Integrity is a rare gift, so why do we expect our politicians to possess it? Criticising MPs and party leaders for lacking a quality that few of us can genuinely lay claim to is a fruitless pursuit The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Senior Tories line up to denounce Nigel Farage’s defence of Putin’s war Conservatives are desperate to halt the rise of Reform UK, which is splitting their party in two The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Small parties’ surge offers opportunity and risk for Labour as ‘big two’ vote share poised to fall The failings of the first past the post system are exposed amid an unprecedented fracturing of political support that signals dangers for the winning party The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Tory data chief takes leave of absence amid General Election betting claims Nick Mason is understood to have taken time away from the Conservative Party. Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy calls for more military aid after strike on Kharkiv apartment block Three dead and dozens more injured after Kharkiv attack; Rishi Sunak says Nigel Farage’s Ukraine comments play ‘into Putin’s hands. What we know on day 851 The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2024
Nigel Farage doubles down on Ukraine claims following criticism from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer The Reform UK leader said he would not apologise after political leaders criticised his claim that the West provoked Putin into invading Ukraine Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2024
Farage accused of ‘playing into Putin’s hands’ as he doubles down on Ukraine invasion comments Nigel Farage says he shouldn’t be blamed for ‘telling the truth’ about Vladimir Putin’s war – though he has stopped short of offering an alternative policy The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2024
Nigel Farage a 'traitor to the interests of the people on these islands', says FM JOHN Swinney has called Nigel Farage “a traitor to the interests of the people on these islands” following the Reform UK leader's comments on… The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2024
‘For 14 years it’s been despicable. Enough’s enough’: in the ‘red wall’, Tory support is crumbling Boris Johnson swept to power in 2019 by winning a swathe of northern English seats – but voters in Penistone, South Yorkshire, are moving back to Labour The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024
Farage doubles down on claim west provoked Ukraine invasion Reform UK leader refuses to apologise after his remarks attracted widespread condemnation The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024
Caitlin Clark’s name has been used to push bigotry – and she finally pushed back Clark made a bit of a wishy-washy statement, but after the shrill rightwing complaints, she should be applauded for speaking up The Guardian - US · Jun 22, 2024
'An insult to all Ukrainians': SNP hit back at Nigel Farage Russia comments NIGEL Farage’s comments defending Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine are “an insult to all Ukrainians who have suffered at the hands of his… The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2024
Nigel Farage Sparks Outrage With Comments On Ukraine Conflict Controversy surrounds Nigel Farage's comments on Ukraine conflict, drawing criticism from UK political figures over his views on NATO and EU expansion. Top News · Jun 22, 2024
Farage ‘completely wrong’ and appeasing Putin with Ukraine claims, says Sunak The Prime Minister likened the Reform UK leader’s suggestion the West provoked the invasion of Ukraine to appeasement. Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024 Starmer denies Badenoch’s claims Labour will reverse Brexit if it wins election – UK election as it happened The Labour leader hit back at claims by the business secretary that his party plans to rejoin the EU, the single market or the customs union
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024 Election loss, rout, or wipeout? Three Tory outcomes predicted by the polls Scenarios using a large-scale data model that predicts individual seat tallies indicate anything from 53-155 Tory MPs
Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2024 Nigel Farage criticised for suggesting the West provoked Putin's invasion of Ukraine The Reform leader has been accused of ‘echoing Putin’s vile justification for the brutal invasion of Ukraine’.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024 ‘Get real, wakey wakey, red pill time’: Reform candidates in their own words We’re all entitled to our opinions, says one party candidate. His aren’t the only ones to have attracted controversy
The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2024 Nigel Farage stands by comment describing Andrew Tate as ‘important voice’ for men NIGEL Farage has stood by his comment describing Andrew Tate as an “important voice” for men as he greeted supporters in Clacton-on-Sea.
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 West ‘provoked’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Nigel Farage claims Nigel Farage has claimed the West “provoked” Russia into its deadly invasion of Ukraine two years ago.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 The Guardian view on a lopsided parliament: a deficit in democracy needs electoral reform Editorial: Polls suggest this election could make the case for proportional representation. That would be very welcome
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 Nigel Farage claims Russia was provoked into Ukraine war Farage, who has long been accused of being a Putin apologist, tells BBC Moscow was given excuse by EU and Nato eastern expansion
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 Welsh leaders face off in TV debate after Nigel Farage is grilled by BBC – as it happened Politicians take part in debate on BBC One Cymru; Reform leader tells Nick Robinson that Ukraine war was ‘provoked’ by west
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 Labour raised £4.4m to Tories’ £290,000 in second week of campaign Conservatives’ fundraising so far is a tenth of what they had received by this stage in last election
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 Tories dwarfed by Labour in fundraising as big donors ditch Conservatives Figures reveal the Conservatives raised £292,500 from 6 June to 12 June compared with £4.4m for Labour