Nigel Farage pledges to axe net zero as Reform UK launches populist manifesto Policies include personal tax cuts and life imprisonment for drug dealers in ‘contract’ with British public The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Now we know Farage and Reform’s so-called policies. The worst thing Sunak can do is copy them Voters will see through the thin prospectus Farage offered today, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Do Reform UK’s election claims on tax, immigration and environment add up? From economy to transport, health to housing, and immigration – how do the main pledges in party’s ‘contract’ with electorate stack up? The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
I was the first Muslim leader of a western democracy. And I say Islamophobia has poisoned our politics The mainstreaming of anti-Muslim sentiment is so acceptable now that politicians barely bother disguising it, says former first minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like every ministerial post possible and is famous in Westminster for his command of spreadsheets and data – in other words, for tracking the views and intentions of his fellow Tory MPs. He is ready for the battle ahead. The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024
Watch as Nigel Farage launches Reform UK’s election manifesto Watch as Nigel Farage launches Reform UK’s election manifesto on Monday 17 June. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
OPINION - Nigel Farage: As we launch our Contract, this is what Reform can offer the country In the two weeks since I announced I would be standing as a candidate, we have electrified the debate about Britain’s future and breathed life into this zombie General Election campaign. Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
Ask our political editor anything about Reform UK as Nigel Farage’s party unveils manifesto Will Reform become the opposition in a new Parliament? And how likely is it Brexiteer Mr Farage will win a seat? All your questions answered in our exclusive Q&A with The Independent’s political editor David Maddox The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Canada 93 explained: why the comparison is being made with Reform's threat to Tories this election Labour is the leading party in most polls Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
Reform UK plans ‘don’t add up’ and costings are out ‘by tens of billions of pounds per year’, says IFS – as it happened As Nigel Farage launches party’s manifesto, Institute for Fiscal Studies says ‘the package as a whole is problematic’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Rishi Sunak tops a tactical voting hit list in plan for Tory wipeout Campaign group Best for Britain, which previously fought to stop Brexit, has produced its recommendations for tactical voting to ensure ‘the Tories are out for a decade’ The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Nigel Farage: 'Matter of opinion' whether Donald Trump tried to overturn 2020 US presidential election ‘I think he lost it because the law did nothing to prevent ballot harvesting,’ the Reform UK leader added Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer trade blows on leadership and tax as election battles hot up in London Grant Shapps admits Rishi Sunak win is ‘not the most likely outcome’ amid increasing Tory poll gloom Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
A D-day disaster, dodgy leaflets and policies from thin air. Tory activists must avenge this debacle Grassroots Conservatives will have their time to assess the disaster that is this campaign. They must be unsparing, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024 General Election 2024 LIVE: Nigel Farage launches Reform UK manifesto as Rishi Sunak insists Tories 'can win' Earlier, Sir Keir Starmer did not rule out council tax band revaluation when asked about tax rises outside Labour's manifesto plans
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024 BBC Question Time: analysis of guests over nine years suggests an overuse of rightwing voices On the air since 1979, the BBC’s venerable Question Time is an important part of Britain’s political life, including during election campaigns. Millions are likely to tune in to the leaders’ special on June 20. The leaders of the country’s four largest political parties by number of MPs (Conservatives, Labour,…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 What Sky-deprived Rishi Sunak should have said in that TV interview Letters: Honesty is the best policy | Teacher’s positive feedback | A bet on Craig Williams? | Tory self-destruction | Nigel Farage
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 Labour in position to stop Farage becoming an MP, campaign group confirms after collapse in Tory vote Clacton gave Tory MP Giles Watling a huge majority of 24,702 in 2019 – now it may be a straight race between Labour’s Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and Nigel Farage
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 ‘Playing the ref’: how attacking the BBC became a fixture of UK elections Complaints about BBC coverage can quickly become the story, drawing attention away from the actual issue
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 Voters reveal which political leader they would like to manage the England football team Exclusive: Techne UK asked voters which political leader would be best to manage the England football team
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 Brian Cox rails against Brexit and Nigel Farage on BBC politics programme ‘Succession’ star argued that politicians are not sufficiently acknowledging the effects of leaving the EU
The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2024 Huge poll predicts every seat in Scotland in General Election A FRESH poll has predicted the result of every seat in the General Election, with the Tories set to retain just one seat in Scotland.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2024 Brian Cox tears into Nigel Farage during appearance on Laura Kuenssberg show SCOTTISH actor Brian Cox has said he finds Nigel Farage “slightly fascist” as he hit out at a refusal to discuss Brexit during the General…
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 ‘I am the original Brexiteer’ - Rishi Sunak hits back at Nigel Farage challenge Rishi Sunak came out fighting after Reform overtook the Conservatives for the first time in one YouGov poll
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Thatcherism, austerity, Brexit, Liz Truss... goodbye and good riddance to all that For 45 years, Britain has been blighted by Conservative ideologies that promised a path to prosperity, but achieved nothing of the sort