Rocky path ahead if politicians kowtow to Trump and Farage, warns Sturgeon The former Scottish first minister urged ‘progressive, liberal people’ to fight back. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Reform MP installed solar to cut bills but party calls renewables ‘massive con’ Exclusive: Rupert Lowe recently fitted panels on his farm, it emerges, as Reform claims renewables are more expensive The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025
‘Essential’ for Ukraine to join Nato, Nigel Farage says Donald Trump – with whom Mr Farage claims close links – has signalled that he wants to see a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine. Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
Reform UK unveil 'windfall tax' on renewables in bid to 'undo net zero' FARMERS who build solar panels on their land will not be able to claim inheritance tax relief, Reform UK has said ... The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2025
Reform sets out windfall tax on renewables in bid to undo Net Zero Richard Tice claimed net-zero policies were to blame for the deindustrialisation of Britain. Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
Why Labour’s stance on migrants will backfire Letters: The government’s populist discourse copying Reform on migration will foster racism and xenophobia, says Simon Steyne, and Gareth Jones says the party must adopt new tactics if it is to see off challenges from the right The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Why does Labour think bashing migrants is the way to defeat Reform? Look abroad: the tactic never works With no clear vision for the country, the party is borrowing tactics that have palpably failed elsewhere, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Is Labour turning into the nasty party? ANALYSIS: Labour’s hardline stance on immigration has been widely criticised, including by some people who you might presume would be supportive of it. David Maddox examines whether the party’s stance risks damaging its reputation The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
Kemi Badenoch dismisses pact with Reform as Tory leader accused of reheating old migration pledges The Tory leader claimed striking a deal with Reform would drive away voters who did not want to see her ‘get into bed’ with Nigel Farage The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Labour ploughs £400m into migrant deportation flights drive as it seeks to fend off Farage’s Reform Exclusive: Labour is seeking a supplier for up to £392m to handle its deportation flights drive, which critics have dubbed a bid by Keir Starmer to ape Nigel Farage’s Reform UK The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Someone identifying as llama could be put in straitjacket, Reform UK MP suggests Lee Anderson questioned if someone identifying as a llama, who then becomes ill, should ask for a ‘doctor, a vet or a straitjacket’. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
The UK’s ruling Labour government ‘paved the way for Reform to rise’ Al Jazeera interviews Professor Aurelien Mondon on the rise of populism. Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2025
UK Migration Scandal as £800K Spent on Furniture for Refugees A recent investigation by Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has revealed that more than £6 billion has been spent on asylum and refugee costs in Britain since 2020. The Fashion Central · Feb 11, 2025
Conspiracy theory on methane-cutting cow feed a ‘wake-up call’, say scientists Social media storm of misinformation about Bovaer has drawn in Reform UK, the dairy industry and even Bill Gates The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 Tuesday briefing: Will Labour’s own ‘go home’ moment work – or lead to more desperate measures? In today’s newsletter: As the Home Office trails a tough new stance against illegal immigration, Daniel Trilling explains what an alternative approach might look like
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025 Labour channels its inner sadist with deportation video nasty Effort to show that party can be just as ghastly to immigrants as Nigel Farage turns human misery into spectator sport
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025 Deportation footage ‘enables mainstreaming of racism’, Clive Lewis says Labour MP and others on left of party speak out after ‘cruel’ video shown
The National (Scotland) · Feb 10, 2025 UK Government slammed over releasing 'cruel' footage of migrants being deported The Government has released footage of migrants being escorted onto planes and deported as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warned it should be…
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 ‘Government not gangs’ should decide who enters UK as 19,000 migrants removed The Home Office has shared photos of removing migrants for the first time to give better understanding of the process despite backlash from some MPs.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Yvette Cooper doubles down on deportation tactics despite accusations of trying to outdo Nigel Farage Home Office has released images of the inner working of the removals process for the first time
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Focus on boosting workers’ rights rather than immigration raids to quash Farage threat, Starmer told A new survey commissioned by the TUC and Hope Not Hate has revealed that banning zero hours contracts is supported by two thirds of Reform and Tory voters
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Labour minister defends migrant raid videos after being accused of trying to mimic Reform Dame Angela Eagle said the government is simply ‘enforcing the rules’ by publishing videos of immigration raids targeting illegal workers
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 Nigel Farage claims Reform is now Opposition to Labour due to poll lead over Tories He also ruled out a pact with the Conservatives as he launched a new attack on their leader Kemi Badenoch who has been in post for 100 days
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration The British government is touting its success in raiding businesses that employ unauthorized workers and deporting thousands of migrants with no right to stay in the U.K. The “blitz on illegal working” is part of a pledge by the center-left Labour government to reduce immigration
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Labour accused of trying to outdo Farage with migrant deportation videos The government is publishing videos of raids of venues employing illegal workers as it prepares for the second reading of its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill