Kemi Badenoch hits back at Nigel Farage and claims Rachel Reeves is 'woman problem' for Starmer The Tory leader also admitted mistakes by the last Conservative governments over Brexit and immigration Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025
I can’t control defections to Reform, says Findlay after councillor’s switch The Scottish Conservative leader was speaking after Thomas Kerr, the leader of the Tories at Glasgow City Council, defected to Nigel Farage’s party. Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025
Scottish Tory leader reacts as Glasgow councillor makes Reform UK move SCOTTISH Tory leader Russell Findlay has responded to the news that one of the party's only Glasgow councillors has defected to Reform UK .. The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025
Mike Amesbury among Labour’s top 50 largest majorities at 2024 election He won Runcorn & Helsby with 53% of the vote, with Reform in second place on 18%. The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025
Ex-Tory candidate accused of sending unsolicited image of his ‘private parts’ Jaymey McIvor, Reform UK’s first Essex councillor, was suspended from Conservatives last year amid claims The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
Scottish Tory councillor Thomas Kerr defects to join Reform UK Glasgow councillor Thomas Kerr has defected from the Scottish Conservatives to Reform UK ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025
Farage criticised for claim workers’ rights bill could spell end of pub banter Unions accuse Reform leader of being ‘on the side of bad bosses, zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
Ed Davey urges Starmer to join new EU customs union to defend against Trump tariffs It comes as a leading think tank urged the prime minister to boost trade defences to deter against economic threats from Donald Trump The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025
Farage and Truss in right-wing plot to derail Chagos Islands deal at the last minute Exclusive: Chagos Islands row has ‘laid the groundwork’ for future cooperation between Tories and Reform, a leading organiser of efforts to stop the deal with Mauritius has claimed The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
Stride’s Hamlet gag saves Reeves from slings and arrows of economic fortune Instead of evaluating chancellor’s performance, her shadow apes rightwing press and calls for her sacking The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025
SNP post major lead over Labour in 2025's first Scottish General Election poll THE SNP have posted a significant lead over Scottish Labour in the first Scotland-specific General Election polling of 2025 ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025
UK politics: Starmer says ‘door remains open’ for Tulip Siddiq following her resignation as Treasury minister – as it happened PM appoints Emma Reynolds as her replacement as Siddiq steps down but implies she could return to government in future The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025
Farage’s Reform UK just one point behind Labour in damning new YouGov poll for Starmer It comes after Nigel Farage’s party claimed to have overtaken the Tories’ membership numbers The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025 Labour MP Sarah Champion calls for grooming gangs inquiry Appeal from longtime campaigner on sexual abuse of women and girls increases the pressure on Keir Starmer
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2025 How Farage lost the Brexit Party and why it means Reform is not inevitable NEWS ANALYSIS: The last week has seen Farage and Reform top a national poll and hold another packed rally as their political momentum continues to gather steam. But the embarrassing row with Elon Musk and issues around Tommy Robinson exposed a number of serious problems for Reform behind the scenes,…
The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2025 SNP predicted to make Westminster recovery after poll boost THE SNP have been projected to win back 24 seats based on new polling which predicts Labour would fall short of a majority at the next election.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025 The right is trying to rewrite history with its toxic rhetoric on Britain’s rape gangs Girls who have suffered terrible abuse are now being exploited by populists for their own ends
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025 Tories back Badenoch’s ‘risky’ call for grooming gangs inquiry Keir Starmer accuses opposition leader of spending ‘a lot of time on social media over Christmas’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025 UK government to crack down on MPs earning extra cash from media firms Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage are among those who have earned large sums from broadcasters, but a tightening of rules on MPs’ outside interests is being considered
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025 ‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest-ever prime minister has a plan for a new kind of governance Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025 Labour MP calls for national grooming inquiry Liverpool MP Dan Carden is the first Labour MP to break ranks and call for an inquiry.
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025 PM under ‘immense’ pressure over grooming gangs inquiry, says Farage The Reform UK leader repeated his demands for a national inquiry at his party’s north-west regional conference on Saturday.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025 Nigel Farage and Elon Musk to reunite as Reform leader hosts Trump inauguration party in Washington Exclusive: Nigel Farage is set to host ‘the biggest inauguration party’ in Washington DC with Donald Trump, the president-elect’s family, Elon Musk, senior Republicans and the UK’s new ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson all expected to attend
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025 Andrew Tate's 'bro politics' is coming for the UK. Should we be worried? Tech bros and the far right are uniting in an attempt to shake up British politics. How much influence are they really set to have?