has ‘authoritarian censorship regimes’ after Linehan arrest The Reform UK leader will give evidence to the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on free speech in the UK.